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Science 2 July 1976:
Vol. 193. no. 4247, pp. 57 - 58
DOI: 10.1126/science.193.4247.57
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Barium in Southern California Coastal Waters: A Potential Indicator of Marine Drilling Contamination

TSAIHWA J. CHOW 1

1 Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093

The present barium content of Southern California coastal waters was determined to be 11 to 22 micrograms per kilogram of seawater. These values may be used as base-line concentrations to monitor marine contamination during future off-shore oil and gas explorations.

Submitted on December 29, 1975
Accepted on March 17, 1976

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