Suitability of glycerin-preserved otoliths for age validation using bomb radiocarbon

✍ Scribed by S. E. Campana; R. D. Stanley; S. Wischniowski

• Book ID: 104455681
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 96 KB
• Volume: 63
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0022-1112
• DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00174.x

✦ Synopsis

The effect of glycerin storage on the bomb radiocarbon content of otoliths was determined experimentally. Storage in either pre‐ or post‐bomb glycerin had no detectable effect on the bomb radiocarbon content of either pre‐ or post‐bomb otoliths. Therefore bomb‐dated age validation studies need not be restricted to freshly‐collected samples or dry otoliths, implying that the large numbers of glycerin‐archived otoliths around the world are suitable for age validation studies using bomb radiocarbon.