Download or read book Marine Organic Chemistry written by E. K. Duursma and published by Elsevier Science & Technology. This book was released on 1981 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Front Cover; Marine Organic Chemistry; Copyright Page; List of Contributors; CONTENTS; Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2. CHEMICAL EVOLUTION -THE GENESIS OF THE FIRST ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; Chapter 3. DISTRIBUTION OF ORGANIC MATTER IN LIVING MARINE ORGANISMS; Chapter 4. NON-LIVING PARTICULATE MATTER; Chapter 5. PROCESSES CONTROLLING THE DISTRIBUTION OF BIOGENIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN SEAWATER; Chapter 6. DECOMPOSITION OF ORGANIC MATTER OF PLANKTON. HUMIFICATION AND HYDROLYSIS; Chapter 7. ORGANO-METALLIC INTERACTIONS IN NATURAL WATERS; Chapter 8. CHEMICAL TELEMEDIATORS IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT.