Biogenic bromine production in the Arctic

• Published in: Marine chemistry Vol. 56; no. 3; pp. 181 - 192
• Main Authors: Cota, Glenn F., Sturges, William T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.1997
• Subjects: Arctic; bromine; ice algea; kelp; sea ice; Arctic; Canada; PNW, Canada, Northwest Terr., Arctic Archipelago; bromine; Arctic; ice algea; kelp; sea ice

Bottom ice microalgae and a common kelp, Agarum cribosum, have been shown to contain and release organohalides during spring in the high Canadian Arctic. Although a variety of brominated, chlorinated or mixed-halogen compounds are present in algal tissues, bromoform (CHBr 3) dominates tissue content...