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Baltimore Harbor, sediment (site L)

Chesapeake Bay, Baltimore Harbor (Maryland), United States

Sediments

Type
Sediment

Sediment with 0.05 % Cr, about 6 km seaward of the former chromium works. Crustal Os (0.644) despite the highest content among crustal samples: industrial discharges do not carry anthropogenic Os according to the authors. Helz et al. (2000).

187Os/188Os isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system

Standard : Rapport absolu, sans standard de référence

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
0.64411core sediment
Single analysis (BH). BH Os 0.205 ng/g.
Helz et al. (2000), Osmium isotopes demonstrate distal transport of contaminated sediment…

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IsoFind Atlas (2026). Baltimore Harbor, sediment (site L), isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/port-de-baltimore-sediment-site-l/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

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  title = {Baltimore Harbor, sediment (site L), isotope signatures},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/port-de-baltimore-sediment-site-l/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

Updated : 2026-10-21