Major and trace element accumulation in coastal sediments along southeastern Baja California studied by instrumental neutron activation analysis and 210Pb age-dating

E. Shumilin, St Kalmykov, D. Sapozhnikov, E. Nava-Sánchez, D. Gorsline, L. Godinez-Orta, Yu Sapozhnikov, O. Holguin Quiñones, A. Rodriguez Castaneda

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

18 Scopus citations

Abstract

The vertical distribution of K, Rb, Cs, Ca, Sr, Ba, Fe, Cr, Co, Ni, Zn, Sc, Zr, Sb, Se and As was studied by means of instrumental neutron activation analysis in four sediment cores collected from the eastern shelf of tectonically active Baja California peninsula accompanied by 210Pb age-dating. 210Pb analysis was performed by extraction chromatography with measuring the ingrowing daughter 210Bi radioactivity by liquid-scintillation spectrometry. It was found that concentration variations of Se, As, Sb, Zr and Zn are probably controlled by the intensity and composition of the material supplied from the drainage basin constituted by volcanic and sedimentary rocks.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)533-541
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters
Volume246
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000
Externally publishedYes

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Major and trace element accumulation in coastal sediments along southeastern Baja California studied by instrumental neutron activation analysis and 210Pb age-dating'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this