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Bismuth profile data

Pacific Ocean VERTEX IV

Atlantic Ocean En-120-3

Depth (m)

Bi (fmol/kg)

Depth (m)

Bi (fmol/kg)

25

171

10

453

40

160

49

331

50

160

98

348

60

166

148

267

75

157

197

417

100

163

344

351

125

202

490

367

150

212

586

335

175

229

684

300

200

262

774

230

300

327

874

235

400

350

973

227

500

461

1032

177

600

500

1073

161

750

380

1116

141

900

305

1450

132

1100

268

1715

145

1300

162

2154

129

1750

130

2592

126

2000

135

3598

96

3000

57

4082

234

3500

69

4323

73

4000

50

4565

117

4500

47

4759

131

5000

24

4807

140

5500

28

4855

115

Lee, D. S., Edmond, J. M., and Bruland, K. W., 1985/86. Bismuth in the Atlantic

and North Pacific: a natural analogue to plutonium and lead? Earth Planet. Sci. Lett.

76: 254-262.