Phytoplankton aromatic hydrocarbons

C.A. Marwood, R.E.H. Smith, K.R. Solomon, M.N. Charlton, B.M. Greenberg (1999). Intact and photodified polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons inhibit photosynthesis in natural assemblages of Lake Erie phytoplankton exposed to solar radiation. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf., 44, 322-327. 

Zsolnay (1973b) reported the existence of a significant linear correlation (r = 0.63 P 0.001) between the non-aromatic hydrocarbons and the chlorophyll a content in the euphotic zone of the water off West Africa during a short period (six days) of high biological activity in March 1972. It was suggested, therefore, that the non-aromatic hydrocarbons present resulted essentially from phytoplankton activity. 

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