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Massive emissions of toxic gas in the Atlantic

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  • Scarla J. Weeks

    (Ocean Space Ltd
    University of Cape Town)

  • Bronwen Currie

    (National Marine Research and Information Center)

  • Andrew Bakun

    (IRD, IDYLE Project, University of Cape Town)

Abstract

Recurrent eruptions of toxic hydrogen sulphide gas in the waters along the Namibian coast off southwestern Africa have been considered to be local features with only limited ecosystem-scale consequences. But satellite remote sensing has revealed that these naturally occurring events are much more extensive and longer-lasting than previously suspected, and that the resultant hypoxia may last for much longer. The effects on the marine ecology and valuable coastal fisheries of this region are likely to be important.

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  • Scarla J. Weeks & Bronwen Currie & Andrew Bakun, 2002. "Massive emissions of toxic gas in the Atlantic," Nature, Nature, vol. 415(6871), pages 493-494, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:415:y:2002:i:6871:d:10.1038_415493b
    DOI: 10.1038/415493b
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