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A MAJOR problem confronting marine geochemists is to determine the origin of manganese nodules which cover large areas of the sea floor. As part of a continuing study of the sources and distribution of heavy metals in deep sea materials, the abundance of mercury has been determined in manganese nodules from a variety of geological environments within the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.
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HARRISS, R. Mercury Content of Deep-sea Manganese Nodules. Nature 219, 54–55 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/219054a0
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