Coastal Zones and Oceanography

Ocean Chemistry or Marine Chemistry

 Ocean chemistry or marine chemistry:

Chemical oceanography or Marine Chemistry studies the chemistry of marine environments including the influences of different variables like turbidity currents, sediments, pH level, metamorphic activity and Ecology. Ocean Chemistry involves inorganic, organic and biochemistry.

Inorganic chemistry is defined as the study of compounds that do not contain carbon, involve some non-living matter, diamonds.

Organic chemistry involves study of   compounds that contain both carbon and hydrogen—two elements found in all living things.

Biochemistry is the chemistry of biological processes includes Molecular and cellular biology