Editing Chloromethane (section)

===Marine===
Laboratory cultures of marine [[phytoplankton]] (''Phaeodactylum tricornutum'', ''Phaeocystis'' sp., ''Thalassiosira weissflogii'', ''Chaetoceros calcitrans'', ''Isochrysis'' sp., ''Porphyridium'' sp., ''Synechococcus'' sp., ''Tetraselmis'' sp., ''Prorocentrum'' sp., and ''Emiliana huxleyi'') produce CH<sub>3</sub>Cl, but in relatively insignificant amounts.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Scarratt MG, Moore RM| year = 1996 | title = Production of Methyl Chloride and Methyl Bromide in Laboratory Cultures of Marine Phytoplankton | journal = Mar Chem | volume = 54 | pages = 263–272 | doi = 10.1016/0304-4203(96)00036-9 | issue = 3–4| bibcode = 1996MarCh..54..263S }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Scarratt MG, Moore RM| year = 1998 | title = Production of Methyl Bromide and Methyl Chloride in Laboratory Cultures of Marine Phytoplankton II | journal = Mar Chem | volume = 59 | pages = 311–320 | doi = 10.1016/S0304-4203(97)00092-3 | issue = 3–4| bibcode = 1998MarCh..59..311S }}</ref> An extensive study of 30 species of polar macroalgae revealed the release of significant amounts of CH<sub>3</sub>Cl in only ''Gigartina skottsbergii'' and ''Gymnogongrus antarcticus''.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Laturnus F | year = 2001 | title = Marine Macroalgae in Polar Regions as Natural Sources for Volatile Organohalogens | journal = Environ Sci Pollut Res | volume = 8 | pages = 103–108 | doi = 10.1007/BF02987302 | pmid = 11400635 | issue = 2| bibcode = 2001ESPR....8..103L | s2cid = 570389 }}</ref>