Research Article

Polysaccharides, Proteins, and Phytoplankton Fragments: Four Chemically Distinct Types of Marine Primary Organic Aerosol Classified by Single Particle Spectromicroscopy

Table 2

Summary of observed marine particle types in southeast Pacific and Arctic samples.

TypeNo. of Marine Particles
PacificArctic

Polysaccharide
 with carboxylic acid (PsI)043
 without carboxylic acid (PsII)70
Protein24
Phytoplankton190

Total2847