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Enrichment of dissolved phenolic material in the surface microlayer of coastal waters

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The sea surface microlayer often has greater concentrations of dissolved organic material (DOM) than subsurface water1–5, but the chemical nature of this material remains unresolved. Most studies of microlayer organic chemistry have focused on lipid6–9 and hydrocarbon components10,11. Carbohydrate material can account for a significant fraction of the microlayer DOM4 supporting IR spectroscopic evidence which suggests that the microlayer material is predominantly carbohydrate-proteinaceous complexes12. Some similarity of the microlayer DOM to marine humic material has been noted12–14. We report here preferential enrichment of dissolved phenolic material in the surface microlayer of coastal waters.

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Carlson, D., Mayer, L. Enrichment of dissolved phenolic material in the surface microlayer of coastal waters. Nature 286, 482–483 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1038/286482a0

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