Analytical Biogeochemistry

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Analytical Biogeochemistry
In the pursuit of science excellence, SAMS has
built up a suite of world-class analytical
facilities which are being applied to a wide
spectrum of environmental, biological and
geological research questions. Projects have
ranged from the Arctic to the tropics including
Svalbard, Pakistan and Papua New Guinea.
Radiochemistry
SAMS has full radiochemical analytical facilities
which are used for a range of environmental
applications. We have six gamma counters (with
coaxial high-purity germanium detectors) and 24
alpha counters (with alpha silicon surface
barrier detectors), a gas proportional counter
and beta scintillation counters.
Applications U-series dating (eg. 210Pb,
U/Th), rates of sediment supply/deposition and
mixing, environmental radioactive pollution, the
study of oceanographic and environmental
processes using natural and manmade radionuclides
as tracers.
Analysis Gamma, Alpha- and Beta-particle
emitting radioactive elements. These include
radioisotopes from natural systems, industrial
sources, and radiotracers.
Samples Natural waters, sediments, soils and
organic tissues.