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    • Carrier from ocean to atmosphere: organic gases ページ

      　Marine plants make organic matter by taking up pro-organic elements such as C, H, O, N, S, Ca, Mg, Si, P, Cl, Br, I, Fe, Mn, Zn, and others contained in seawater. Organic matter plays a central role in the material cycle of the oceans, and is important not only for mass transfer in seawater, but also as a carrier for mass transfer to the atmosphere.

      　Organic gases serve as carriers from the ocean to the atmosphere. Since they are organic compounds with volatile properties, they are called volatile organic compound (VOC). Since it is a complicated name, we can abbreviate it to VOC or simply call it "organic gas". Organic gases are classified according to the type of components they contain. They include sulfur, halogens, nitrogen, and so on.


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