Illegal Ivory and Carbon Dating

Submitted by Erica Getto on Wed, 3 Jul 2013, 2:34pm
Kevin Uno, a postdoctoral researcher at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, joins Late City Edition producer Erica Getto to discuss a new approach to detecting illegal ivory. Tune in to hear Uno share how radiocarbon dating offers clues about when an elephant died and, in turn, whether its tusks are being illegally trafficked.
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
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