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SUBMITTER: Ciuraru R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4652275 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ciuraru Raluca R Fine Ludovic L Pinxteren Manuela van Mv D'Anna Barbara B Herrmann Hartmut H George Christian C
Environmental science & technology 20151002 22
Isoprene is an important reactive gas that is produced mainly in terrestrial ecosystems but is also produced in marine ecosystems. In the marine environment, isoprene is produced in the seawater by various biological processes. Here, we show that photosensitized reactions involving the sea-surface microlayer lead to the production of significant amounts of isoprene. It is suggested that H-abstraction processes are initiated by photochemically excited dissolved organic matter which will the degra ...[more]