Water-buoyant particulate materials containing micronutrients for phytoplankton

摘要

PCT No. PCT/US96/11896 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 22, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 22, 1998 PCT Filed Jul. 18, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/04130 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 6, 1997Water-buoyant compositions comprising a source of micronutrients for photosynthetic phytoplankton growth are useful for stimulating photosynthetic phytoplankton growth in ocean areas devoid of such growth when deployed on ocean surfaces as floating particles. Iron is the preferred micronutrient.