CONTENTS 



Preface Hi 



Executive Summary 1 



Session A 

 Processes and Mechanisms Governing 

 the Inorganic Composition of Seawater 



Dr. Frank J. Millero, Discussion Leader 



INTRODUCTION 5 



SEAWATERAS A MEDIUM 7 



The Chemical Composition of Seawater 7 



The Physical and Chemical Properties of Seawater 12 



Chemical Interactions Among the Major Components 13 



Measurement and Prediction of the 



Properties of Solutes in Seawater 15 



MINOR ELEMENTS 16 



Homogeneous Reactions 17 



Heterogeneous Reactions 18 



Air-Sea Interface 21 



Analytical Studies 21 



ROLE OF ESTUARIES IN 

 MODIFYING SEAWATER COMPOSITION 23 



PARTICULATE MATTER 25 



ROLE OF BOTTOM DEPOSITS 

 IN MODIFYING SEAWATER COMPOSITION 26 



NUMERICAL MODELS IN 



CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY 27 



Session B 



Chemical Fluxes Through the Marine Environment, 



Including Air-Sea and Sediment-Sea Exchanges 



Dr. Edward D. Goldberg, Discussion Leader 



INTRODUCTION 31 



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