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Lim, Yong-Kian, Phang, Siew-Moi, Sturges, William T. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9044-7169, Malin, Gill ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3639-9215 and Rahman, Noorsaadah Binti Abdul
(2018)
Emission of short-lived halocarbons by three common tropical marine microalgae during batch culture.
Journal of Applied Phycology, 30 (1).
pp. 341-353.
ISSN 0921-8971
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Abstract
Very short-lived halocarbons of marine biogenic origin play an important role in affecting tropospheric and stratospheric chemistry. In recent years, more attention has been paid to tropical regions where the influence of strong convective forces is responsible for rapid uplifting of the volatile organohalogens from the open surface waters into the atmosphere. This laboratory-based study reports on three common tropical marine microalgae capable of emitting a range of short-lived halocarbons, namely, CH3I, CHBr3, CH2Br2, CHBr2Cl, and CHCl3. Chlorophyll a and cell density were highly correlated to the quantity of all five compounds emitted (p < 0.01). The diatom Amphora sp. UMACC 370 had a higher range of CH3I emission rate (10.55–64.18 pmol mg−1 chl a day−1, p < 0.01) than the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. UMACC 371 and chlorophyte Parachlorella sp. UMACC 245 (1.04–3.86 pmol mg−1 chl a day−1 and 0–2.16 pmol mg−1 chl a day−1, p < 0.01, respectively). Furthermore, iodine was the dominant halogen emitted in terms of total combined halide mass of all three species. Overall, the emissions of short-lived halocarbons were both species- and growth phase-dependent, highlighting the importance of considering cell physiological conditions when determining gas emission rates.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | algal biotechnology,batch culture,climate change,halocarbons,marine microalgae,tropical,sdg 13 - climate action,sdg 14 - life below water ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Environmental Biology Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Collaborative Centre for Sustainable Use of the Seas Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Marine Knowledge Exchange Network |
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| Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Sep 2017 05:06 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Oct 2022 03:06 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/64727 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10811-017-1250-z |
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