Collect vertical radon and radium distribution data in Gulf of Mexico blue holes.
Location
Gulf of Mexico departing from Sarasota, FL
Summary
Samples acquired from the Amberjack Hole located approximately 50 kilometers west of Sarasota, Florida on the West Florida Shelf at 27.28740, -83.16030. Radioisotopes of radon-222, radium-223, radium-224, and radium-226 were collected at select depths from 0 meters to 85 meters inside the blue hole. Control samples were collected 2-kilometers east of the Amberjack Hole (27.28669, -83.14043) at three depths from 0 meters to 36 meters.
Info derived
Radon, Radium
Comments
This fieldwork is a collaboration with colleague, Jim Culter, at Mote Marine Laboratory. We'll be departing with the Mote scientists out of Sarasota.
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2019-328-FA.
