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Icelandic Geothermal Activity and the Mercury of the Greenland Icecap

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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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  1. Department of Microbiology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96822

    B. Z. SIEGEL

  2. Department of Botany, University of Hawaii,

    S. M. SIEGEL

  3. Division of Geosciences, Science Institute, University of Iceland, Reykjavík

    F. THORARINSSON

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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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