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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-10-01
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Series: | Molecules |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/21/3927 |