Environment & Ecology · Marine Pollution
What is the primary mechanism by which airborne heavy metals, such as mercury from power plants, reach open oceans?
- 1Deep-sea drilling operations
- 2Submarine volcanic eruptions
- 3Atmospheric deposition via precipitation✓
- 4Direct coastal runoff
Correct answer
Atmospheric deposition via precipitation
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