The hypothesis is proposed that inorganic ammonia may be adsorbed on particulate matter in the sea. The random distribution of such particulate ammonia would account for the frequent ‘contamination’ reported in ammonia analyses and for the finding of nitrifying bacteria associated only with particulate matter, but never with sea water itself.

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海水中的颗粒氨

提出的假设是无机氨可能吸附在海中的颗粒物上。这种颗粒氨的随机分布将解释氨分析中报告的频繁“污染”，以及仅与颗粒物质相关的硝化细菌的发现，而与海水本身无关。