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| Title: |
Fulvic acid enrichment in the microlayer of the Gerlache Inlet Sea (Antarctica): preliminary results |
| Author: |
Calace, Nicoletta Mirante, Sabrina Petronio, Bianca Maria Pietroletti, Marco Rugo, Cristina |
| Appeared in: |
International journal of environmental analytical chemistry |
| Paging: | Volume 84 (2004) nr. 6-7 pages 413-421 |
| Year: |
2004-05-15 |
| Contents: |
The aim of this work was to study the presence of fulvic acids in Antarctic waters, as they appear to be principal film-forming components in the surface microlayer. We obtained a series of samples during two Antarctic Italian Expeditions in 1998/99 and 2000/01 and studied the distribution and the structural differences between fulvic acids extracted from both microlayer and subsurface waters. Fulvic acids are concentrated in the microlayer and the enrichment factor between microlayer and subsurface water differs between samples. The enrichment factor values for fulvic acids lie between those found for dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and particulate organic carbon (POC) in the literature. Fulvic acids extracted from the microlayer were found to be different in structure from those present in the subsurface layer and enriched in sulphur content. We hypothesised that sulphur-containing compounds are slightly bound and/or occluded in fulvic acid structures. The sulphur-containing compounds analysed in the microlayer could be dimethylsulfide (DMS) and/or its products stemming from photochemical and biological oxidation reactions. |
| Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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