Abstract
The alteration of the chemical composition of the oceans by man is proceeding at an ever increasing rate due to rises in population and in industrialization over the world. In some instances the activities of society are increasing the levels of substances in sea water; in others, materials foreign to the oceanic realm are being introduced.
An understanding of how the oceans may be modified can be found in considerations of the oceans as a chemical system. The characteristics of marine chemical reactions — the sites of the processes, their time constants, and the nature of the reactants — are considered along with the routes of transport of materials from the continents to the oceans.
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Goldberg, E.D. (1970). The Chemical Invasion of the Oceans by Man. In: Singer, S.F. (eds) Global Effects of Environmental Pollution. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3290-2_19
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