An introduction to the chemistry of the sea

Introduction

The water in seawater

Salinity, chlorinity, conductivity, and density

Major constituents of seawater

Simple gases

Salts in solution

Carbon dioxide

Nutrients

Trace metals and other minor elements

Radioactive clocks

Organic matter in the sea

Anoxic marine environments

Exchanges at the boundaries

Chemical extraction of useful substances from the sea

Geochemical history of the oceans.