Scientists have known about the process for some 20 years, and they have
long believed that they have a general understanding of the levels of
mercury being pulled and deposited every year. That is until now.
According to the new study, congruent with these tempests above the ice
cracks are roiling air currents that apparently pull even more mercury
out of the skies than previously believed. After the first round of
mercury is pulled, this resultant process restarts and begins to pull
even more mercury, up to a quarter-mile above the cracks.........................
When all is said and done, vast amounts of mercury captured from the
residues of coal-fired power plants, gold mining and the like end up
being deposited directly into Arctic sea water. According to Daniel
Obrist, an atmospheric scientist at the Desert Research Institute (DRI)
in Nevada, this amount can range in the hundreds of tons, which helps
put the severity of the situation into perspective.
http://naturalsolutionsradio.com/blog/avgd123/sea-ice-cracks-cause-mercury-accumulate-arctic-environment
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