New publication reviews the significance of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in subsurface biogeochemistry
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a crucial role in greenhouse gas emissions, nutrient and contaminant transformations, microbial dynamics and a range of biogeochemical processes in Earth surface environments including the atmosphere, inland waters, and the oceans. In recent years, research in ROS has extended to the subsurface, hence, moving from predominantly photic, oxic and homogeneous environments into aphotic, anoxic and heterogeneous environments. A new publication entitled Production and significance of Reactive Oxygen Species in the subsurface published in the Journal Earth-Science Reviews provides a comprehensive update on recent work on ROS detection, footprint mapping, mechanisms and cycling, and reactive transport modeling. ERG members Xiaochuang Bu and Philippe Van Cappellen co-authored the paper together with colleagues from China University of Geosciences, Zhejiang University, Nanjing University, University of Tübingen, and University of New South Wales.
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