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Fallout of thorium and uranium isotopes from the 1982 eruption of El Chichón volcano

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Marked increases in the concentrations of thorium and uranium isotopes observed in rain samples collected at Fayetteville (36° N, 94° W), Arkansas, during 1983 are attributed to the fallout from the 1982 eruption of El chichón volcano in Mexico.

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  1. I. O. Essien

    Present address: Pure and Applied Chemistry Department, University of Cross River State, UYO, C. R. State, Nigeria

  2. D. N. Sandoval

    Present address: c/o Tony Useche, Parque Central, Apartado Postal No. 17409, 1010, Caracas, Venezuela

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Arkansas, 72701, Fayetteville, AR, (USA)

    T. Barbod, S. N. Bakhtiar, I. O. Essien, D. N. Sandoval & P. K. Kuroda

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This investigation was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant ATM 82-06718 and ATM 84-07618.

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Barbod, T., Bakhtiar, S.N., Essien, I.O. et al. Fallout of thorium and uranium isotopes from the 1982 eruption of El Chichón volcano. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 99, 385–390 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02037599

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