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Why the Sea is Salt

The sea contains more than 70 elements in addition to sodium and chlorine. The global cycles that remove and replenish them involve rainfall, volcanoes and the spreading of the ocean floor

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 223 Issue 5This article was originally published with the title “Why the Sea is Salt” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 223 No. 5 (), p. 104
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1170-104