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THERE is disagreement as to whether the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is a major source of dissolved silica arising from the dissolution of glacier flour1–3 or a sink due to sedimentation of diatomaceous opal4,5.
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EDMOND, J. The Silica Budget of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Nature 241, 391–393 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/241391a0
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