Essays about: "14C"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 49 essays containing the word 14C.

1. 1. Can blue mussel shells be used for retrospective 14C-analysis in the marine environment of nuclear power plants?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Partikel- och kärnfysik

   Author : Sofia Bjarheim; [2024]
   Keywords : Radionuclide; Marine Environment; Blue Mussels; 14C; Nuclear Power Plant; Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : Carbon-14 (14C) is one of the most important contributors to the collective effective dose of the public due to radioactive releases from nuclear power plants. However, the discharge of 14C from nuclear power plants (NPPs) into water has not been measured previously. READ MORE

3. 2. OSL dating of the Mesolithic site Nilsvikdalen 7, Bjorøy, Norway.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

   Author : Elin Jirdén; [2022]
   Keywords : OSL dating; luminescence; SAR protocol; water content; archaeology; Late Mesolithic; Norway.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Luminescence dating is a well-established dating method within geological and archaeological research. However, the use of luminescence dating, and more specifically optically stimulated luminescence (OSL), is currently underutilised in Norwegian archaeology. READ MORE

4. 3. A Method for Evaluating and Mapping Terrestrial Deposition and Preservation Potential- for Palaeostorm Surge Traces. Remote Mapping of the Coast of Scania, Blekinge and Halland, in Southern Sweden, with a Field Study at Dalköpinge Ängar, Trelleborg

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

   Author : Lykke Lundgren Sassner; [2021]
   Keywords : Storm surge; Storm surge formation; Storm patterns in Baltic Sea; Preservation potential; Terrestrial preservation potential and erosion; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Studier av palaeostormfloder ger bakgrund till inom vilka intevall stormar av olika storlek förväntas återkomma och träffa olika områden. Denna information kan användas vid modellering, riskbedömning och stadsplanering. READ MORE

5. 4. ICOS Atmospheric Stations: Spatial Characterization of CO2 Footprint Areas and Evaluating the Uncertainties of Modelled CO2 Concentrations

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Ida Storm; [2020]
   Keywords : Geography; GIS; ICOS; Carbon dioxide; Modelling; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The main purpose of this thesis is to present and analyze spatial characteristics of 31 different European atmospheric measurement stations in the ICOS (Integrated Carbon Observation System) station network. The characterization includes quantification of where air arriving at the stations can be expected to have come from, as well as a breakdown of what these areas cover with regards to land cover, point source emissions and population. READ MORE

6. 5. An annual evaluation of CH4 oxidation in a freshwater lake

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

   Author : Eldina Cehic; [2020]
   Keywords : Methane oxidation; isotopic fractionation; stratification; open steady-state and closed system.; Metanoxidation; isotopfraktionering; stratifiering; öppet stabilt system och stängt system;

   Abstract : Freshwater lakes constrain its methane (CH4) emissions through CH4 oxidation. CH4 includes three carbon (C) isotopes; the stable isotopes 12C,13C and the unstable and more uncommon isotope 14C. Methanotrophs (i.e. READ MORE