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THERE is little information available on the concentration of the volatile, biologically toxic, element cadmium in deep-sea sediments. We present here some data on its distribution in a series of North Atlantic deep-sea sediments.
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ASTON, S., CHESTER, R., GRIFFITHS, A. et al. Distribution of Cadmium in North Atlantic Deep-Sea Sediments. Nature 239, 393 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/239393a0
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