Geological and Geochemical Analysis of Seabed Stability at the Norfolk Ocean Disposal Site. Part 2. Geochemical Analysis.

Abstract

This study found that: the seabed at The Norfolk Disposal Site (NDS) is highly dynamic and sedimentation rates at different locations of the disposal site were not uniform; recent material with an age less than ten years was deposited at the site; source material for the sediments had varied with time; depth profiles suggest either spatial inhomogeneity of sediment composition or movement of sediments by storms. Keywords: Open ocean disposal; Box core; Radiochemical analysis; Thorium isotope tracer; Comparison with geological; Sediment movement; Sedimentation; Depth profiles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1983
Accession Number
ADA165394

Entities

People

  • George T. F. Wong

Organizations

  • Old Dominion University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acids
  • Bathymetry
  • Environment
  • Fine Grained Materials
  • Grain Size
  • Hydroxides
  • Materials
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Particles
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Porosity
  • Sediments
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Universities
  • Virginia
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.