Scripps Pier water

Table I. Tabulation of Zinc, Lead, and Copper Concentrations for Scripps Pier Water...

Interestingly, measurements made on Leg 2 yielded values a factor of three lower than those made on Leg 1 for each of the metals detected this observation is similar to that made on Scripps pier. Again, the diminution of trace metals appears to be related to some change which has occurred in the water. Several reasons can be advanced to support this statement. 

To put yourself in the proper frame of mind, take a walk down the hill from the main UCSD campus in La Jolla, down to the shore. Walk out on the Scripps Pier, or along the beach looking out past the surfers and seals toward the horizon. What you see is a vast expanse of water, water that covers 71% of Earth s surface. The single most apparent feature of the Earth from space is the global ocean. It holds 97% of the Earth s water, and 95% of it is unexplored. 

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