In nature, a bubble's lifetime depends on the level of dissolved organic matter and nanoparticles, without which small bubbles rapidly shrink and disappear.
news.sciencemag.org It is also heterotrophic; the polyps extend their tentacles and catch and ingest organic particles, sediment, zooplankton, bacteria and even dissolved organic matter.
en.wikipedia.org Secondary treatment removes dissolved organic matter that escapes primary treatment and uses bacteria to convert it into bacterial cells.
www.peninsulanewsreview.com Thermal dissolution involves the application of solvents at elevated temperatures and pressures, increasing oil output by cracking the dissolved organic matter.
en.wikipedia.org Oysters consume nitrogen-containing compounds (nitrates and ammonia), phosphates, plankton, detritus, bacteria, and dissolved organic matter, removing them from the water.
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