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Fingernail Results

Nitrogen (d15N) and Carbon (d13C) values of visitors' fingernails at the 2003 Open House

Results for visitors 300-460

Visitors 1-99
# 15N 13C
1 10.13 -17.96
2 9.73 -17.29
3 9.80 -19.54
3 9.72 -19.60
4 8.86 -18.87
5 9.31 -18.56
6 9.34 -18.73
7 10.15 -18.52
8 10.62 -18.39
9 9.65 -18.71
11 9.28 -18.50
12 9.70 -18.20
13 9.47 -19.41
14 9.43 -18.90
15 10.15 -18.15
16 9.73 -17.98
17 9.55 -18.92
18 9.85 -19.11
19 10.02 -18.53
20 9.18 -18.37
21 9.34 -19.18
22 9.33 -19.32
23 9.42 -19.19
24 9.73 -18.82
25 9.56 -19.58
26 9.62 -18.64
27 9.13 -19.47
28 9.65 -19.36
29 9.18 -19.72
30 9.82 -18.69
31 9.54 -18.99
32 9.43 -18.95
33 9.18 -19.91
34 9.53 -19.14
35 9.51 -18.06
36 9.90 -18.38
37 9.32 -18.04
38 9.38 -19.47
39 9.02 -19.46
40 9.31 -19.68
41 9.28 -17.90
42 8.69 -20.96
43 9.00 -19.72
43 9.72 -19.72
44 9.02 -14.16
44 9.72 -18.66
45 8.33 -20.08
46 8.51 -18.18
47 9.30 -19.52
48 9.85 -18.79
49 9.70 -21.85
50 10.02 -20.50
51 9.39 -19.72
52 8.80 -19.20
53 9.87 -17.63
54 9.19 -19.04
55 9.84 -18.00
56 9.84 -18.44
57 9.56 -18.52
58 9.64 -19.45
59 9.83 -18.74
60 8.14 -20.43
61 9.54 -18.80
62 9.40 -18.86
63 9.77 -17.96
64 9.07 -18.12
65 0.80 -18.69
67 9.13 -19.31
68 9.28 -18.36
70 9.30 -19.07
70 9.51 -18.69
71 9.36 -18.62
72 9.63 -18.79
73 9.36 -19.14
74 7.27 -20.87
75 7.71 -20.61
76 8.49 -20.28
77 10.12 -18.82
78 9.74 -19.44
79 9.36 -18.14
80 9.22 -19.11
81 10.14 -19.53
82 9.51 -18.57
83 9.71 -19.18
84 9.18 -18.91
85 10.31 -18.54
86 9.87 -19.65
87 9.97 -18.34
88 9.48 -18.77
90 9.44 -18.56
91 9.01 -18.43
92 8.86 -19.05
93 8.77 -18.64
94 9.24 -19.60
95 9.26 -18.60
96 10.32 -18.62
97 10.00 -18.25
98 9.01 -20.01
99 9.97 -18.99
Visitors 100-199
# 15N 13C
100 9.40 -18.09
101 10.36 -18.44
102 9.01 -18.74
103 9.05 -19.60
104 9.45 -17.82
105 10.77 -17.32
106 9.54 -17.66
107 9.54 -19.30
108 9.37 -18.65
109 9.65 -17.59
110 9.77 -18.68
111 9.74 -17.92
112 9.85 -18.63
113 9.74 -18.06
114 9.83 -18.77
115 9.32 -18.90
116 9.32 -19.31
117 9.76 -18.40
118 9.32 -18.76
119 9.43 -19.40
120 9.26 -18.86
121 9.78 -18.13
122 9.69 -17.35
123 9.38 -18.81
124 9.21 -19.33
125 9.83 -18.44
126 9.54 -19.60
127 9.49 -18.93
128 9.20 -18.17
129 10.48 -18.54
130 9.85 -18.69
131 10.01 -18.21
132 9.02 -21.04
133 9.82 -18.32
134 10.08 -18.95
135 9.62 -19.27
136 9.56 -19.26
137 8.32 -19.32
138 9.85 -19.04
139 9.31 -18.80
140 9.20 -20.08
141 9.38 -18.90
141 9.15 -18.86
142 9.43 -18.54
143 9.19 -18.49
144 9.52 -19.11
145 9.09 -19.81
146 9.01 -18.57
147 9.08 -18.89
148 8.36 -19.28
149 8.92 -19.20
150 9.25 -18.76
151 8.49 -19.52
152 10.26 -18.15
153 9.29 -19.43
154 9.47 -19.34
155 10.26 -20.13
156 9.75 -18.70
157 9.92 -20.03
158 9.76 -18.09
159 9.96 -19.29
160 9.66 -19.07
161 9.74 -19.50
162 9.35 -19.02
163 9.86 -18.89
164 9.09 -19.59
165 8.93 -19.53
166 8.94 -19.74
167 10.49 -18.09
168 9.03 -18.84
169 9.78 -19.40
170 9.96 -18.54
171 9.38 -19.15
172 9.47 -19.61
173 9.70 -19.89
174 9.38 -20.61
175 9.47 -18.23
176 9.90 -18.21
177 9.56 -19.02
178 9.57 -18.86
179 8.89 -19.21
180 8.85 -18.99
181 9.16 -19.07
182 10.01 -18.84
183 9.74 -18.56
184 9.48 -18.20
184 9.54 -19.12
185 8.85 -20.41
185 9.03 -18.98
185 9.50 -18.45
187 9.56 -18.99
188 9.14 -19.24
190 9.04 -18.01
191 10.11 -18.67
192 8.85 -18.33
193 9.38 -19.55
194 9.23 -18.31
195 9.71 -18.24
197 9.80 -17.92
198 9.94 -17.76
199 9.05 -18.29
Visitors 200-299
# 15N 13C
200 9.30 -19.46
201 9.39 -18.13
202 9.44 -18.60
203 9.00 -19.75
204 7.97 -21.07
205 9.69 -19.89
206 9.91 -18.82
207 9.15 -18.98
208 9.65 -19.12
209 9.03 -18.85
210 8.91 -19.38
211 8.80 -19.65
212 8.77 -19.55
213 8.65 -19.96
214 9.77 -18.21
215 9.44 -18.87
216 9.87 -19.81
217 9.01 -20.16
218 8.78 -20.06
219 10.18 -19.12
220 10.00 -18.54
221 9.80 -18.81
222 10.07 -18.54
223 8.88 -19.04
224 9.84 -18.81
225 8.80 -18.84
226 9.15 -18.18
227 9.01 -18.03
228 9.51 -18.57
229 9.90 -18.16
230 8.63 -19.33
231 9.08 -19.13
232 9.56 -20.12
233 9.92 -18.06
234 9.01 -18.12
235 9.59 -19.44
236 8.81 -18.87
237 8.97 -19.22
238 9.17 -17.42
239 9.34 -18.12
240 9.86 -18.05
241 9.12 -19.01
242 8.61 -19.87
243 9.44 -17.41
244 8.94 -18.24
245 9.69 -18.84
246 9.26 -17.88
247 9.71 -19.21
248 9.78 -19.32
249 10.11 -18.16
250 9.41 -18.28
251 9.53 -19.11
253 9.23 -18.92
254 9.34 -18.69
255 9.38 -18.16
256 9.60 -19.03
257 9.23 -19.08
258 8.90 -19.46
259 7.99 -19.56
260 9.38 -17.36
262 9.58 -17.81
263 9.24 -17.65
264 10.28 -18.80
265 7.74 -20.48
266 8.89 -18.60
267 8.82 -19.85
268 8.18 -18.98
269 9.25 -18.72
270 8.22 -20.28
271 8.70 -19.15
272 9.51 -17.33
273 9.18 -18.80
274 9.16 -18.33
275 9.51 -17.99
276 9.01 -19.13
277 9.30 -18.90
278 9.26 -18.93
279 9.53 -18.57
280 9.36 -18.66
281 8.31 -18.70
282 9.19 -19.06
283 9.69 -18.70
284 9.06 -20.31
285 10.04 -19.09
286 9.87 -18.42
287 6.82 -15.71
288 8.88 -19.80
289 8.88 -19.55
290 8.51 -18.70
291 8.17 -19.53
292 8.40 -19.98
293 9.04 -18.72
294 10.02 -17.97
295 8.70 -18.76
296 9.41 -18.53
297 9.42 -19.29
298 9.19 -19.36
299 9.23 -19.26

 

 
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