Short notes Mercury in the Atlantic around Iceland
The recognition of the hazards to ecology, and even to human life, arising from the discharge of effluents containing mercury has led to considerable interest in the occurrence of the element in the aquatic en-vironment. As would be anticipated, most research has been directed towards environments,...
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| Summary: | The recognition of the hazards to ecology, and even to human life, arising from the discharge of effluents containing mercury has led to considerable interest in the occurrence of the element in the aquatic en-vironment. As would be anticipated, most research has been directed towards environments, such as lakes and estuaries, which are at greatest risk from dangerous pollution because of restricted exchange of water. Only comparatively little information is available about the concentration of the element in neritic waters (see, e.g. Stock and Cucuel, 1934; Burton and Leatherland, 1971; Topping and Pirie, 1972; Gardner and Riley, 1973). For ocean waters a |
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