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Nonliving organic particle formation from bubble dissolution 1
Author(s) -
Johnson Bruce D.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1976.21.3.0444
Subject(s) - dissolution , bubble , particulates , particle (ecology) , seawater , organic matter , particulate organic carbon , fraction (chemistry) , environmental chemistry , mineralogy , chemistry , environmental science , oceanography , geology , chromatography , mechanics , physics , organic chemistry , phytoplankton , nutrient
Particles are formed by bubble dissolution in filtered seawater, as demonstrated by photographs and by particulate organic analysis. The dissolution of large numbers of small bubbles in the ocean suggests that particles produced from these dissolving bubbles may constitute a significant fraction of the nonliving organic particulate matter present.