Where is silver found?!!!!!!?!?!?!?
Concentrated deposits of silver are found in ores along with other metals including lead, zinc, copper and gold in diverse regions of the world including Mexico, Peru, and the United States. The natural process of rain and wind pounding repeatedly on silver-bearing rocks and soil also disperses silver into the environment. Natural processes account for about 18 percent of the estimated 2,430 tons of silver entering the environment each year. The remaining 82 percent is released through human industry; almost half of that amount is produced by the photographic industry. Of the total silver released into the environment each year almost 4 percent enters the atmosphere, 28 percent enters aquatic environments, and 68 percent enters terrestrial ecosystems. Silver and silver compounds released into the environment can travel long distances in air and water, including groundwater. Silver compounds can concentrate or accumulate to elevated levels in the environment in several ways: mixed with
