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oceanic element comparison table

Subject	has ocean residence time	has ocean concentration
accumulating oceanic element	105 years or greater	depth indenpendent
recycled oceanic element	103 to 105 years	increasing with depth
scavenged oceanic element	103 years or less	decreasing with depth
unclassified oceanic element	unknown	unknown

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