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Michael P. Bacon papers

 Record Group
Identifier: MC-70

Scope and Content Note

The Michael P. Bacon papers consist largely of reports and proposals relating to the project titled Distribution of some chemical elements between dissolved and particulate phases in the ocean. Some materials relating to several other projects are also contained in the papers.

Dates

  • Creation: 1968-1992

Language of Materials

The records are in

English.

Access

Open: materials are available for research.

Use

Copyright: Permission to publish material from the collection must be authorized by the Institution Archivist.

Biographical Information

Mike Bacon is a Scientist Emeritus in the Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry Department at WHOI. He received his B.S. in Chemistry from Michigan State University in 1968, and his Ph.D. in Oceanography from the MIT/WHOI Joint Program in 1976. His research interests include Environmental radioactivity, the application of radioactive nuclides to problems in oceanography, geochemistry, and geochronology; use of radionuclides to examine chemical exchange at interfaces (e.g., water/particle, water/sediment, water/rock, and water/air interfaces); applications to the study of chemical fluxes in the oceanic water column and processes by which radionuclides and trace metals are removed from the ocean; applications to the interpretation of the deep-sea sediment record.

Extent

2 boxes (1.5 lin. ft.)

Overview

The Michael P. Bacon papers consist largely of reports and proposals relating to the project titled "Distribution of some chemical elements between dissolved and particulate phases in the ocean." Some materials relating to several other projects are also contained in the papers.

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in two series:

Custodial History

The custodial history of the papers is undocumented.

Acquisitions Information

The papers were received from Mike Bacon in February 2005 as acc. 2005-14.

Separated Material

Some WHOI technical reports that were donated with the papers were discarded because they were duplicated in the Data Library collection.

Processing Information

First-level processing completed by Werner Deuser and David Sherman in October and November 2010.

Title
A Guide to the Michael P. Bacon papers, 1968-1992
Author
David Sherman
Date
2010
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written inEnglish

Repository Details

Part of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Data Library and Archives Repository

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