10.18453/rosdok_id00001948
Hammer, Karoline
Karoline
Hammer
http://d-nb.info/gnd/1138037257
Effect of organic compounds on the acid-base system of the Baltic Sea
Einfluss organischer Substanzen auf das Säure-Base-System in der Ostsee
Universität Rostock
2017
550 Earth sciences
540 Chemistry & allied sciences
2017
en
http://purl.uni-rostock.de/rosdok/id00001948
urn:nbn:de:gbv:28-diss2017-0112-3
The Baltic Sea is characterized by low inorganic alkalinities and high concentrations of dissolved organic matter (DOM). The contribution of DOM to the marine acid-base system has mostly been ignored in previous studies based on the assumption that coastal waters exhibit the same conditions as oceanic waters. The present thesis investigated concentrations and acid-base properties of total DOM, humic/fulvic acids and carboxylic acids. Conducted field, laboratory and theoretical studies revealed a not negligible contribution of organic compounds to the alkalinity in the Baltic Sea.