Microbial sulfate reduction in deep sediments of the Southwest Pacific (ODP Leg 181, Sites 1119-1125): Evidence from stable sulfur isotope fractionation and pore water modeling

Marine Geology

Volumn 205, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 249-260

  Böttcher, Michael E ^a   Khim, Boo Keun ^b,g   Suzuki, Atsushi ^c,h   Gehre, Matthias ^d   Wortmann, Ulrich G ^e,i   Brumsack, Hans J ^f  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^d HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^e GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^g Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^h NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dissolved sulfate; Microbial sulfate reduction; Ocean Drilling Program; Pore water modeling; Pyrite; Southwest Pacific; Stable sulfur isotopes

Indexed keywords

DIAGENETIC; MICROBIAL SULPHATE REDUCTION; SULPHUR ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION;

HYDROGEN INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ISOTOPES; ORGANIC MINERALS; PRODUCTIVITY; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TURBIDITY;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; PYRITE; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; SULFUR ISOTOPE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST);

EID: 1842666541     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(04)00026-X     Document Type: Article

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