GERM Reservoir Database
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GERM Database Search Results        
Reservoir Z Element Value Median SD Low High N Unit Info Reference Source(s)
Amazon River 88 Ra       200 730     Radium 226 activity of the Amazon river in dpm per liter. 226Ra concentrations of all rivers were determined according to the 222Rn emanation method from Broecker 1964 and Key 1983. Moore & Scott 1986 Moore & Edmond 1984
Key et al. 1985
Ganges River 88 Ra 2000             Radium 226 activity of the Ganges river in dpm per liter. 226Ra concentrations of all rivers were determined according to the 222Rn emanation method from Broecker 1964 and Key 1983. Moore & Scott 1986 Bhat & Krishnasawami 1969
Hudson River 88 Ra       100 700     Radium 226 activity of the Hudson river in dpm per liter. 226Ra concentrations of all rivers were determined according to the 222Rn emanation method from Broecker 1964 and Key 1983. Moore & Scott 1986 Rona & Urry 1952
Li 1977
Mississippi River 88 Ra 700             Radium 226 activity of the Mississippi river in dpm per liter. 226Ra concentrations of all rivers were determined according to the 222Rn emanation method from Broecker 1964 and Key 1983. Moore & Scott 1986 Moore 1967
Pee Dee River 88 Ra       300 600     Radium 226 activity of the Pee Dee river in dpm per liter. 226Ra concentrations of all rivers were determined according to the 222Rn emanation method from Broecker 1964 and Key 1983. Moore & Scott 1986 Elsinger & Moore 1980
St. Lawrence River 88 Ra 500             Radium 226 activity of the St. Lawrence river in dpm per liter. 226Ra concentrations of all rivers were determined according to the 222Rn emanation method from Broecker 1964 and Key 1983. Moore & Scott 1986 Rona & Urry 1952
Susquehanna River 88 Ra       100 510     Radium 226 activity of the Susquehanna river in dpm per liter. 226Ra concentrations of all rivers were determined according to the 222Rn emanation method from Broecker 1964 and Key 1983. Moore & Scott 1986 Moore 1981
Waccamaw River 88 Ra 600             Radium 226 activity of the Waccamaw river in dpm per liter. 226Ra concentrations of all rivers were determined according to the 222Rn emanation method from Broecker 1964 and Key 1983. Moore & Scott 1986 Elsinger & Moore 1980
Yangtze River 88 Ra 1100             Radium 226 activity of the Yangtze river in dpm per liter. 226Ra concentrations of all rivers were determined according to the 222Rn emanation method from Broecker 1964 and Key 1983. Moore & Scott 1986 Moore & Edmond 1984
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