Marine Chemistry
by Adina Paytan
Publisher: Stanford University 2006
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The oceans are in interactive contact with the atmosphere, biosphere and lithosphere and virtually all elements pass through the ocean at some point in their cycles. In this class we will learn about the first-order processes that take place within the sea and affect its chemistry.
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