Abstract
The concentration of dissolved mercury in sea water has been determined in a number of areas in the northern and southern hemispheres and an attempt has been made to correlate the values found for certain areas with natural physical phenomena. The average concentrations found ranged from 11.2 ng l −1 in the southern hemisphere to 33.5 ng l −1 for the northern hemisphere; an increase suspected to be the result of dispersion of industrial pollution by jet streams. Local effects including upwelling, volcanic action, land run-off and heavy suspended matter loads are also discussed.
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