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Photoinduced and Microbial Generation of Hydrogen Peroxide
Sampling sites/Regions
Latitude/
Country
Sample type
/Time/Period
H
2 O
2
ROOH
Solar
intensity
(MJm
−2 )
DOC
(μM C)
References
(nM)
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean
France
Surface water
(May)
24–256
–
–
–
Amouroux
and Donard (1995)
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean
France
Surface water
(December)
22–69
–
–
–
Amouroux
and Donard (1995)
Great Barrier Reef seawater
Australia
Surface water
(December)
15–110
–
–
–
Szymczak
and Waite (1991)
Gulf of Mexico
22–30°N
Surface water
150–197
–
–
–
van Baalen and Marler
(1966)
Gulf of Mexico
22–30°N
Surface water
120–140
–
–
–
Moffett
and Zika (1983)
Gulf of Mexico
22–30°N
Surface water
180–280
–
–
–
Zika et al. (1985)
Caribbean Sea
10°N
Surface water
95–420
–
–
–
Moore et al. (1993)
Eastern Caribbean Sea
10°N
Near surface
60–120
–
–
–
Moore et al. (1993)
Eastern Caribbean Sea
15–19°N
Surface water
(fall & spring)
~75–150
–
–
–
Sikorsky and Zika (1993)
Eastern Caribbean Sea
12–15°N
Surface water
(fall & spring)
~50–180
–
–
–
Sikorsky and Zika (1993)
Sargasso Sea
32°N
Surface water
(fall & spring)
95–175
–
–
–
Miller and Kester (1994)
Saragasso Sea
32°N
Surface water
(June)
<150
–
–
–
Palenic and Morel (1988)
Western Mediterranean
36–38°N
Surface water
(May)
100–140
–
–
–
Johnson et al. (1989)
Subtropical Atlantic Ocean
12–34°N
Surface water
75–220
–
–
77–91
(50 m)
Obernosterer et al.
(2001)
Subtropical Atlantic Ocean
12–34°N
Deeper water
5.0–10.0
–
–
57–71
(150 m)
Obernosterer et al.
(2001)
(continued)
Table 1 (continued)