Marine macroalgae in polar regions as natural sources for volatile organohalogens

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 103-108

  Laturnus, Frank ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Algal metabolism; Bromoform; Marine macroalgae; Methyl halides; Polar regions; Volatile halocarbons

Indexed keywords

HALOGEN; MACROALGA; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; POLAR REGION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; HALOPHILA;

EID: 0035013370     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02987302     Document Type: Review

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