If a chemical is not very abundant in the ocean but has a high rate of delivery to the ocean from land sources, it will have a __________ residence time in the ocean and will ________ become part of the seafloor sediments.

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If a chemical is not very abundant in the ocean but has a high rate of delivery to the ocean from land sources, it will have a short residence time in the ocean because it will be quickly removed from the ocean. This is because the chemical will react with other chemicals in the ocean, be taken up by organisms, or be deposited onto the seafloor sediments. Therefore, it will not become a part of the seafloor sediments slowly.

If a Chemical Is Not Very Abundant in the Ocean