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Atmospheric iron refers to iron particles suspended in the atmosphere in aerosol form. About 95% of global atmospheric iron is part of mineral dust lifted from deserts – mostly the Sahara desert – by winds. The remaining 5% comes from combustion sources such as industrial activity and the burning of biofuels.[1]
Deposition
[edit]Bioavailability
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Mahowald 2009, p. 246
References
[edit]- Mahowald, Natalie; Engelstaedter, Sebastian; Luo, Chao; et al. (January 2009). "Atmospheric Iron Deposition: Global Distribution, Variability, and Human Perturbations". Annual Review of Marine Science. 1: 245–278. doi:10.1146/annurev.marine.010908.163727.