Isobar Science Webinars

• An introduction to lead (Pb) isotopes and decay
• The geology of Pb isotopes
• Human intervention of Pb cycling
• Additional Pb applications: soil characterization, tree-ring analysis, groundwater, archaeology provenance studies, forensics
• Preparing samples for Pb isotopic analysis

• Strontium (Sr), the 38th element
• Sr in nature
• Measuring concentration and isotopic ratios of Sr
• Applications of Sr isotopes
• Research design and sampling strategies
• What to expect from your lab when measuring Sr isotopes

• Review the chemistry of U-Th Dating
• Learn how U-Th differs from C-14
• Discuss U-Th Dating advancements, limitations, and application examples

This webinar series demonstrates how the integration of stable isotopic analysis improves water quality and water management systems.

• Define boron (B) and its occurrence in water
• Review boron isotopic analysis on water studies (fingerprinting, paleo pH, and nutrient source tracking)
• Discuss case studies on the application of boron analysis

• Compare and describe how stable and radiogenic carbon isotopes are used in water resource management.
• Define the differences between inorganic and organic dissolved carbon pools.
• Review case studies and gain insight into carbon budgets on local and global scales.

• Discover how isotopic analysis is used to fingerprint, source, and track nitrogen pollution
• Examine how this data is related to the fate of a nutrient in a system
• Understand how monitoring of isotopic values can improve remediation projects

• Recognizing how isotopic data can be used to fingerprint water sources
• Defining the Global Meteoric Water Line and its significance in water resource management
• A review on how isotopic data can be used in modeling water recharge.

• Background on isotopic science
• Define what a delta value is & explain what the changes in delta values represent
• Recognize the difference between stable isotopic values and radiogenic isotopic values