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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > chemistry > physical chemistry > chemical precipitation > whiting events
Fields of Study > biochemistry > biomineralization > whiting events
Fields of Study > chemistry > reaction chemistry > chemical reactions > mineralization > biomineralization > whiting events
Preferred Term:

whiting events

Definition:
Sudden, large-scale precipitation of fine-grained calcium carbonate and other organic compounds that gives a milky appearance to the water body. It could be due to photosynthetic activity of certain marine microbes or due to change in the water temperature.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
biomineralization, chemical precipitation
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/270486
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RDF/XMLCreated 2016-01-15, last modified 2016-11-14