TRACING ESTUARINE SEDIMENTS BY NEUTRON ACTIVATION
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Keywords

sediment tracing
estuary
estuarine sediment
neutron activation

How to Cite

Ecker, R. M., Sustar, J. F., & Harvey, W. T. (1976). TRACING ESTUARINE SEDIMENTS BY NEUTRON ACTIVATION. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(15), 116. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v15.116

Abstract

Tracing the movement of dredged sediments in north San Francisco Bay was accomplished jointly by the San Francisco District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Explosive Excavation Research Laboratory (now the Explosive Effects Division of the Weapon Effects Laboratory, U.S. Army Waterways Experiment Station), and the Stanford Research Institute. The study involved developing a technique which would permit the longterm tracing of fine sediments dredged from Mare Island Strait after disposal at the Carquinez Strait disposal site; application of the tracer; disposal of the tagged sediment for the February-March 1974 dredging of Mare Island Strait; sampling bottom sediments throughout the study area for a 10-month period; and, quantitative analysis of the collected samples.
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