I call bullshit on this person being a physicist. No actual scientist would jump to conclusions or fail to reach out to an expert in the field being discussed. There is no way this person understands geology or has even discussed levels of natural elements or reasons they could increase at ground level.

There are too many variables in or ecosystem to say that because we find something at ground level it must come from what we see when we look up.

Ridiculous

If this person is scientist, he/she wasn't there the day the taught the scientific method.