1975 Volume 9 Issue 3 Pages 167-172
The sediment cores were collected from four sites of Lake Shinji, Japan. The unsupported 210Pb (210Pbexcess) in surface layer ranged from 12 to 19 dpm/g, while the radium-supported 210Pb was 1.4∼1.9 dpm/g. The 210Pbexcess profiles decrease logarithmically with depth. Thus, the 210Pb dating method is applicable for these cores. Taking into account the compression effect of sediments, the accumulation rates of Lake Shinji sediments for surface layer have been estimated to be 0.3∼0.5 cm/yr. The sedimentation rates range from 0.071 to 0.13 g/cm2·y.