Brine Rejection Activity

As salt water freezes, the salt is pushed out of solution through channels in the ice. This process is called brine rejection or brine exclusion. These channels are often used as microhabitats by ice algae, zooplankton, and even tiny fish. You can easily demonstrate what these channels look like.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Caissie, Beth, Snyder, Rob
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2010
Subjects:
brine rejection
brine exclusion
microhabitats
Geochemistry
Geology
Geophysics and Seismology
Glaciology
ice algae
Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/stem_ipy/19
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1019&context=stem_ipy
Description
Summary:As salt water freezes, the salt is pushed out of solution through channels in the ice. This process is called brine rejection or brine exclusion. These channels are often used as microhabitats by ice algae, zooplankton, and even tiny fish. You can easily demonstrate what these channels look like.

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