S. Bhat, S. Krishnaswamy, D. Lal
1968
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Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Abstract
The activity of the short-lived 234 Th (half-life = 24 days) is found to be in marked radioactive disequilibrium with respect to the concentration of its parent. 238 U in the top hundred meters of the sea water column; values above and below secular equilibrium exist. The mechanisms responsible for the observed distribution of 234 Th are discussed and their rates are evaluated.