Abstract
In 1975 Paul Schindler produced the first oceanic trace metal scavenging model to explicitly include the role of surface chemistry as a control on trace metal water column residence times. The eighteen years that have elapsed since the publication of Schindler's seminal paper have seen the development of a variety of oceanic scavenging models; yet, the fundamental insight of his “Zero-order Model” remains the benchmark. This paper describes the role of Paul Schindler's work on surface chemistry in providing a framework for the current generation of trace element scavenging models.
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Santschi, P.H., Honeyman, B.D. & Quigley, M.S. The “Zero-order Model” revisited: Paul Schindler's influence on the development of trace metal scavenging models. Aquatic Science 55, 230–239 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00877268
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