Icelandic geothermal activity and the mercury of the Greenland icecap.

• Main Authors: Siegel, B. Z., Siegel, S. M., Thorarinsson, F.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1973
• Subjects: 13; Greenland; Greenland Icecap; Iceland
• Online Access: http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19730038147

Aerometric studies concerning the level of atmospheric mercury were conducted at a number of sites in Iceland during June and July 1972. Samples from widely separated locations yielded Hg concentrations well above the range commonly cited for unpolluted air. Atmospheric mercury may be introduced in...