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Transfer of matter across gas-liquid interfaces is governed by the same physical and chemical principles irrespective of whether the interface separates laboratory or environmental media. Similarly, in the environment the same general principles apply whether the atmosphere is exchanging with fresh or saline waters. Two important advantages stem from this: (1) ideas and results developed in simple or idealized laboratory set-ups (e.g., in chemical engineering) can often be used in field situations, which are generally less tractable; (2) field studies conducted on lakes are applicable to oceanic and coastal situations, and vice versa.
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Liss, P.S., Jickells, T.D., Buat-Ménard, P. (1993). The Water-Air Interface. In: Salomons, W., Bayne, B.L., Duursma, E.K., Förstner, U. (eds) Pollution of the North Sea. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73709-1_7
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