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The Carbonate System in Marine Environments

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Chemical Processes in Marine Environments

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The major portion of carbon in the oceans occurs in the carbonate system. This system involves the following equilibria

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  1. Dipartimento di Chimica Inorganica, Sezione di Chimica Ambientale, Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Parco d’Orleans II, I-90128, Palermo, Italy

    Antonio Gianguzza

  2. Dipartimento di Chimica Analitica, Università di Torino, Via P. Giuria 5, I-10125, Torino, Italy

    Ezio Pelizetti

  3. Dipartimento di Chimica Inorganica, Chimica Analitica e Chimica Fisika, Università di Messina, Salita Sperone 31, I-98166, Messina, Italy

    Silvio Sammartano

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Millero, F.J. (2000). The Carbonate System in Marine Environments. In: Gianguzza, A., Pelizetti, E., Sammartano, S. (eds) Chemical Processes in Marine Environments. Environmental Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04207-6_2

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