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Marine chemists have long been concerned with the geochemical cycling of trace species in the ocean and with evaluating the sources, sinks, and transport paths of chemicals through the marine system. In recent years there has been a growing realization that rivers — previously believed to be the primary input path for materials entering the ocean — may be equalled and even surpassed in some cases by other transport paths and sources. Recent investigations of hydrothermal vents and submarine volcanism have highlighted the importance of these sources on the ocean floor for a number of substances in the ocean. Over the past ten years it has become apparent that the atmosphere can also be an important transport path for many substances entering the sea. Indeed, one of the primary objectives of this Advanced Study Institute is an evaluation of the importance of air/sea exchange processes in controlling or affecting the concentrations of a wide variety of marine organic and inorganic substances.
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Duce, R.A. (1986). The Impact of Atmospheric Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Iron Species on Marine Biological Productivity. In: Buat-Ménard, P. (eds) The Role of Air-Sea Exchange in Geochemical Cycling. NATO ASI Series, vol 185. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4738-2_19
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