九龙江河口沉积物中硫酸盐还原与甲烷厌氧氧化:同位素地球化学证据

通过沉积物柱孔隙水中甲烷,SO2-4,Cl-,δc(34S-SO2-4)、δc(13 C-CH4)的垂直分布特征,研究了硫酸盐还原和甲烷厌氧氧化(anaerobic oxidation of methane,简称AOM)过程在九龙江河口沉积物中的分布规律.测定结果显示两个站位(J-A和J-E)间隙水中SO2-4浓度随深...     

珠江口淇澳岛海岸带沉积物中硫酸盐还原和不同形态硫的分布

对珠江口淇澳岛海岸带3个站位(QA-11,QA-9和QA-14)的沉积物中不同形态的还原硫(酸可挥发性硫,黄铁矿和有机硫)、总有机碳(TOC)和孔隙水中SO42-,甲烷浓度进行了测定,并且利用稳态扩散模型计算其中2个站位(QA-9和QA-14)硫酸盐还原通量[1.74和1.14 mmol/(m2.d)]和甲烷厌氧氧化通量[0.34和0.29 mmol/(m2.d)]。研究结果表明由于潮间带沉积物受到SO42-供给的限制,因此位于潮间带的QA-11站位硫酸盐还原带较浅(约16 cm);在潮下带的QA-9和QA-14站位,随离海岸距离和水深的增加,硫酸盐还原通量呈现减小的趋势,并且硫酸还原逐渐受到可利用活性有机质的限制;甲烷厌氧氧化对硫酸盐还原的贡献表现出增加的趋势,由19.2%增加至25.5%。三个站位沉积物中按不同形态还原硫含量由大到小列出,它们是有机硫(OS)、黄铁矿(DS)、酸可挥发性硫(AVS)。沉积物中AVS的空间分布与硫酸盐还原通量有正相关性。QA-11和QA-14站位的黄铁矿与AVS硫的含量比值大于3,分别为7.9和3.6,表明两个站位的黄铁矿形成可能受硫酸盐还原作用的控制;QA-9站位黄铁矿与AVS硫的含量比值为2.2,暗示AVS向黄铁矿转化受到可利用活性铁的限制。     

自组装膜进样质谱系统及其在砂质沉积物异化硝酸盐还原研究中的应用

沉积物中的异化硝酸盐还原过程对于海洋氮循环起着至关重要的作用。基于15N标记的培养技术是目前测定沉积物异化硝酸盐还原的主要手段。准确快速测定15N标记的产物(29N2、 30N2)是量化异化硝酸盐还原各个过程速率的关键。本研究自行组装膜进样质谱系统用于29N2和30N2的测定,对其测量条件进行了优化。结果表明,进样蠕动泵进样流速0.80 mL/min,进样时间3~3.5 min,恒温槽温度20~25℃,同时铜还原炉温度在300~600℃的条件下,^29N2/^28N2和^30N2/^28N2的测试精密度分别可以控制在0.1%和1%以内,比较适合29N2和30N2的测定。利用自组装的膜进样质谱系统结合15N标记的培养技术研究了青岛石老人沙滩沉积物中的异化硝酸盐还原过程。石老人沙滩沉积物不存在将硝酸盐完全还原为氮气好氧的反硝化。厌氧铵氧化、厌氧反硝化和异化硝酸盐还原为铵(Dissimilatory Nitrate Reduction to Ammonium,DNRA)的潜在速率(以湿沉积物N计)分别为(0.05±0.01) nmol/(cm^3·h),(2.32±0.21) nmol/(cm^3·h)和(1.02±0.15) nmol/(cm^3·h)。厌氧反硝化是硝酸盐异化还原主要的贡献者,其比例接近70%,其次是DNRA,比例可达30%,而厌氧铵氧化的贡献最低,仅为1%。在N2产生过程中,主要贡献者是反硝化,厌氧铵氧化的贡献仅为2%。     

ODP201航次——东赤道太平洋和秘鲁边缘深埋藏沉积物中微生物群落的研究

ODP2 0 1航次将在秘鲁海盆及边缘区、东赤道太平洋一系列站位取心并回收深海沉积物。本航次的目的是探索深海沉积物中微生物群落埋藏的分布、活动性、群落结构、种系亲和性以及全球生物地球化学的规律。对于地下沉积环境的研究包括 3个方面 :( 1 )秘鲁沿岸硫酸盐还原作用、甲烷成因的硫酸盐亏损以及硫酸盐还原的甲烷营养区 ;( 2 )硫酸盐还原作用、甲烷成因现象以及甲烷营养层共存 (赤道太平洋 )的开放大洋富硫酸盐沉积物 ;( 3)存在锰还原作用 (秘鲁海盆 )的开放大洋富硫酸盐沉积物。沿岸边缘站位包括目前所有甲烷都以自由气存在的浅水站位…     

海水反硝化和厌氧氨氧化速率同步测定的~(15)N示踪法及其应用

反硝化与厌氧氨氧化作用是海洋结合态氮迁出的主要途径,15N示踪法是定量反硝化和厌氧氨氧化作用的新方法,它具有灵敏度高、可同步测量反硝化与厌氧氨氧化速率的优点.本研究开展了一系列方法学实验,以确定高纯氦气驱赶水样所含气体的时间、超声赶气时间、同位素比值质谱仪测量N2含量的精度、N2含量及其同位素组成测定的工作曲线以及示踪剂的最佳添加量等,从而确立起15N示踪同步测定海水反硝化和厌氧氨氧化速率的方法.所建立方法测量N2含量的相对标准偏差小于8%,可满足海洋反硝化与厌氧氨氧化速率测定的需要.应用该方法实测了厦门筼筜湖富氧与缺氧水体的反硝化与厌氧氨氧化速率,结果表明,缺氧底层水的反硝化速率[4.10~5.47μmol/(dm3·d)]比富氧表层水[0.43~0.46μmol/(dm3·d)]明显来得高,但缺氧底层水的厌氧氨氧化速率[0.00~0.12μmol/(dm3·d)]则比富氧表层水的速率[0.52~0.67μmol/(dm3·d)]低得多.     

红树林湿地沉积物硫酸盐-甲烷界面分布特征及其影响因素研究

利用孔隙水化学和稳定同位素化学等方法分析珠江口红树林湿地沉积层孔隙水硫酸根(SO_4~(2-))、游离甲烷气体(CH_4)、总溶解无机碳(DIC)以及δ13CDIC的垂直剖面分布特征.结果显示,孔隙水SO_4~(2-)浓度自表至底呈线性梯度减小,至硫酸盐-甲烷界面(SMI)附近,硫酸盐几乎全部消耗,而CH_4浓度急剧增大,KC1、KC3、KC4、K17和K10等5个站位SMI深度分别为20、50、70、80、50 cm,SMI深度由红树林湿地林间向光滩逐渐增大.同时,孔隙水DIC浓度在该深度明显升高,沉积物发生强烈的甲烷厌氧氧化(AOM)作用.在AOM过程中,由于12CH_4氧化速率较13CH_4快,故引起沉积物孔隙水δ13CDIC偏轻.沉积层中的有机质含量及其活性高低是制约沉积物SMI分布深浅的关键因素,高含量的活性有机质可加速孔隙水SO_4~(2-)再矿化过程的消耗,使得通过AOM作用的SO_4~(2-)消耗通量相应增大.在微生物作用下,部分活性有机质被大量消耗,致使进入沉积物SO_4~(2-)还原带的活性有机质数量相应减少,从而引起部分SO_4~(2-)转为与CH_4发生反应促进AOM作用.     

西北太平洋楚科奇海沉积物-水界面营养盐输送通量估算

陆架区沉积物间隙水的营养盐再生是水体营养盐补充的重要途径之一。楚科奇海陆架区中部沉积物间隙水中的营养盐分布,是物理和生物扰动较弱状态下的沉积物-水界面的典型分布。本文对中国第4次北极科学考察采集的4个多管短柱沉积物样品及多管样站位的上层水样进行分析,得到沉积物间隙水、上覆水以及水柱中营养盐数据。结果表明,沉积物间隙水各营养盐浓度均先随沉积深度增加而呈指数快速升高,记为Ⅰ层;然后进入沉积物再矿化作用与营养盐移出速率相互抵消的稳定变化层,营养盐浓度在该阶段基本不变,记为Ⅱ层;最后是营养盐缓慢递减层,记为Ⅲ层,由于该层有机质降解作用耗尽氧气,NO-3和PO3-4被还原细菌利用而失去氧离子。通过双层模式和Fick第一扩散定律,计算得出楚科奇海沉积物-水界面硅酸盐、磷酸盐和硝酸盐的扩散通量分别为1.660mmol/(m2·d)(以Si计量)、0.008mmol/(m2·d)(以P计量)、0.117mmol/(m2·d)(以N计量)(以R06站为例)。四个调查站位沉积物中硅酸盐的扩散通量分别为3.101mmol/(m2·d)(以Si计量,CC1站)、1.660mmol/(m2·d)(以Si计量,R06站)、1.307mmol/(m2·d)(以Si计量,C07站)、0.243mmol/(m2·d)(以Si计量,S23站),含量呈现明显的纬度分布特征。沉积物间隙水N*的分布表明,楚科奇海沉积环境具有很强的反硝化过程,沉积物脱氮作用是硝酸盐一个重要的汇。     

珠江口淇澳岛湿地甲烷排放通量及日变化规律

2009年8月份采用静态箱法对珠江口淇澳岛湿地甲烷通量日变化进行测定,结果表明甲烷排放通量在当日23∶00和翌日早晨9∶00出现两个高峰值,分别为40.07和50.99mg·m-2·h-1;在当日17∶00和翌日凌晨5∶00出现两极小值,分别为1.13和1.57mg·m-2·h-1,同步观测孔隙水中SO2-4、Cl-浓度和沉积物表层温度和采样点潮位变化,发现湿地甲烷排放通量与孔隙水中SO2-4浓度和潮位存在显著负相关性,因此,潮汐所导致孔隙水中SO2-4浓度和上覆水深度改变,可能是控制珠江口淇澳岛潮间带湿地甲烷日排放通量变化的两个关键因素。同时计算采样点甲烷日排放净通量达到962.7mg·m-2·d-1,表明夏季珠江口淇澳岛湿地是大气甲烷的源区。柱状沉积物孔隙水中甲烷浓度范围为0.52~5.18mmol·dm-3,其最大值出现在9cm深度,同时测试沉积物中总有机碳(TOC)、温度、氧化还原电位和孔隙水中SO2-4的浓度,结果表明高的甲烷浓度主要是由于沉积物中高的TOC含量和孔隙水中低的SO2-4浓度所导致。     

珠江口及其邻近海域沉积物甲烷-硫酸根界面分布深度及影响因素

利用化学和稳定同位素化学等方法分析研究区沉积物间隙水甲烷和硫酸根、pH和∑CO2以及δ^13C—CH4和δ^13C—ECO2的垂直剖面分布。结果显示，间隙水硫酸根浓度呈线性梯度减小，至沉积物甲烷-硫酸盐界面（sulfate-methane interface，SMI）附近，硫酸盐几乎全部消耗而甲烷浓度急剧增大；与此同时，间隙水pH和∑CO2在该深度位置明显升高。间隙水地球化学特征揭示了沉积物发生了AOM作用。在AOM过程中，由于^12CH4氧化速率较^13CH4快，故引起沉积物间隙水剩余甲烷的碳同位素偏重，而δ^13C—ZCO2值变为极负，珠江口QA11—2、QA12-9、QA12—14和GS-1四个站位SMI对应深度分别为12cm、38cm、50cm和204cm，而南海BD-7站位由间隙水硫酸根剖面变化推算约为600cm。从珠江河口到南海沉积物，由于受陆源输入的减少，表层沉积物有机质含量呈降低趋势。有机质输入量及其活性的高低是制约了沉积物SMI分布深浅的关键因素，这是由于高含量的活性有机质一方面可加速间隙水硫酸根通过有机质再矿化分解作用途径消耗；另一方面可引起向上扩散进入AOM反应带的甲烷通量增大，使得通过AOM作用的硫酸根消耗通量相应增大，其结果造成沉积物SMI的上移。根据沉积物C／N比值以及^13C剖面变化，推断AOM作用的可能发生机制是由于在沉积物表层再矿化作用过程中，因一部分活性有机质被大量消耗，导致进入沉积物硫酸根还原带底部的活性有机质数量相应减少，从而引起部分硫酸根转为与甲烷发生反应，并在微生物的作用下完成AOM过程。     

南海北部东沙海域沉积物地球化学特征及其反映的冷泉活动

南海北部东沙海域是典型的水合物成藏区,冷泉活动对其沉积物地球化学特征有显著影响。分析了东沙海域冷泉区973-4站位1 375cm(水深1 666m)和973-5站位935cm(水深2 998m)长的柱状样的总有机碳(TOC)、总硫(TS)含量,并挑选其中的底栖有孔虫进行了碳氧同位素测试。通过沉积物总硫含量分析和临近站位孔隙水数据分析表明,2个站位沉积物均有较浅的硫酸盐甲烷还原界面(SMI)深度和较大的甲烷通量,其中973-4站位硫酸盐甲烷界面深度为海水―沉积物界面以下约900cm,973-5站位硫酸盐甲烷界面深度为海水―沉积物界面以下约750cm。总碳/总硫比值表明冷泉流体活动对沉积物硫埋藏起主导作用。Uvigerina spp.的δ13 C表明末次盛冰期(LGM)之前东沙海域有持续的冷泉活动,而自末次盛冰期以来Uvigerina spp.的δ13 C其偏负程度逐渐变小、冷泉活动逐渐减弱,这可能是海平面上升扩大了天然气水合物稳定区范围,从而抑制了冷泉流体上涌的结果。     

Sulfate reduction in deep coastal marine sediments

Sulfate reduction rates in sediments of four deep stations in the Saguenay Fjord and the Laurentian Trough, Gulf of St. Lawrence, are among the lowest reported for the coastal environment. Maximum rates were 0.4–7.0 nmol cm⁻³ day⁻¹. The low rates are due to relatively low sedimentation rates and continuously low temperatures. Regional differences in both integrated and maximum sulfate reduction rates in the sediment correlate with sediment trap measurements of sedimentation rate and organic carbon flux.Sulfate reduction accounts for the degradation of 5–26% of the estimated downward flux of organic matter to these sediments. Unlike the absolute rate of sulfate reduction, the relative proportion of the carbon flux that is degraded via sulfate reduction is not directly correlated with the sedimentation rate but is a function of organic matter composition, intensity of bioturbation, and the abundance of sub-oxic electron acceptors. Thus, the lowest proportion of carbon degradation via sulfate reduction occurred at a Gulf site, where a combination of low sedimentation and bioturbation rates allowed a long residence time for organic matter near the sediment surface and, in consequence, a low flux of labile carbon into the sulfate reduction zone. The highest proportion was observed at a station with a similar organic carbon flux but with higher rates of sedimentation and bioturbation. At a third site, with the highest rates of sulfate reduction as well as the highest rates of sedimentation and bioturbation, the contribution of sulfate reduction to organic matter degradation was only intermediate. This is attributable to the exhaustion of the supply of porewater sulfate. In deep coastal environments the proportion of organic matter degraded via sulfate reduction can be highly variable both spatially and temporally.     

Ambient iron concentration regulates the sulfate reducing activity in the mangrove swamps of Diwar,Goa, India

In order to test the hypothesis that the ambient iron concentrations could regulate sulfate reducing activity (SRA) in mangrove areas, 10 cm cores were examined from test and reference sites. The test site at Diwar mangrove ecosystem is highly influenced by iron released by the movement of barges carrying iron ore during the non-monsoon seasons and the reference site at Tuvem is relatively pristine. The average iron concentrations were 17.9% (±8.06) at Diwar and 6.3% (±1.5) at Tuvem. Sulfate reducing rates (SRR) ranged from 50.21 to 698.66 nM cm⁻³ d⁻¹ at Tuvem, and from 23.32 to 294.49 nM cm⁻³d⁻¹ in Diwar. Pearson’s correlation coefficients between SRR and environmental parameters showed that at Tuvem, the SRR was controlled by SO₄⁻² (r = 0.498, p < 0.001, n = 60) more than organic carbon (r = 0.316 p < 0.05, n = 60). At Diwar, the SRR was governed by the iron concentrations at an r-value of −0.761 (p < 0.001, n = 60), suggesting that ca.58% of the variation in SRR was influenced negatively by variations in ambient iron concentrations. This influence was more than the positive influence of TOC (r = 0.615, p < 0.001, n = 60). Laboratory experiments to check the influence of iron on SRR also supported our field observations. At an experimental manipulation of 50 ppm Fe³⁺ there was an increase in SRR but at 100 ppm an inhibitory effect was observed. At 1000 ppm Fe³⁺ there was a decrease in the SRR up to 93% of the control. Thus, our study showed that ambient iron concentrations influence SRR negatively at Diwar and counters the positive influence of organic carbon. Consequently, the influence could cascade to other biogeochemical processes in these mangrove swamps, especially the mineralization of organic matter to carbon dioxide by sulfate respiration.     

Rates of bacterial sulfate reduction and their response to experimental temperature changes in coastal sediments of Qi’ao Island, Zhujiang River Estuary in China

Subtropical sediment cores(QA09-1 and QA12-9) from the coastal zone of Qi'ao Island in the Zhujiang River Estuary were used to determine the rates of sulfate reduction and their response to experimental temperature changes. The depth distribution of the sulfate reduction rates was measured from whole-core incubations with radioactive tracer 35SO42-, and peaks of 181.19 nmol/(cm3·d) and 107.49 nmol/(cm3·d) were exhibited at stations QA09-1 and QA12-9, respectively. The profiles of the pore water methane and sulfate concentrations demonstrated that anaerobic oxidation of methane occurred in the study area, which resulted in an increase in the sulfate reduction rate at the base of the sulfate-reducing zone. Meanwhile, the sulfate concentration was not a major limiting factor for controlling the rates of sulfate reduction. In addition, the incubation of the sediment slurries in a block with a temperature gradient showed that the optimum temperature for the sulfate reduction reaction was 36℃. The Arrhenius plot was linear from the lowest temperature to the optimum temperature, and the activation energy was at the lower end of the range of previously reported values. The results suggested that the ambient temperature regime of marine environments probably selected for the microbial population with the best-suited physiology for the respective environment.     

Sulfate reduction and anaerobic methane oxidation in Black Sea sediments

Beyond the shelf break at ca. 150 m water depth, sulfate reduction is the only important process of organic matter oxidation in Black Sea sediments from the surface down to the sulfate–methane transition at 2–4 m depth. Sulfate reduction rates were measured experimentally with ³⁵SO₄²⁻, and the rates were compared with results of two diffusion-reaction models. The results showed that, even in these non-bioirrigated sediments without sulfide reoxidation, modeling strongly underestimated the high reduction rates near the sediment surface. A hybrid modeling approach, in which experimentally measured rates in the upper sediment layers force a model that includes also the deeper layers, probably provides the most realistic estimate of sulfate reduction rates. Areal rates of sulfate reduction were 0.65–1.43 mmol SO₄²⁻ m⁻² d⁻¹, highest in sediments just below the chemocline. Anaerobic methane oxidation accounted for 7–11% of the total sulfate reduction in slope and deep-sea sediments. Although this methane-driven sulfate reduction shaped the entire sulfate gradient, it was only equivalent to the sulfate reduction in the uppermost 1.5 cm of surface sediment. Methane oxidation was complete, yet the process was very sluggish with turnover times of methane within the sulfate–methane transition zone of 20 yr or more.     

The effect of salinity on the microbial mineralization of two polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in estuarine sediments

Sediments from the lower Hudson River estuary and two other coastal environments were examined experimentally for their ability to mineralize (convert to CO₂) the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) naphthalene and anthracene over a range of salinities. Routine assays employed 1:1 (vol fresh sed:vol water) sediment slurrys in order to overcome natural variability in mineralization rates among replicates. Mineralization rates were stimulated by about 2·5 fold, compared to unslurried controls, while the coefficient of variation fell from 13% to 3·5%.Rates of naphthalene mineralization in surface sediments from along the mainstem of the Hudson River (salinities from 2 to 27%) ranged from 0·011 to 1·5 nmol cm⁻³ day⁻¹ (pool turnover [T_n] from 60 to 2040 days) with no discernible trends along the estuarine gradient. For two stations examined experimentally (mile point 5, salinity 23%; mile point 26, salinity 5%), microbial assemblages appeared acclimated to broad salinity variations as alter rates of mineralization compared to controls.Sediments from two upstream marshes of the Hudson (mile points 36 and 45) showed rates of naphthalene mineralization from 0·007 to 0·15 nmol cm⁻³ day⁻¹ (T_n from 14 to 368 days), while sediments from a third marsh in freshwater (mile point 76) had high rates (66 nmol cm⁻³ day⁻¹; T_n 40 days). For the two upstream marsh stations which rarely experienced salt intrusion, there was a substantial decrease in mineralization of naphthalene and anthracene with increasing salinity.Consistently high rates of naphthalene mineralization (780 to 1600 nmol cm⁻³ day⁻¹; T_n 5 to 6 days) were observed in petroleum contaminated sediments from Port Jefferson Harbor (PJH) on the north shore of Long Island. PJH has a relatively constant salinity regime (about 27%) and imposed decreases in salinity effected decreases in rates of naphthalene and anthracene mineralization. Lowest rates of naphthalene mineralization (0·003 to 0·004 nmol cm⁻³ day⁻¹; T_n from 714 days to 833 days) were found in sediments from two stations in the relatively pristine Carmans River estuary on the south shore of Long Island.The ability of increases or decreases in salinity to affect the rate of model PAH mineralization appeared to be dependent on the natural variation in the salinity regime from which a sample was obtained. Data from all the environments studied indicated a strong positive correlation between PAH concentration and the rates of mineralization of naphthalene. Rates of PAH mineralization in all environments examined appear to be primarily controlled by the extent of pollutant loading and not by natural variations in the salinity regime.     

南沙群岛海域以钡为指标的古生产力研究

对南沙群岛海域3个站位沉积物柱样中的钡、钛元素进行了分析,以AMS-14C_orc(有机碳)方法进行沉积物年代测定.对钡、钛元素的平面和深度分布特征进行研究发现,其中2个站位生源钡变化趋势明显,在距2800a左右生源钡含量开始明显升高.另一个站位钡的变化趋势比较复杂,结合对稀土元素、钛和其他过渡金属元素的分析,认为主要是由于该站位沉积物中陆源组分含量较高、沉积环境复杂所致.根据钡的古生产力计算模型估算了2个站位的古生产力状况,同时探讨了2个站位的古生产力变化的影响因素,认为这2个站位古生产力变化可能与全新世晚期的气候变冷事件有关.     

富油微藻富碳培养下油脂积累及固碳研究

微藻固碳是一种新型节能减排技术，具有长期可持续发展的潜力。本文对两株富油微藻（球等鞭金藻和微拟球藻）进行了富碳培养下生长特性及中性脂积累特性的研究。两株富油微藻的最佳培养条件为10%CO₂浓度和f培养基。本研究对两株富油微藻的最大生物量产率、总脂含量、最大油脂产率、微藻的C含量和CO₂固定率进行了测定。球等鞭金藻的各参数指标分别为：142.42±4.58g/（m²·d），39.95%±0.77%，84.47±1.56g/（m²·d），45.98%±1.75%和33.74±1.65g/（m²·d）。微拟球藻的各参数指标分别为：149.92±1.80g/（m²·d），37.91%±0.58%，89.90±1.98g/（m²·d），46.88%±2.01%和34.08±1.32g/（m²·d）。实验结果显示，两株海洋微藻均属于高固碳优良藻株，适合应用于微藻烟气减排技术开发，具备用于海洋生物质能耦合CO₂减排开发的潜力。     

南大洋普里兹湾基于234Th/238U不平衡法的POC输出通量研究

中国第22次南极科学考察(2005年11月至2006年3月)期间,测定了南极普里兹湾海域5个站位的从表层至150 m水深的不同层位水样中溶解态和颗粒态234Th,238U的放射性比活度以及颗粒有机碳.利用234Th/238U在上层水体中的不平衡,计算了南极普里兹湾上层水体中234Th的平均停留时间和输出通量.结果显示,随着纬度的增加,上层水体中颗粒态和溶解态234Th的平均停留时间总体趋向减小,并在中纬度站位出现了最低值,分别为1~8和29~48 d,而颗粒态和溶解态234Th的输出通量则在中纬度站位出现了最大值,分别为21~38和26~39 dpm/(m3·d).运用箱型清除模式,利用两种不同的方法估算了各水柱中从真光层底部输出的POC通量,平均值分别达到104.7 mmol/(m2·d)(E法)和120.6 mmol/(m2·d)(B法),表明南极普里兹湾夏季存在很高的新生产力,它将会对该海域碳的生物泵过程产生重要作用.     

Kinetics of microbially mediated reactions: dissimilatory sulfate reduction in saltmarsh sediments (Sapelo Island, Georgia, USA)

A sediment disk reactor was tested in once flow-through mode to retrieve kinetic parameters for the Monod rate law that describes sulfate reduction. The experimental method was compared with a previously described procedure by the authors where a sediment plug-flow reactor was operated in a recirculation mode. In recirculation mode, accumulation of metabolic byproducts in certain cases may result in negative feedback, thus preventing accurate determination of kinetic information. The method described in this article provides an alternative to the recirculation sediment plug-flow-through reactor technique for retrieving kinetic parameters of microbially mediated reactions in aquatic sediments.For sulfate reduction in a saltmarsh site, a maximum estimate of the half-saturation concentration, K_s, of 204±26 μM and a maximum reaction rate, R_m, of 2846±129 nmol cm_{(wetsediment)}³ d⁻¹ was determined. The K_s value obtained was consistent with the one estimated previously (K_s=240±20 μM) from a different site within the same saltmarsh mud flat using a recirculating reactor. From the R_m value and reduction rates determined using ³⁵SO₄²⁻ incubation experiments, we infer that sulfate reduction is limited in the field. Substrate availability is not the main contributor for the limitation, however. Competition from other microbes, such as iron reducers affects the activity of sulfate reducers in the suboxic to anoxic zones, whereas aerobes compete in the oxic zone. High sulfide concentration in the pore water may also have acted as a toxin to the sulfate reducers in the field.     

Sulfate reduction in Black Sea sediments: in situ and laboratory radiotracer measurements from the shelf to 2000 m depth

Sulfate reduction rate measurements by the ³⁵SO₄²⁻ core injection method were carried out in situ with a benthic lander, LUISE, and in parallel by shipboard incubations in sediments of the Black Sea. Eight stations were studied along a transect from the Romanian shelf to the deep western anoxic basin. The highest rates measured on an areal basis for the upper 0–15 cm were 1.97 mmol m⁻² d⁻¹ on the shelf and 1.54 mmol m⁻² d⁻¹ at 181 m water depth just below the chemocline. At all stations sulfate reduction rates decreased to values <3 nmol cm⁻³ d⁻¹ below 15 cm depth in the sediment. The importance of sulfate reduction relative to the total mineralization of organic matter was very low, 6%, on the inner shelf, which was paved with mussels, and increased to 47% on the outer shelf at 100 m depth. Where the oxic–anoxic interface of the water column impinged on the sea floor at around 150 m depth, the contribution of sulfate reduction increased from >50% just above the chemocline to 100% just below. In the deep sea, mean sulfate reduction rates were 0.6 mmol m⁻² d⁻¹ corresponding to an organic carbon oxidation of 1.3 mmol m⁻² d⁻¹. This is close to the mean sedimentation rate of organic carbon over the year in the western basin. A comparison with published data on sulfate reduction in Black Sea sediments showed that the present results tend to be higher in shelf sediments and lower in the deep-sea than most other data. Based on the present water column H₂S inventory and the H₂S flux out of the sediment, the calculated turnover time of H₂S below the chemocline is 2100 years.