Atmospheric Tritium Analysis Technical Progress Report No. 2

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Following a discussion of various technical improvements in the tritium analysis facility, a summary is given of the tritium content of Chicago precipitation from 18 December 1957 to 15 June 1959. A smooth decay curve was obtained during an undisturbed period of two months following the "Hardtack" weapons tests in the spring and summer of 1958; a residence time for water in the troposphere of 21.0 + 1.4 days is reduced therefrom. Examination of the data following cessation of weapons tests reveals a major peak of tritium activity in March 1959; an anomalous peak in June 1959 is noted and … continued below

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Barrett, Earl W. & Huebner, Leonid February 16, 1960.

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  • Main Title: Atmospheric Tritium Analysis Technical Progress Report No. 2
  • Other: AECU (Series)
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  • Added Title: Atomic Energy Commission Report AECU-4739

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Following a discussion of various technical improvements in the tritium analysis facility, a summary is given of the tritium content of Chicago precipitation from 18 December 1957 to 15 June 1959. A smooth decay curve was obtained during an undisturbed period of two months following the "Hardtack" weapons tests in the spring and summer of 1958; a residence time for water in the troposphere of 21.0 + 1.4 days is reduced therefrom. Examination of the data following cessation of weapons tests reveals a major peak of tritium activity in March 1959; an anomalous peak in June 1959 is noted and discussed as a subject for further study.

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Barrett, Earl W. & Huebner, Leonid. Atmospheric Tritium Analysis Technical Progress Report No. 2, report, February 16, 1960; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1248824/: accessed July 21, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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