Radiocarbon dating can be used to dated artifacts dating back to more than 5,000 years. It can be also used for dating archaeological organic materials as papyrus, scrolls, wood, pottery, and some other materials.
It can be used for drinking water analyses of Rn, Ra, U, gross alpha/beta, food analysis for strontium/yttrium, radiation fallout studies (Sr-90, Cs-137, plutonium), groundwater circulation and oceanographic studies, radiocarbon dating of archaeological and art samples (C-14), adulteration studies in art, wine and liquors (C-14), plant growth and pesticide studies (C-14, P-32, P33), biosynthesis pathways (C-14, P-32, P-33).