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A RECENT controversy over mercury found in Greenland ice cores1–3 has served to underscore the need for more information about natural sources and modes of dissemination of the element.
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SIEGEL, B., SIEGEL, S. & THORARINSSON, F. Icelandic Geothermal Activity and the Mercury of the Greenland Icecap. Nature 241, 526 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/241526a0
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