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Comments on the Use of Ezee-Filters™ and Ultrafilters at Orau

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 January 2016

Fiona Brock*
Affiliation:
Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit, Research Laboratory for Archaeology, University of Oxford, Dyson Perrins Building, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QY, UK
Tom Higham
Affiliation:
Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit, Research Laboratory for Archaeology, University of Oxford, Dyson Perrins Building, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QY, UK
Christopher Bronk Ramsey
Affiliation:
Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit, Research Laboratory for Archaeology, University of Oxford, Dyson Perrins Building, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QY, UK
*
1Corresponding author. Email: Fiona.brock@rlaha.ox.ac.uk.

Abstract

We report variations in age of recent batches of ultrafilter humectant, and also clarify the pore size of Ezee-filters™ used at the Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit (ORAU).

Type
Comments and Notes
Copyright
Copyright © 2013 by the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona 

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