Volcanic ash team return to ocean

BBC: A team of scientists has returned to the North Atlantic to get more data on how the Icelandic volcanic eruption has affected the region's marine biology. They are assessing whether iron within the vast volcanic ash cloud entered the ocean, causing an extended bloom of tiny organisms known as phytoplankton. The team, in the middle of a five-week cruise, have recorded "enhanced levels" of iron in samples they have collected. The latest project follows an earlier cruise, ......

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