Production of bromoform and dibromomethane by Giant Kelp: Factors affecting release and comparison to anthropogenic bromine sources

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1725-1734

  Goodwin, Kelly D ^a,b   North, Wheeler J ^a   Lidstrom, Mary E ^a,c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC EMISSION; BROMINE COMPOUND; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MACROALGA;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA;

EID: 0345432815     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1997.42.8.1725     Document Type: Article

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