Dissolved organic matter plays role in greenhouse effect

From: Sea Technology | Date: April 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Vast amounts of dissolved organic matter in the ocean, once thought to be inert, may play a surprising role in mitigating the greenhouse effect, according to bioengineering researchers at the University of Washington (UW).

These tiny chains, or polymers, of carbon-based molecules comprise a significant portion of all the organic material in the oceans, but were thought to be too small to register on the marine food chain. Instead, they appear to be spontaneously assembling into molecular networks called polymer gels that would give them a vital role in the carbon cycle, the UW researchers ...

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