Benthic foraminifera cadmium record from the western equatorial Pacific

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Marine Geology 127(1995) 167-180

Benthic foraminifera cadmium record from the western equatorial Pacific N. Ohkouchi a, H. Kawahata b, M. Okada ‘, M Murayama d, E. Matsumoto e, T. Nakamura f, A. Taira a a Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Minami-dai Nakano-ky Tokyo 164, Japan b Geological Survey of Japan, Tsukuba Ibaraki 305, Japan ’ Dating and Material Research Center, Nagoya University, Chikusa Nagoya, Japan d Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo Hokkaido 060, Japan e Institute for Hydrophobic-Atmospheric Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-01, Japan f Dating and Material Research Center, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-01, Japan

Revision accepted 24 January 1995

Abstract The following equations are proposed for the cadmium distribution coefficient between sea water and foraminifera (D*) in the Pacific, Antarctic, and Indian Oceans: [ 1000 m