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Journal Article 
Sedimentation Rate and Pb-210 Sediment Dating at Apipucos Reservoir, Recife, Brazil 
de Souza, VLB; Rodrigues, KRG; Pedroza, EH; de Melo, RT; de Lima, VL; Hazin, CA; de Almeida, MGO; Do Nascimento, RK 
2012 
1 
Sustainability
ISSN: 2071-1050 
4 
10 
2419-2429 
WOS:000324043100004 
The Apipucos Reservoir is located in Pernambuco-Brazil. Several districts of the metropolitan area use this reservoir to dispose of rubbish, waste and sewage. Dating sediments uses the Pb-210 from the atmosphere. Pb-210 is a daughter of the Rn-222, which emanates from the soil but is different from that contained in the sediment, which is in balance with the Ra-226. The chosen model for dating sediments depends on certain conditions: in environments where the amount of sediment can vary, the Constant Rate of Supply (CRS) model is adopted. In environments where the sediments can be considered to be constant, a Constant Initial Concentration (CIC) model is applied. A 70 cm long and 5 cm internal-diameter wide core was used for sediment sampling. Samples were dried at 105 degrees C, and about 5 g dry material was dissolved with acids. The Pb-210 and Ra-226 content was determined by their radioactive descendants' concentrations. For the second sampling point, both models could be used. The results showed an increase in sedimentation rate over the last 50-60 years. We could conclude that the top sediment interval had been there 30 years ago. We could decide that the CRS was the best applicable model. 
sedimentation rate; dating sediments with Pb-210; CRS and CIC models