Biological Control of Dissolved Aluminum in Seawater: Experimental Evidence
- 16 February 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 203 (4381) , 651-653
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.203.4381.651
Abstract
Experimental evidence supports the hypothesis that the concentration and distribution of dissolved aluminum in ocean water are controlled by biological activity in the surface waters. The growth of the diatom Skeletonema costatum in artificial seawater media spiked with aluminum reduced the aluminum concentration to that actually found in surface open ocean waters (about 0.5 micrograms per liter). Furthermore, aluminum had a catalytic and limiting effect on the growth of the diatoms.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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