The composition of the oceans is altered by hydrothermal circulation. These chemical factories sustain microbial life, which in turn alters the chemistry of the fluids that enter the ocean. A decade of research details this complex interchange.
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Lang, S.Q. Hydrothermal stamp on the oceans. Nature Geosci 11, 10–12 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-017-0044-x
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