One problem in radiocarbon dating of biological samples, especially very old ones, is that they can easily be contaminated with modern biological material during the measurement process. What effect would such contamination have on the estimated age? Why is such contamination a more serious problem for samples of older material than for samples of younger material?

One problem in radiocarbon dating of biological samples, especially very old ones, is that they can easily be contaminated with modern biological material during the measurement process. What effect would such contamination have on the estimated age? Why is such contamination a more serious problem for samples of older material than for samples of younger material?

Basic Clinical Laboratory Techniques 6E

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Chapter1: The Clinical Laboratory

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