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The influence of human activity on regional radiocarbon characteristics using accelerator mass spectrometry during the COVID-19 period

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Climate change poses severe threats to humanity, necessitating research that analyzes CO2 emissions. This study analyzed the impact of changes in traffic volume and floating population due to COVID-19 for 2018, 2020, and 2022 to assess the impact of human activity on CO2 emissions. Notably, 2020 was of particular interest due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Radiocarbon dating was employed to examine atmospheric CO2 emissions and leaf samples were collected for CO2 emission analysis using accelerator mass spectrometry. The implementation of social distancing in 2020 resulted in a significant increase in the Δ14C values across Gyeongju, especially in popular tourist destinations, compared to the values recorded in 2018. As COVID-related restrictions were gradually relaxed, a noteworthy decrease in Δ14C values was observed across Gyeongju. The observed pattern in 2022 was strikingly similar to that of 2018. To determine whether changes in traffic volume influenced the Δ14C values, we investigated the correlation between human activity and CO2 emissions.

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Abbreviations

AMS:

Accelerator mass spectrometry

IC:

Interchange

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This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), of the Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea vide grant no. 2022R1A2C2006213.

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This study was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea (Grant No. 2022R1A2C2006213).

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Lee, SW., Park, SH. & Kim, YS. The influence of human activity on regional radiocarbon characteristics using accelerator mass spectrometry during the COVID-19 period. J. Korean Phys. Soc. 84, 439–445 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40042-024-01027-5

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