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KLEIN and Goldberg1 have attempted to identify potential reservoirs for the toxic element Hg in the oceans, but they listed only one set of Hg values for deep-sea sediments2. Here we present data on the distribution of the element in a series of North Atlantic deep-sea sediments.
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ASTON, S., BRUTY, D., CHESTER, R. et al. The Distribution of Mercury in North Atlantic Deep-sea Sediments. Nature Physical Science 237, 125 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci237125a0
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