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It is estimated that about 50% of the world's oxygen is produced via phytoplankton photosynthesis. The rest is produced via photosynthesis on land by plants. Furthermore, phytoplankton photosynthesis has controlled the atmospheric CO 2 / O 2 balance since the early Precambrian Eon.
Source: Oxygen is the most abundant element in the Earthâs crust, accounting for almost half of it by mass. More than half of the atoms in the Earthâs crust are oxygen atoms. About 86 percent of the mass of Earthâs oceans is oxygen â mainly in the form of water. Oxygen is the third most common element in the Universe, behind hydrogen and helium. It is obtained commercially from liquefied air separation plants. It can be prepared in the laboratory by electrolysis of water. Isotopes: 13 whose half-lives are known, with mass numbers 12 to 24.