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An introduction to the chemistry of the sea /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pilson, Michael E. Q. (Author)
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, [2013]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Chemical oceanography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Oceanography.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The water in seawater
  • Salinity, chlorinity, conductivity, and density
  • Major constituents of seawater
  • Simple gases
  • Salts in solution
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Nutrients
  • Trace metals and other minor elements
  • Radioactive clocks
  • Organic matter in the sea
  • Anoxic marine environments
  • Exchanges at the boundaries
  • Chemical extraction of useful substances from the sea
  • Geochemical history of the oceans.