Articles | Volume 24, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-13413-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-13413-2024
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05 Dec 2024
Research article |  | 05 Dec 2024

Quantification and characterization of primary biological aerosol particles and microbes aerosolized from Baltic seawater

Julika Zinke, Gabriel Pereira Freitas, Rachel Ann Foster, Paul Zieger, Ernst Douglas Nilsson, Piotr Markuszewski, and Matthew Edward Salter

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Bioaerosols, which can influence climate and human health, were studied in the Baltic Sea. In May and August 2021, we used a sea spray simulation chamber during two ship-based campaigns to collect and measure these aerosols. We found that microbes were enriched in air compared to seawater. Bacterial diversity was analysed using DNA sequencing. Our methods provided consistent estimates of microbial emission fluxes, aligning with previous studies.
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