Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction (pp. 1-6)
Chapter 2. General Considerations about Lead and Polonium (pp. 7-16)
Chapter 3. Experimental Steps for the Quantification of 210Pb and 210Po (pp. 17-30)
Chapter 4. 210Pb as a Chronometer (pp. 31-46)
Chapter 5. General Characteristics of the CorumbataĂ River Basin (pp. 47-68)
Chapter 6. Physicochemical and Chemical Characterization of the Rainwater and River Waters from CorumbataĂ River Basin (pp. 69-90)
Chapter 7. Characterization of the 210Po and 210Pb in Rainwater and River Waters from CorumbataĂ River Basin (pp. 91-126)
Chapter 8. Chemical Characterization of the Bottom Sediments from CorumbataĂ River Basin (pp. 127-146)
Chapter 9. The Precursors of 210pb in the Bottom Sediments (pp. 147-170)
Chapter 10. Characterization of 210Po and 210Pb in the Bottom Sediments from CorumbataĂ River Basin (pp. 171-192)
Chapter 11. Characterization of 210Po and 210Pb in Sediments from Amazonas River in the Brazilian Amazon Area (pp. 193-206)
Chapter 12. Characterization of 210Po and 210Pb in Sediments from Madeira River Basin in the Brazilian Amazon Area (pp. 207-226)
Chapter 13. Characterization of 210Po and 210Pb in Sediments from other Hydrographic Basins at SĂŁo Paulo State in Brazil (pp. 227-250)
Chapter 14. Major Highlights on the Use of 210Po and 210Pb Data in Sediments from Different Hydrographic Basins in Brazil (pp. 251-258)
References (pp. 259-272)
About the Author (pp. 273-274)
Index (pp. 275)
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Keywords: Lead-210; Polonium-210; Sedimentation rates; Pollution history; Brazilian Amazon; Hydrographic basins pollution; SĂŁo Paulo State
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