Pre–treatment method to avoid contamination for radiocarbon dating of organic–rich coastal deposits

ABSTRACT: Establishing an accurate chronology for coastal sediment profiles using radiocarbon dating has been a challenging task for scientists around the world. In this study, we present a step-by-step procedure of an optimized pre-treatment method to remove roots, shell hashes, and other contamina...

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Main Authors: Qiang Yao, Kam-biu Liu, Erika Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:MethodsX
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221501612200125X