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  • Volatile organic compounds ([[VOC]]) include a large group of different substances. They are ...developed a method to determine concentrations of many different volatile organic compounds simultaneously.
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  • |definition= (1) An increase in the supply of organic matter.<ref name="NIXON">Nixon, S. W. (1995) Coastal marine eutrophication: ...hment of water by [[nutrient]]s, especially nitrogen and/or phosphorus and organic matter, causing an increased growth of algae and higher forms of plant life
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  • *Organic material influences sediment properties
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  • Wet, spongy, poorly drained vegetated area containing a high percentage of organic remnants and residues, frequently associated with a subsurface water source ...articles (silt, fine sand, organic matter), can be glued together by large organic molecules (extracellular polymeric substances, EPS) into large mud flocs. T
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  • ...S, extracellular polymeric substances exuded by organisms. The fraction of organic matter in marine mud is generally very small, especially in comparison with
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  • ...les of environmental issues include the enrichment of enclosed waters with organic matter leading to [[eutrophication]] and pollution by industrial chemicals ...g]] of navigation channels. Sewage sludge dumping increases the fallout of organic material and associated contaminants to the seafloor. It can contribute to
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  • ...l [[nutrient]]s (nitrogen, phosphorus, silicon, trace elements) as well as organic carbon<ref> Richardson, K., Jorgensen, B.B., 1996. Eutrophication: definiti ===Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)===
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  • ...assimilated by living things that promote growth, including any number of organic or inorganic compounds used by plants in [[primary production]].
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  • ...lation and fixation of inorganic carbon and other inorganic nutrients into organic matter by autotrophs is called primary production. In calculations of the p
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  • ...content of fines and minimum content of coarse fractions and no content of organic matter
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  • ...In addition, natural objects can resemble oil, such as seaweed, sediment, organic matter, coastlines and oceanic fronts<ref name=F18/>. On the other hand, in
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  • ...pect to the sensor’s spectral resolution. E.g. Chlorophyll and dissolved organic matter (Gelbstoff) cannot be estimated independently if the sensor’s spec
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  • ...metals, among which [[mercury pollution|mercury]], major elements, various organic and inorganic chemicals, etc.) and sediments (e.g. coastal inlets run-off o ...raphic features on the flow mixing and the related transport mechanisms of organic matter. Moving fronts are found to transport plankton communities in the cr
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  • ...provide up to 30% of global marine primary production and about 50% of the organic carbon supplied to the deep ocean<ref name=B19>Bindoff, N.L., Cheung, W.W.L ...ved inorganic carbon (DIC), dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and particulate organic carbon (POC)) from coastal habitats followed by ocean storage is relevant a
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  • ...the carbonate-hydrogencarbonate buffering of the water. However, dissolved organic compounds, borates, phosphates, and silicates can also contribute to alkali
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  • ...nd their high commercial value. Both bivalves and fish strongly accumulate organic and anorganic pollutants. ...activity in liver microsomes from the bass Dicentrarchus labrax exposed to organic xenobiotics: role of GSH in the reduction of heavy metal effects. Mar. Envi
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  • ...s of the continental shelf and the ocean because decomposition of detrital organic material (phytoplankton, zooplankton, …) first takes place in the water c ...itrification occurs. Denitrification can also take place in the absence of organic matter by anaerobic ammonium oxidation. This microbial process, called anam
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  • ...ue to net production of non-conservative nitrate through mineralization of organic matter and adsorption of non-conservative phosphorus (P) onto sediment (Rob ...tamination history. This pollution legacy can be compounded with metal and organic contaminants that are mobilized from the sediment as a result of salt intru
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  • ...used and are related to characteristics like colour, texture, grain size, organic content, etc. For example, a mixture of sand and [[clay]] is classified as ...diment mixture consisting of (salt) water, sands, [[silt]]s, [[clay]]s and organic materials.
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  • ...ing effect; blocking of the bag material by sand, silt, clay particles and organic materials will reduce the hydraulic coefficient and thus the sampling effic
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  • ...producible results are to be obtained. Samples containing clay minerals or organic material are very liable to cracking on drying and care should always be ta ...cle size or fall velocity when other than native water is used because the organic material may bind together the sediment particles.
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  • ...ss) Assessment of the Mediterranean sediements contamination by persistent organic pollutants. ''Environmental Pollution'' </ref> <ref name="Micheletti">Miche
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  • ...direction can be easily changed to remove small objects (shell fragments, organic materials, etc.) blocking the intake nozzle. The intake velocity in relatio
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  • ...caused by particles of inorganic matter such as clay and silt, as well as organic matter, plankton and other microscopic organisms.
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  • ...hotopigments (phycoerythrin and phycocyanin) as well as coloured dissolved organic matter (CDOM) and hydrocarbons. It has also opened the way for new develop
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  • ...77–187</ref>, which means that they can ingest dissolved and particulate organic material and thus correct an imbalance in the [[Stoichiometry|stoichiometr ...dinoflagellates are mixotrophs which can swim to the pycnocline to capture organic prey<ref>Stoecker, D.K., Hansen, P.J., Caron, D.A. and Mitra, A. 2017. Mixo
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  • ..., creating a nutrient cycle. Some dead algae cells settle to the bottom as organic detritus and become part of the benthic system (benthos). Algae biomass ca ...trients. The available light is primarily a function of the (inorganic and organic) suspended sediment concentrations, which are calculated in the water quali
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  • ...ganic matter. The presence of relatively high concentrations of dissolved organic matter or minerals often distinguishes coastal waters from those of deeper #Coloured dissolved organic matter (CDOM)
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  • ...d decomposition of ozone in water. They are powerful oxidants that oxidize organic contaminants by destroying cell membranes of bacteria and algae in ballast
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  • ...on products, an insecticide, or a fungicide. Furthermore, anthracene is an organic cristallized photoconductor used in electrophotography. ...<ref>Verschueren K. (1996) - Anthracene. Handbook of Environmental Data on Organic Chemicals.
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  • ...(dinitrogen) and N<sub>2</sub>O (nitrous oxide) by microbial oxidation of organic matter.}}
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  • ...ion= (1) General: deposition of material of varying size, both mineral and organic, away from its site of origin by the action of water, wind, gravity or ice;
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  • ...nt from outside. They are chiefly animals, which ingest other organisms or organic matter.
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  • ...pearance of materials. Metabolic degradation of organic matter into simple organic and inorganic compounds, with consequent liberation of energy.
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  • ...ent of outside sources for organic food materials and manufactures its own organic material from inorganic sources. They are mostly green plants.
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  • * scavengers eat coarse particulate organic matter (detritus retained by a 1 mm sieve) * collectors eat fine particulate organic matter (detritus passing through a 1 mm sieve but retained by 0.45 mm sieve
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  • |definition=Dead organic matter and the decomposers that live on it; when broken up by decomposers,
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  • ...arson, T.H. and Rosenberg, R. 1978. Macrobenthic succession in relation to organic enrichment and pollution of the marine environment. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. An ...arson, T.H. and Rosenberg, R. 1978. Macrobenthic succession in relation to organic enrichment and pollution of the marine environment. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. An
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  • ...s were initially defined to include only discrete steps (left of diagram). Organic detritus and microscopic plants (phytoplankton) occupy the first trophic le
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  • ...of primary producers (e.g., extracellular polymeric substances), decaying organic matter and/or associated microbiota. ==Organic matter mineralization==
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  • ...in coastal waters - the conversion of light and carbon dioxide into living organic matter – is mainly limited by availability of [[nitrogen]] and/or [[phosp #Input from the North Sea: This source of organic matter and nutrients used to be one of the drivers of the high fertility of
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  • ...also contribute to acidification, such as calcification, decomposition of organic material, nitrification in surface water (promoted by sewage discharge) and ...ic <math>CO_2</math>. Other processes, such as anaerobic mineralization of organic matter and denitrification, also increase alkalinity and thus play the same
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  • Filter feeders: Any animal that feeds by filtering suspended particulate organic matter from the water column.<ref name="Lincoln">Lincoln R., Boxshall G. an
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  • ...o a '''filtering system''' for the land run-off and remove the terrestrial organic matter. They are very important [[habitat]]s for many species of small fish ...ry organisms attached on them. Snails are important in the turnover of the organic material.
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  • In areas with consistent disturbance and unstable sediments, which are low in organic content, ''Syringodium filiforme'' may be the most abundant seagrass, where ...to anchor in unconsolidated sediments. These algae supply some amounts of organic matter and nutrients to the sediment, but have limited sediment binding cap
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  • ...he oxygen demand is greatest. Especially when the water is eutrophic (high organic content) and turbid, the oxygen demand in the lower layer leads to hypoxia,
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  • ...al., 2020<ref>Baroni, I.R., Palastanga, V. and Slomp, C.P. 2020. Enhanced Organic Carbon Burial in Sediments of Oxygen Minimum Zones Upon Ocean Deoxygenation
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  • With regard to inorganic/organic nitrogen With regard to inorganic/organic phosphorus
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  • ...r can be mineral (such as clay and silts) or organic (such as particulate organic matter or living organisms like plankton). Turbidity is not, however, a dir
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  • ...en converted to oxide, the bromine and iodine replaced by chlorine and all organic matter completely oxidized" <ref>KNUDSEN, M. 1901. Hydrographical tables.
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  • |definition= The net quantity of organic matter or its equivalent in dry matter, carbon, or energy content which is
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  • ...f gelatinous layer. The colonies use this slime layer to temporarily store organic material formed by photosynthesis during the day. This provides the cells w
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  • #Coloured dissolved organic matter (CDOM) #Organic suspended solids or [[detritus]] (OSS)
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  • ====Persistent organic pollutants==== Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) include a wide range of substances: industrial chemicals
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  • ...lves. Most of these organisms are deposit-feeders, feeding on particles of organic matter in the sediment. Filter-feeders are not abundant because there is le ...ing from the water above. It consists of fecal pellets, dead organisms and organic debris. There are several ways to capture [[detritus]] such as tentacles,
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  • ...ater degradation culminated due to the continuous increase of nutrient and organic mater inputs. The level of wastewater treatment, especially in the upstream
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  • Another part of the waste products consists of CO<sub>2</sub>, dissolved organic carbon and various soluble nutrients (e.g. ammonia and phosphate) which are ...milate dissolved inorganic nutrients from the water, while bivalves filter organic suspended particles which can be left-over feed or phytoplankton from the e
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  • ...others such as water pollution in particular with heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants, nutrients from agriculture and oil, in marine and coastal areas
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  • ...nclude significant decreases in organic matter content (up to 52%), slower organic carbon turnover ( approx. 37%), and reduced meiofauna abundance (80%), biod
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  • ...action caused by groundwater extraction, oil/gas mining and/or drainage of organic soils.
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  • Microalgae are the major producers of [[Biomass|biomass]] and organic compounds in the aquatic environment. Among the marine microalgae there are
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  • ...pth. This is related to oxygen consumption by microbial mineralization of organic matter sinking out of the photic zone (see [[Nutrient conversion in the mar
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  • ...water where collapse of peat soil is caused by microbial mineralization of organic matter<ref>Hutchings, A.M., Antler. G., Wilkening, J.V., Basu, A., Bradbury Soils with a high percentage of fine soft sediments (clay, organic material) cannot bear much weight. Sea dikes built on such soils cannot the
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  • ...exposed hard and steep substrate and strong bottom currents that transport organic matter from the continental shelf to the deep sea<ref>De Leo, F. C., Smith, ...]'' has been shown to incorporate everything from dissolved and particular organic carbon to algal biomass to small zooplankton.
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  • ...nt to avoid cell shrinkage or dilatation. Osmolytes are usually low-weight organic molecules such as sugars, amino acids or methylamines. ...he intracellular osmotic pressure usually occurs through the production of organic osmolytes.
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  • ...surface water. Due to slow water renewal in the bottom layer together with organic matter mineralization, the bottom layer is generally deprived of oxygen.
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  • ...ed 'upwelling' and is very important for enrichment of surface waters with organic matter and nutrients. Upwelling zones are characterized by a very rich mari
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  • {{Definition|title=Respiration|definition=A chemical process whereby organic matter is oxidized by organisms, releasing energy and <math>CO_2</math> <re
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  • ...xide and oxygen, and produce sugar, sulfur, and water. Other bacteria make organic matter by reducing sulfide or by oxidizing methane. The bacteria are prey t
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  • ...ame=RV></ref>. Gas formation (methane) due to the anaerobic degradation of organic material can contribute to the loss of stability of the sediment layer on t
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  • ...egions annually accumulate pollution, including [[Portal:Ecotox|Persistent Organic Pollutants]] (POPs), which have been discharged from industry and agricultu
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  • ...articles (silt, fine sand, organic matter), can be glued together by large organic molecules (extracellular polymeric substances, EPS) into large mud flocs. T
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  • ...e commonly produced where there is a deficiency of oxygen due to very high organic productivity and a lack of oxygen replenishment to the water or sediment, a
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  • ...tes” for the Stockholm convention list of the so-called POPs (persistent organic pollutants). POPs are chemical substances that persist in the environment, ...300 to 450 times higher than that of [[hexachlorobenzene]], two classical organic pollutants, which are known to be hazardous
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  • ...compared to simpler habitats. They produce large amounts of nutrients and organic matter that can be directly used by other organisms as food resources. The
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  • ...functions, including mediating water flows, accumulating [[sediments]] and organic matter, processing [[nutrients]], fertilising adjacent coastal waters and p
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  • ...condary Production in the Arctic Seas. In: Stein, R., MacDonald, R.W., The organic carbon cycle in the Arctic Ocean. Springer, pp 57-81</ref>. The productivit ...organic carbon cycle at the seafloor. in: Stein, R., MacDonald, R.W., The organic carbon cycle in the Arctic Ocean. Springer, pp 139-167.</ref>. The fauna of
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  • ...ts seasonality and spatial variability. Spring bloom – main pulse of new organic matter in higher latitudes starts in February March in Westernmost while in ...s”). High and rapid biomass production results in high flux not consumed organic carbon fall passing by lid of halocline and in decomposition processes caus
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  • ...n have a soft soil largely consisting of thick Holocene layers of clay and organic material. Because of the high sensitivity to subsidence, special precaution ...mproved water quality as the soil can reduce acidity, remove inorganic and organic compounds through adsorption while chemical as well as biological processes
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  • ...rophs': they are phototrophic but can also ingest particulate or dissolved organic matter (Flynn et al., 2013<ref>Flynn, K.J., Stoecker, D.K., Mitra, A., Rave ...ms, especially blooms of mixotrophic algae that feed both on nutrients and organic material (Berdalet et al., 2014<ref name=Ber>Berdalet, E.,McManus, M.A., Ro
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  • ...alled chloroplasts. These are present in all species of [[phytoplankton]]. Organic matter formed by these organisms forms the basis of almost all food chains. ...e picophytoplankton size class. '''Heterotrophic''' bacteria either absorb organic matter directly from their surroundings, or actively capture and ingest bac
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  • ...th. They are vital within their ecosystem for the production of oxygen and organic material and they support numerous animal species that utilise them as a si ...of ''P. oceanica'' allows other ecosystems to be enriched by the swathe of organic material that is carried by the currents and waves. The biomass of ''P. oce
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  • * they facilitate biomineralization of organic matter and enhance nutrient regeneration; [[Image:role.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Figure 6: Decomposition of organic contamination on sandy shore]]
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  • ...the ecological processes that control the fluxes of energy, nutrients and organic matter through an environment”.
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  • ...s (Posidonia oceanica) beds in a Mediterranean bay: seagrass decline after organic matter cessation. Oceanol. Acta, 22(1): 109-117.</ref>,<ref>Ruiz, J.M., Per ...e centuries. Measures like remediation of seagrass sediments enriched with organic matter, or transplanting of P. oceanica, are at an experimental stage.
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  • ...Marine Paints: the particular case of antifouling paints”. Progress in Organic Coatings, 59: 2-20. </ref>. In the case of vessels, the degree of fouling o ...: 10-14. </ref>. More recent methods included the use of paints containing organic compounds of lead, arsenic, mercury and halogens (''e.g.'' DDT) and copper
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  • ...son, T.H. and Rosenberg, R. (1978). Macrobenthic succession in relation to organic enrichment and pollution of the marine environment. ''Oceanography and Mari
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  • ...e phase proteins (APP). Protein structures, and the influence of metal and organic pollutants on these can be analysed and allow, therefore, conclusions about
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  • ...water, some of mineralic composition, such as clay minerals, and others of organic origin. They are summarised under the term suspended particulate matter (SP ...ortant food for many benthic organisms. Furthermore, a number of different organic and inorganic trace substances, which are then transported by suspended mat
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  • ...er, M., Sauter, E. J., Schäfer, A. & Ritzau, W. (2000). Spatial budget of organic carbon flux to the seafloor of the northern North Atlantic (60°N - 80°N). ...iments. Under anoxic conditions CH4 is formed by the microbial turnover of organic matter. At sites where the methane concentration exceeds saturation, format
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  • ...of these substances can be extracted from animals, plants, and microbes by organic solvents (such as methanol or dichloromethane). The compounds are separated
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  • ...o acids, sugars, and nucleotides as food cues. The production of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in certain microenvironments can locally elevate concentration
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  • The study evaluated the occurrence of important organic contaminants in the harbour porpoise: one of the top predators in of the No
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  • ...y (as [[methylmercury]]) and arsenicum because they have high affinity for organic tissues. <ref name = eli>Elliot, M.; Hemingway, K. (2002). Fishes in estuar
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  • ...rcury doesn't have [[biomagnification|biomagnifying]] characteristics, the organic compound, [[methylmercury]], does.
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  • ...volatile organic compounds in marine biota, in: Roose, P. (2005). Volatile organic compounds and related microcontaminants in the Scheldt estuary and the sout
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  • {{Definition|title= volatile organic compounds (VOC) ...s. From a chemistry viewpoint “Volatile Organic Compound” can mean any organic compound (all chemical compounds containing carbon with exceptions) that is
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  • ...or this is that PCBs are insoluble and [[adsorption|adsorb]] to particles (organic matter). Due to the lower productivity in the Antarctic, less particles are
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  • ...because as [[pollution and scavengers|scavengers]], they eat much decaying organic material, which can be heavily polluted.
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  • TBT is an [[organotin compounds|organotin compound]], meaning it's an organic compound with an associated tin molecule. Of all organotins TBT is the one ...publications%5CP00103_BD%20on%20organotin.pdf OSPAR background document on organic tin compounds]
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  • *[[Volatile organic compounds in North Sea fish]]
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  • Volatile organic compounds ([[VOC]]) include a large group of different substances. They are ...developed a method to determine concentrations of many different volatile organic compounds simultaneously.
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  • ...ch, Volume 36, Issues 3-4, P. 267-273 </ref> They feed primary on decaying organic matter, which can often contain high concentrations of [[pollutant|pollutan
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  • ...e effects of capillary action; detergents are surfactants that help remove organic compounds from a substance by making them dissolve more readily in the wate
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  • ...Its toxicity is also mostly determined by its chemical form, lead bound to organic compounds is much more toxic than inorganic lead<ref name = ken>Kennish, M. ...s, died in 1979. The birds had 10 ppm ([[wet weight]]) of trialkyllead (an organic form of lead, which is more toxic) in their liver. Factory discharges cause
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  • ...ugh they contain an enormous stock of them because of their high amount of organic matter. Sediments, both in the Scheldt estuary as in the North Sea, contain
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  • * [[TBT|Organic tin]] compounds
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  • It doesn't dissolve much in water and has a high affinity towards organic matter. However, it has only a moderate tendency towards [[bioaccumulation]
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  • |definition=Tetrabromobisphenol–A is a brominated organic compound. It's primary used as an intermediate in the production of [[flame
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  • ...into the marine environment, TCBs will most likely evaporate or adsorb to organic sediments. It's also thought that during transport to the sea, TCBs are ads
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  • ...two groups of tricyclic, [[organochlorine compounds|chlorine-substituted, organic compounds]]. The number of hydrogen atoms on the benzene rings which are re ...formed as an unintentional by-product from combustion processes involving organic matter, chlorine compounds and a catalyst, e.g. [[copper]]. Formation of tr
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  • ...ity of 6PPD in aqueous media, it's expected, despite its high affinity for organic matter, unlikely to [[bioaccumulation|bioaccumulate]] in wild organisms or
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  • ...has a high affinity to lipids, which causes it to [[adsorption|adsob]] to organic particles rather than dissolve in water. It's also highly [[bioaccumulation
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  • |definition= Pentachlorophenol is a white organic solid with needle-like crystals and a phenolic odour<ref name = epa>[http:/
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  • ...where it will be rapidly degraded. Trifluralin has a high affinity towards organic matter and will therefore be mostly found in sediment and bound to suspende
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  • ...pting Chemicals (EDCs), Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), and Other Organic Compounds in Fish and Other Organisms Including Humans. The Handbook of
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  • ...A%20PCP%20lead%20reviewer%27s%20summary.pdf UNECE Task Force on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) 14 April, 2009 Summary of Expert Reviews of Pentachloroph ...A%20PCP%20lead%20reviewer%27s%20summary.pdf UNECE Task Force on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) 14 April, 2009 Summary of Expert Reviews of Pentachloroph
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  • |definition=Ethyl O-(p-nitrophenyl) phenyl phosphonothionate is an organic compound with a phosphorous group. It is used as a [[pesticide]]. At room t
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  • ...has a low water solubility and a high tendency to [[adsorption|adsorb]] to organic matter and suspended particles. It is therefore mostly associated with soil
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  • In water mostly adsorbs to suspended particles, organic matter, soils and sediments. It has a low tendency to evaporate and isn't e
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  • ...s therefore expected in the marine environment to be mostly associated to organic matter, particles and sediments. It is also expected to have a high potenti
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  • |definition= Atrazine is an organic compound which is widely used as a herbicide. Atrazine is controversial du
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  • In water durion has a low tendency to [[adsorption|adsorb]] to particles and organic matter, dispite its relatively low water solubility of 42 mg/l. It's a stab
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  • ...tes. Fluoranthene can be produced by the pyrolysis at high temperatures of organic raw materials such as coal and petroleum. It is also known to to be produce Since it is a universal product of combustion of organic matter and is present in fossil fuel products, fluoranthene is generally re
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  • ...e services include regulation of climate, production and mineralisation of organic material, storage of carbon, storage and detoxification of [[Bioremediation
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  • ...ss crystals which melt at 158°C. It's slightly soluble in water and polar organic solvents<ref name = ea>[http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/topic Due to its low affinity for organic matter it is not expected to have a high tendency towards [[bioaccumulation
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  • ...soluble (3,5 mg/L) and has a low tendency to be [[adsorption|absorbed]] to organic matter or into the soil, although it can adsorb to clay particles. Therefor
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  • ...ween 0,15 and 0,47 mg/l) and a strong tendency to [[adsorption|adsorb]] to organic matter and soils. In marine waters they are not considered to be easily deg
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  • Organic chemical industries as well as iron and steel production are major sources
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  • ...solubility of 0,734 g/l. It has a low tendency to [[adsorption|adsorb]] to organic matter and soils and has a [[half-life]] in water of less than a month<ref
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  • ...with inorganic molecules, and use this energy to synthesize all necessary organic compounds from carbon dioxide. <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemotrop ...ulfide, elemental sulfur, ferrous iron, molecular hydrogen, and ammonia or organic sources to produce energy. Most chemoautotrophs are extremophiles, bacteria
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  • ...se different inorganic redox reactions as well as to make use of different organic substrates. This is likely to be an adaptation for survival in these [[pela ...tuted a population of highly active cells that were all actively taking up organic matter. However, they were quickly eliminated from the water by grazers<ref
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  • ...bility of 0.047 mg/l and is expected to [[adsorption|adsorb]] to soils and organic matter. Although it is relatively fast degraded in water ([[half-life]] of
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  • These oscillations lead to changes in the amount and quality of particulate organic carbon (POC) that is exported from the surface layer to the sea floor. Thes ...nt to which surface sediments, and particularly deposits of phytodetritus (organic detritus derived from surface primary production), were reworked. Probably
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  • ...Sea after 1992, which resulted in an enhanced biological productivity and organic matter flux to the seabed. In 1993, this enhanced flux caused significant c ...27160 common sole] largely profits from the contributions from terrestrial organic matter, via their main prey: deposit-feeding [http://www.marinespecies.org/
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  • ....marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=149668 mysids]) may transport organic matter and thereby transmit a temporal signal. Longer temporal trends are l
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  • ...lated by a fundamental pathway (the microbial pathway), which recycles the organic matter deriving from the death and excrement of all living beings to produc
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  • ...rogen <ref>P. A. Wheeler and D. L. Kirchman, "Utilization of inorganic and organic nitrogen by bacteria in marine systems," Limnol. Oceanogr. 31(5), 998-1009
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  • ...ast (Gónima et al. 1998), leads to an additional increase in nutrient and organic material input. During the rainy season the accumulated detritus of the dyi ...osé Ernesto & Adriana Vallejo. 2003. Heterotrophic microbial activity and organic matter degradation in coastal lagoons of Colombia. Rev. biol. trop, mar. vo
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  • ...such as the Chaguaramas National Park as a consequence of the increase in organic pollution from effluents from coastal developments, boats and yachts, broke
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  • ...rittany in France and Bantry Bay, Ireland, and is a popular fertilizer for organic gardening. It was also dredged off Falmouth, Cornwall, but this ceased in 2
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  • ...lankton, the smallest marine organisms, transform energy from the sun into organic tissue. Phytoplankton are eaten by zooplankton, which are eaten by small fi ...osition of gases in the atmosphere. Indeed, the production and sinking of organic particles in the oceans helps regulate the concentration of the main greenh
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  • ...he White Sea ''C. glacialis'' is one of the key producers of faecal pellet organic carbon, vital for benthic species, and itself a major source of energy for
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  • ...in the sand, but also because roots improve the soil structure, by adding organic material (due to plant turnover and leaf litter), moisture (due to surface ...as ''Cakile'', development is strongly enhanced by the presence of buried organic material (Del Vecchio et al., 2017<ref>Del Vecchio, S., Jucker, T., Carboni
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  • ...eatise on Geomorphology (ed. Shroder, J.F.), Elsevier</ref>. By disrupting organic matter storage processes, eutrophication may also turn salt marshes from a
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  • ...sses (e.g., denitrification). This can lead to substantial accumulation of organic matter and nutrients within the sediment, promoting anoxic, sulfide-rich co
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  • ...st widespread groundwater contaminant and originates from natural sources, organic sources, atmospheric deposition, and inorganic [[fertilizer]]) and by '''pr
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  • ...sses. The ocean stores huge amounts of carbon in living creatures and dead organic matter. This process is intimately linked to the cycling of oxygen and the
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  • ...able load per person per day: it is defined in Directive 91/271/EEC as the organic biodegradable load having a five-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) of 60
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  • |definition=any organic or inorganic material of natural or synthetic origin (other than liming mat
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  • ...s. Using energy from sunlight, carbon dioxide and water are converted into organic materials to be used in cellular functions such as biosynthesis and respira
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  • ...200 - 1500 m depth, and are related to microbial mineralization of sinking organic material<ref name=BG>Breitburg, D., Gregoire, M. Isensee, K. (eds.) 2018. T ...ification<ref>Baroni, I.R., Palastanga, V. and Slomp, C. P. 2020. Enhanced Organic Carbon Burial in Sediments of Oxygen Minimum Zones Upon Ocean Deoxygenation
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  • ...S) and mucus produced by micro-benthos and bacteria (that feed on decaying organic matter). Clays are therefore classified as ''cohesive sediments''. Mud floc ...c detritus in variable proportions from practically nil to 100% by weight. Organic-rich mega-flocs (typically 1000 <math>\mu</math>m) are often linked to seas
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  • ...en en degradatieproducten van organisch materiaal (CDOM; Colored Dissolved Organic Matter). Met de kennis van onder meer hun optische eigenschappen en na atmo
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  • ...ohesive properties of the clay fraction, enhanced by the properties of the organic matter, dominate the overall behaviour. Studies on [[erosion]] behaviour of ...S) and mucus produced by micro-benthos and bacteria (that feed on decaying organic matter).<br>
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  • ...torical times have been infilled by accumulation of inwashed sediments and organic deposits (e.g. in the Anzio district, and along the Adriatic coastline, in ...amatically affected by habitat loss and modification, physical alteration, organic, chemical and biological pollution and overexploitation (as exogenic unmana
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  • ...ith hydrogen sulfide, that over thousands years, accumulated from decaying organic matter in the Black Sea. Due to the unique geomorphological structure and s
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  • ...ub>2</sub>)) plays an important role for life. Other major sources include organic matter in soil and the oceans. Nitrogen is often the most limiting nutrient ...IGN="justify">Decaying algal blooms and long-term nutrients and associated organic matter enrichment can lead to oxygen deficiency and the degree is widely us
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  • ...change of strategy in synthetic chemistry by integrating state of the art organic chemistry and modern biochemistry and biotechnology. This will enable a new
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  • ...driatic Sea, Role of bacteria in production and decomposition of colloidal organic matter in the Northern Adriatic
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  • ...in R&D, as provided for in Organic Law 6/2001 on Universities, modified by Organic Law 4/2007, of 12 April.
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  • Bioremediation is the process where microorganisms transform organic contaminants in oceans, soils, groundwater, sludge and solids, into an ener Biostimulation refers to the addition of specific nutrients, air, organic substrates or other electron donors/acceptors, nutrients, and other compoun
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  • ...n wind velocities exceed 10 m/s. The presence of salt crusts, algae, clay, organic matter and calcareous materials also inhibits the uptake of sand from the b
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  • ...he Cawthron Natural Compounds (CNC) team specializes in extracting complex organic compounds sourced from algae and other plants, it then provides the purifie
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  • | definition = Small organic molecules produced by life-sustaining chemical reactions in an organism. }
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  • ...y of certain types of [[phytoplankton]] resulting in [[algal blooms]]. The organic matter produced by these phytoplankton species at the surface of the ocean
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  • 8 weeks they are launched in the openwater farm, which is organic certified according to European organic standards. The
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  • ...of '''water clarity''' or transparency caused by suspended particles from organic (algae, plankton) or inorganic (fine silts or clays) origin. The more turbi
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  • ...e environment to avoid cell shrinkage or dilatation<ref>Yancey, P.H. 2005. Organic osmolytes as compatible, metabolic and counteracting cytoprotectants in hig
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  • ...idal currents, leading to a strong increase in turbidity. Decomposition of organic material in the high turbidity zone can cause oxygen depletion, especially
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  • ...n summarizes the effects of major stress-inducing agents (heavy metals and organic compounds) in coral. ==== 2. Organic Compounds ====
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  • ...n 2 and 6 m. Fine sand deposits prevail in the southern delta lobes, while organic mud deposits (interbedded with fine sand) are found in the less active nort ...situated in an arid region; it receives no fresh water runoff and little organic matter. Distinct ebb and flood channels are bending around tidal flats, whi
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  • ...bed friction by forming surface films (algae mats) and by excreting large organic molecules (EPS). Other organisms can enhance sediment mobility and bed fric
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  • ...interest to sedimentation engineering. Natural flocs almost always contain organic detritus in variable proportions from practically nil to 100% by weight. Th In Lake Apopka in central Florida settling velocities of organic-rich mud (<math>\rho_s = 1,873 \;</math> kg m<sup>-3</sup>) were measured w
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  • ...with a spring bloom; moreover large-cell phytoplankton favour particulate organic carbon export and sequestration in deep water and sediments <ref name=S09><
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  • ...der:1px solid gray;"| The capacity of an ecosystem to filter and decompose organic material in water and soils
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  • ...balance the internal and external osmotic pressure<ref>Yancey, P.H. 2005. Organic osmolytes as compatible, metabolic and counteracting cytoprotectants in hig ...e characterised by high levels of suspended solids, such as silt, clay and organic [[detritus]], inducing high [[Turbidity|turbidity]]. In the freshwater-seaw
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  • ...//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microbial_loop microbial loop]. This loop recycles organic matter that is too small to be consumed by metazoan [[plankton]].
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  • ...nd impacts|'''<u>biochemical pollution</u>''']]. Most pollution (microbes, organic and metallic compounds) originates from land-based sources (households, ind
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  • * Sedimentary rock = lithified deposits of mineral or organic particles (e.g., [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breccia ''breccia''], [http ...dead plant remains (peat), have a high organic component and are termed ''organic-rich biological sediments''. Biogenic sediments may constitute a substantia
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  • | definition = The trophic pathway through which dissolved organic carbon (DOC) released by marine organisms is returned to higher trophic lev ..., are eaten by zooplankton. Micro-flagellates and ciliates help to recycle organic matter back into the marine food web. Bacteria also help to facilitate phyt
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  • ...ctors, like suspended sediments, phytoplankton concentration and dissolved organic material. It is concluded with two extensive contributions on available [[m
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  • ...contents in water and involving sediments likely to hold heavy metals and organic micro-pollutants, diffuse land-based pollution resulting from agriculture,
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  • ...ally (e.g., biogenic carbonate deposition), bind from other sources (using organic cement e.g. worm reefs) or develop from a combination of the two (e.g. muss
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  • ...es that cause them determine the gradients in grain size, nutrient levels, organic matter levels and water content. Plants and animals are adapted to specific ...s encourage deposition of suspended sediment, which leads to the supply of organic material and nutrients needed for growth.
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  • ...ediation of Prestige fuel oil along the Atlantic coast of Galicia (Spain). Organic Geochemistry 37: 1869-1884</ref>. Hydro-cleaning machines were the preferen ...ediation of Prestige fuel oil along the Atlantic coast of Galicia (Spain). Organic Geochemistry 37: 1869-1884</ref>.
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  • ...The benthic fauna responds to changes in particulate fluxes of mineral and organic matter from the photic layer. In turn, changes in the secondary production
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  • ...rnier, J.A., Servais, P., Moatar, F. and Commarieu, M-V. 2007. Particulate organic carbon in the estuarine turbidity maxima of the Gironde, Loire and Seine es ...n the more turbid Gironde estuary due to the larger fraction of degradable organic matter<ref name=E></ref>. Source: Syvel Bulletin 2 (2011), GIP Loire Estuar
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  • ...a and archaea after the water pressure of the flooding tide has pumped the organic matter into the pore system of the sand body. During the ebbing tide, the m ...the deeper anoxic strata, extract their nourishment from hard-to-decompose organic matter left over by the surface bacteria, or whether the pore water in the
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  • ...ineering 115: 58–66</ref>): (1) deep plowing, (2) amending the soil with organic wastes to induce the development of macropore networks, (3) the creation of == Sand-capping of organic-enriched estuarine sediments==
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  • ...:2px solid lightblue; font-size: 11px; text-align:left"| '''The Persistant Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation''' https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/T
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  • ...nt of oxygen, divided by the volume of the system, required to oxidize the organic (and inorganic) matter present in the system. In practice, it is usually ex Hazardous substances (pesticides, heavy metals, pharmaceuticals or persistent organic pollutants (POPs)) that cause harmful effects to the ecosystem when they en
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  • ...ntent in compounds with different biological activities, including complex organic compounds and primary and secondary metabolites, such as phytopigments ([ht *Water treatment. Removal of organic pollutants, heavy metals and pathogens due to the symbiotic system of seawe
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  • ...e density of the mud deposit. It also increases with increasing content of organic matter. Fluid mud layers have typical yield stress values below 20 Pa; for
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  • ...Mook, W.G. 1981. Field observations of isotopic composition of particulate organic carbon in the Southern North Sea and adjacent estuaries. Mar.Geol. 41: 11-2
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  • ...ve surface area, shallow depth to anaerobic zone, and high availability of organic matter.
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  • ...olour are: phytoplankton, total suspended matter (TSM), coloured dissolved organic matter (CDOM, also called 'gelbstoff' due to the brown-yellow reflected col ...lankton contains green-coloured chlorophyll-a (Chl-a, necessary to produce organic carbon using light and carbon dioxide during [[photosynthesis]]) which abso
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  • ...anic particles (total suspended matter) accounts mainly for scattering and organic matter for absorbtion (yellow substance). Because of the dependence on the
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