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Qualitative Characterization of the Aqueous Fraction from Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Algae Using 2D Gas Chromatography with Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry
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Qualitative Characterization of the Aqueous Fraction from Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Algae Using 2D Gas Chromatography with Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry

Published on: March 6, 2016

Volatile halogenated organic compounds released to seawater from temperate marine macroalgae

P M Gschwend, J K Macfarlane, K A Newman

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |March 1, 1985
    PubMed
    Summary

    Marine algae release significant amounts of volatile halogenated organic compounds, including brominated compounds, into seawater. These natural products may play a crucial role in atmospheric halogen cycles.

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