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Radiometric dating of sediment cores from aquatic environments of north-east Mediterranean

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Chronological records and sedimentation rates of coastal sediment cores from different aquatic environments of NE Mediterranean are reported. 210Pbex and 137Cs vertical profiles determined by means of gamma-ray spectrometry were utilized for the radiometric dating of the sediment cores. Four sound 210Pb-based models were implemented, verified by 137Cs radiochronology and any other available time-mark. The results exhibited high sedimentation rates due to dynamic environmental conditions in comparison with other systems from the same study area, while the applicability of the dating models is discussed. In addition, estimated 137Cs inventories and 210Pbex fluxes are provided as baseline information for sedimentation studies.

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Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge the crews of the research vessels that took part in the field work during the campaigns, Dr V. Lykousis as HCMR coordinator of the NoE ESONET EU project, as well as the collogues from the Environmental Radioactivity Laboratory of HCMR and the Nuclear Physics Group of National Technical University of Athens for their assistant and support of this work. The authors would like also to thank Dr N. Cagatay from Istanbul Technical University for providing the sediment samples from the Uluabat Lake and researcher Dr C.A. Kalfas for providing the gamma-spectrometry software package SPECTRW. Dr. E.G. Androulakaki would like to acknowledge State Scholarships Foundation (IKY), as part of this research is implemented through IKY scholarships programme and co-financed by the European Union (European Social Fund - ESF) and Greek national funds through the action entitled “Reinforcement of Postdoctoral Researchers”, in the framework of the Operational Programme”Human Resources Development Program, Education and Lifelong Learning” of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) 2014 – 2020.

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    Georgios Eleftheriou, Christos Tsabaris, Dimitra K. Papageorgiou, Dionisis L. Patiris, Effrosini G. Androulakaki & Filothei K. Pappa

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    Effrosini G. Androulakaki & Filothei K. Pappa

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Eleftheriou, G., Tsabaris, C., Papageorgiou, D.K. et al. Radiometric dating of sediment cores from aquatic environments of north-east Mediterranean. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 316, 655–671 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-018-5802-8

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