Biogeochemical Interactions and Cycling of Sulfur, Iron, and Carbon in Sulfate-Impacted Riparian Wetlands and Wild Rice Waters
2018-08
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Biogeochemical Interactions and Cycling of Sulfur, Iron, and Carbon in Sulfate-Impacted Riparian Wetlands and Wild Rice Waters
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Sulfide accumulation in the porewater of freshwater aquatic systems has been shown to inhibit the growth of many aquatic macrophytes, including wild rice. While interactions between sulfur (S), carbon (C), and iron (Fe) cycles are recognized, secondary “cryptic” S cycles are much less understood; these cycles favor reduction of sulfate over Fe, contrary to traditional thermodynamic expectations; these “cryptic” cycles have been suggested to occur at Second Creek through models by Ng et al. (2017). Using field observations, hydrologic monitoring, and geochemical analyses, we found that changes in hyporheic flux result in changes in porewater SO42- concentrations. Additionally, we have found that intermediate valence S species may act as primary sinks for excess dissolved sulfide. Our comparison study between a SO42--impacted stream and a less-impacted river demonstrates that the accumulation of porewater sulfide may be suppressed through limited TOC, excess sediment Fe, or through generation of S-intermediates.
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University of Minnesota M.S. thesis. August 2018. Major: Earth Sciences. Advisor: Cara Santelli. 1 computer file (PDF); viii, 124 pages.
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Torgeson, Joshua. (2018). Biogeochemical Interactions and Cycling of Sulfur, Iron, and Carbon in Sulfate-Impacted Riparian Wetlands and Wild Rice Waters. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/208965.
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