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TRACES of dissolved substances, of the order of 10−7 M or less, can or may have far-reaching effects on the type or growth rate of organisms in the sea1. We now wish to report the occurrence of a possible ectocrine, hydrogen peroxide, in surface sea water samples taken near Port Aransas. We have no direct evidence suggesting that hydrogen peroxide in sea water has any biological or chemical significance; however, from continuing experiments on the growth of single cells of coccoid blue-green algae on agar plates2,3, we are led to propose that it could be a significant ecological variable.
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BAALEN, C., MARLER, J. Occurrence of Hydrogen Peroxide in Sea Water. Nature 211, 951 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/211951a0
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