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Preservation of organic matter in sediments promoted by iron

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  • Karine Lalonde

    (Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West)

  • Alfonso Mucci

    (GEOTOP and Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, 3450 University Street)

  • Alexandre Ouellet

    (Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West)

  • Yves Gélinas

    (Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West)

Abstract

About one-fifth of organic carbon in sediments is bound to reactive iron phases, which are metastable over geological timescales and may therefore serve as a sink for the long-term storage of organic carbon.

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  • Karine Lalonde & Alfonso Mucci & Alexandre Ouellet & Yves Gélinas, 2012. "Preservation of organic matter in sediments promoted by iron," Nature, Nature, vol. 483(7388), pages 198-200, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:483:y:2012:i:7388:d:10.1038_nature10855
    DOI: 10.1038/nature10855
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