ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy, a New Non-Destructive Approach for the Quantitative Determination of Biogenic Silica in Marine Sediments

Biogenic silica is the major component of the external skeleton of marine micro-organisms, such as diatoms, which, after the organisms death, settle down onto the seabed. These micro-organisms are involved in the CO<sub>2</sub> cycle because they remove it from the atmosphere through pho...

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Main Authors: Dora Melucci, Alessandro Zappi, Francesca Poggioli, Pietro Morozzi, Federico Giglio, Laura Tositti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/21/3927