Erosion, deposition and soil carbon: A review of process-level controls, experimental tools and models to address C cycling in dynamic landscapes

S Doetterl, AA Berhe, E Nadeu, Z Wang… - Earth-Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
The role of soil erosion in terrestrial carbon (C) sequestration and release remains one of
the most important uncertainties in our attempts to determine the potential of soils to mediate …

Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

D Beauchemin - Analytical chemistry, 2008 - ACS Publications
The multielemental ultratrace detection capability of inductively coupled plasma mass
spectrometry (ICPMS) makes it a most powerful technique. With each new version of ICPMS …

60Fe and 244Pu deposited on Earth constrain the r-process yields of recent nearby supernovae

A Wallner, MB Froehlich, MAC Hotchkis, N Kinoshita… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Half of the chemical elements heavier than iron are produced by the rapid neutron capture
process (r-process). The sites and yields of this process are disputed, with candidates …

Atom counting with accelerator mass spectrometry

W Kutschera, AJT Jull, M Paul, A Wallner - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2023 - APS
Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) was born in the late 1970s, when it was realized at
nuclear physics laboratories that the accelerator systems can be used as a sensitive mass …

Actinide colloids and particles of environmental concern

C Walther, MA Denecke - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
The radioecological relevance of actinide particles 1 did not first become a matter of concern
following the nuclear accidents at Fukushima, Chernobyl, or Three Mile Island. Public and …

The use of geoscience methods for terrestrial forensic searches

JK Pringle, A Ruffell, JR Jervis, L Donnelly… - Earth-Science …, 2012 - Elsevier
Geoscience methods are increasingly being utilised in criminal, environmental and
humanitarian forensic investigations, and the use of such methods is supported by a …

[HTML][HTML] Suitability of 239+ 240Pu and 137Cs as tracers for soil erosion assessment in mountain grasslands

C Alewell, K Meusburger, G Juretzko, L Mabit… - Chemosphere, 2014 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic radionuclides have been distributed globally due to nuclear weapons testing,
nuclear accidents, nuclear weapons fabrication, and nuclear fuel reprocessing. While the …

[HTML][HTML] Plasma source mass spectrometry for radioactive waste characterisation in support of nuclear decommissioning: a review

IW Croudace, BC Russell, PW Warwick - Journal of Analytical Atomic …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The efficient characterization of nuclear waste materials represents a significant challenge
during nuclear site decommissioning, with a range of radionuclides requiring measurement …

[HTML][HTML] 239+ 240Pu from “contaminant” to soil erosion tracer: Where do we stand?

C Alewell, A Pitois, K Meusburger, M Ketterer… - Earth-Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
As soil erosion is the major threat to one of the most essential resources of humankind,
methods to quantify soil redistribution are crucial for agro-environmental assessment as well …

Understanding deforestation impacts on soil erosion rates using 137Cs, 239+ 240Pu, and 210Pbex and soil physicochemical properties in western Iran

M Khodadadi, C Alewell, M Mirzaei… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
To investigate the effects of converting forests into vineyards typical to Zarivar Lake
watershed, Iran, which occurred mainly in the 1970s and 80s, on soil erosion, 137 Cs and …