Download Biogeochemistry of Wetlands Sulfur

Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS)
Biogeochemistry of Wetlands
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SULFUR
Wetland Biogeochemistry Laboratory
Soil and Water Science Department
University of Florida
Instructor :
Patrick Inglett
[email protected]
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Sulfur
‰ Introduction
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S Forms, Distribution, Importance
Basic processes of S Cycles
‰ Examples
of current research
‰ Examples of applications
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Sulfur
Learning Objectives
‰ Identifyy the forms of S in wetlands
‰ Understand the importance of S in
wetlands/global processes
‰ Define the major S processes/transformations
‰ Understand the importance of microbial activity
in S transformations
‰ Understand the potential regulators of S
processes
‰ See the application of S cycle principles to
understanding natural and man-made
ecosystems
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Sources of Sulfur
• Sulfur is a ubiquitous element
element.
• Various sulfur compounds are present in:
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–
–
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The atmosphere
Minerals
Soils
Plant tissue
Animal tissue
Microbial biomass
Sediment
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Reservoirs of Sulfur
•Atmosphere
•Lithosphere
•Hydrosphere
– Sea
– Freshwater
•Pedosphere
– Soil
S il
– Soil Organic matter
•Biosphere
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4.8 x 109 kg
24.3 x 1018 kg
1.3 x 1018 kg
3.0 x 1012 kg
2.6
2
6 x 1014 kg
k
14
0.1 x 10 kg
8.0 x 1012 kg
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General Forms of Sulfur in the
Environment
• Organic S in plant, animal, and microbial tissue (as
essential
i l components off amino
i acids
id and
d proteins)
i )
Methionine
Cysteine
H3C-S-CH2-CH2-
HS-CH2Thioester
O
R1-C~S-R2
– Organic sulfur primarily in soil and sediments as humic
material (naturally occurring soil and sediment organic
matter)
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General Forms of Sulfur in the
Environment
• Gaseous S compounds (SO2, H2S, DMSO, DMS)
• Oxidized Inorganic S (sulfate, SO42-, is the primary
compound).
Seawater contains about 2,700 mg/L (ppm) of sulfate
• Reduced Inorganic S (elemental sulfur, So, and
sulfide, S2-)
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General Forms of Sulfur in the
Environment
• Minerals
Galena (PbS2)
Gypsum (CaSO4)
Jarosite(Fe2S)
Barite (BaSO4)
Pyrite (FeS2)
• Fossil
F
il Fuels
F l
– Petroleum (0.1-10%)
– Coal (1-20%)
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Oxidation states of selected
sulfur compounds
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Organic S (R-SH)
Sulfide (S2-)
Elemental S (S0)
Sulfur dioxide (SO2)
Sulfite (SO3-2)
Sulfate (SO42-)
-2
-2
0
+4
+4
+6
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Global Sulfur Cycle
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Sulfur Cycling Processes
1. Dissimilatory sulfate reduction
2. Assimilatory sulfate reduction
3. Desulfurylation
4. Sulfide oxidation
5. Sulfur oxidation
6. Dissimilatory So reduction
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Sulfur Cycle
So
4
5
SH groups
2
Aerobic
SO4
of protein
2-
Anaerobic
S2-
1
2
Anaerobic
Aerobic
3
3
SH groups
5
of protein
4
6
So
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Distribution of sulfur in soils
Organic sulfur [93%]
– Carbon-bonded sulfur (cysteine and methionine) 41%
– Non-carbon-bonded sulfur (ester sulfates) 52%
Inorganic sulfur [7%]
– Adsorbed + soluble sulfates 6%
– Inorganic compounds less oxidized than sulfates and
reduced sulfur compounds (e.g. sulfides) 1%
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Organic Sulfur Forms
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Freshwater
Sulfur, g/kg
S
15
10
Brackish
Salt
5
0
Ester
C-S
Total
Organic Geochemistry vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 489-500, 1992
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Inorganic Sulfur Forms
4
400
Freshwater
3
Brackish
2
200
Salt
1
100
Sulfur, g/kg
S
Su
ulfur, mg/kg
300
0
0
FeS
So
FeS2
HCl
Krairapanond et al. 1992. Organic Geochemistry 18: 489-500.
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Organic S Hydrolysis
R-S
S-H
H2 + H2O
Thiol
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R-OH
R
OH + H2S
Sulfohydrolase
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Sulfur – Organism Groups
Assimilatory Sulfate Reduction
• Bacteria,
Bacteria fungi
fungi, algae,
algae and plants
Dissimilatory Sulfate Reduction
• Hetrerotrophs
Desulfovibrio, Desulfotomaculum, Desulfobacter,
Desulfuromonas
Sulfide Oxidation
• Phototrophs: Chlorobium, Chromatium
• Chemolithoautotrophs: Thiobacillus, Beggiatoa
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Sulfate Reducing Bacteria: SRB
(habitats)
Desulfovibrio - found in water-logged soils.
Desulfotomaculum - spoilage of canned foods.
Desulfomonas - found in intestines.
Archaeglobus - a thermophilic Archea whose optimal
growth temperature is 83oC.
C
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Sulfate Reduction
Deposition
SO42Tidal Exchange
SO42AEROBIC
SO42-
Reduction
S2-
Reduction
SO42-
So
Microbial
Biomass-S
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Adsorbed
2
SO42-
ANAEROBIC
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Glucose Oxidation
kJ/mol
Glucose
Oxidation – Reduction Reaction
C6H12O6 + 6O2 = 6CO2 + 6H2O
2,880
5C6H12O6 + 24NO3- + 24H+ = 30CO2 + 12N2 +42H2O
2, 712
C6H12O6 + 12MnO2 + 24H+ = 6CO2 + 12Mn2+ + 18H2O
1,920
C6H12O6 + 24Fe(OH)3 + 48H+ = 6CO2 + 24 Fe2+ +66H2O
432
C6H12O6 + 3SO42- = 6CO2 + 3S2- + 6H2O
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Oxygen EquivalentsEnergy Yield from Glucose
% of Ae
erobic Energy Yield
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
O2
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NO3MnO2
Fe(OH)3
Electron Acceptors
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Oxidation-Reduction
SO42CO2
Mn4+
S2-
CH4
-200
Fe3+
-100
0
Mn2+
NO3-
Fe2+
+100
+200
O2
H2O
N2
+300 +400
Redox Potential, mV (at pH 7)
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Sequential Reduction of
Electron Acceptors
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Redox Zones With Depth
WATER
D
Depth
SOIL
Oxygen Reduction Zone
Eh = > 300 mV
I
II
Nitrate Reduction Zone
Mn4+ Reduction Zone
Eh = 100 to 300 mV
III
Fe3+ Reduction Zone
Eh = -100 to 100 mV
IV
Sulfate Reduction Zone
Eh = -200 to -100 mV
V
Methanogenesis
Eh = < -200 mV
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Aerobic
Facultative
Anaerobic
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Redox Potential and pH
1000
Eh [mV]
800
600
400
200
0
-200
-400
-600
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2
4
pH
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Microbial Activity
[Site: Water Conservation 2A]
y = 0.33x + 1.3
r2 = 0.88;
0 88; n = 24
50
[mg kg-1 hour-1]
Sulfate
e reducing conditions
60
40
30
20
10
0
10
0
20
30
40
50
60
Aerobic [mg kg-1 hour-1]
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Sulfate Respiration
Detrital Matter
Complex Polymers
Enzyme
Hydrolysis
Monomers
Sugars, Amino Acids
F tt Acids
Fatty
A id
Cellulose, Hemicellulose,
Proteins, Lipids, Waxes, Lignin
Uptake
Glucose
Glycolysis
Oxidative phosphorylation
Pyruvate
TCA Cycle
Products:
CO2, H2O, S2-,
Nutrients
CO2
Substrate level
phosphorylation
Acetate
SO42- + e-
Uptake
Lactate
Substrate level phosphorylation
Organic Acids
[acetate, propionate, butyrate,
lactate, alcohols, H2, and CO2]
ATP
[Sulfate Reducing Bacterial Cell]
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Electron donors used during
sulfate reduction
• SRB lack enzymes necessary for
complex carbon assimilation
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Electron donors used during
sulfate reduction
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Decreasing
energy
yield
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Electron Donors
Capone and Kiene. 1988. Limnol Oceanogr, 33: 725-749.
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Sulfate Reduction Rates
Activity
[[nmol/g
g per
p day]
y]
Low carbon wetland
23
Peaty wetland
130
Oligotrophic lake
707
Eutrophic lake
1,224
Marine and salt-marsh
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Salt Marshes
Respiration [g C/m2 year]
Sapelo Island Sippewissett
Sapelo Island
[GA]
[MA]
(199 )
(1997)
Aerobic respiration
Denitrification
Mn and Fe reduction
Sulfate reduction
Methanogenesis
S Respiration
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390
10
ND
850
40
~65%
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ND
1,800
1-8
18
~82%
2,000
~69-87%
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Sulfate Respiration
Capone and Kiene. 1988. Limnol Oceanogr, 33: 725-749.
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Capone and Kiene. 1988. Limnol Oceanogr, 33: 725-749.
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Seasonal Effects
Jorgensen, 1977. Marine Biology 41:7-17.
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Seasonal Effects
Spartina alterniflora marsh
Great Sippewissett
Marsh
Moles SO42- m-2 d-1
M
05
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Months
Howarth and Giblin, 1983. Limnol and Oceanogr, 28:70-82.
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Seasonal Effects
Spartina alterniflora marsh
05
0.5
Moles O2 m-2 d-1
M
Moles SO42- m-2 d-1
M
0.03
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.02
0.01
0.0
-5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Temp (C)
-5
0
5
10
15
20
25 30
Temp (C)
Howarth and Teal. 1979. Limnol and Oceanogr, 24: 999-1013.
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Regulators of Sulfate Reduction
• P
Presence off electron
l t
acceptor
t with
ith higher
hi h
reduction potentials
• Oxygen is toxic to sulfate reducers
• Sulfate concentration
– Freshwater (< 0.1 mM)
– Marine (20-30 mM)
• Substrate/Electron Donor
• Temperature
• Microbial populations
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Decreasing
energy
yield
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Anaerobic Sludge Reactor
(FISH)
Sulfidogenic aggregate
Sulfidogenic/Methanogenic aggregate
Archeal Probe
SRB Probe
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1999 October; 65(10): 4618–4629.
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Competition With Methanogens
X
X
X
X
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Sulfate Reducers vs Methanogens
Sulfate reducers
Vmax
Vmax
Methanogens
V = [Vmax S]/Km + S
Km
Km
[Substrate]
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Sulfate Reduction
Typical Lake Sediments
mM SO42-
20
SO42-
0.4
10
mM CH4
0.6
CH4
0.2
20
0
40
60
80
100
Days
from Jorgensen: in Microbial Geochemistry. Krumbein, ed: 1983 Blackwell.
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Sulfate Reduction
Typical Lake Sediments
mM SO42-
mM SO420.1
0.2
20
10
0
12
8
2
SO42-
SO42-
0.5
1.0
0
m
cm
4
4
CH4
8
12
2.0
1
2
mM CH4
Freshwater
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CH4
1.5
0.5
1.0
mM CH4
Marine
from Jorgensen: in Microbial Geochemistry. Krumbein, ed: 1983 Blackwell.
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Sulfate Reduction
Cattail Marsh – Sunnyhill Farm Wetland
CH4 (mg L-1)
0
5
10
15
10
W t
Water
0
Depth (cm)
Soil
CH4
-10
SO42-
-20
-30
0
20
40
60
80
100
SO42- (mg L-1)
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Sulfate Reduction
Iversen and Jorgensen. 1985. Limnol Oceanogr, 30: 944-955.
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Sulfur Emissions
H2S
DMS
Mineralization
Org-S
H2S
DMS
Mineralization
O S
Org-S
AEROBIC
Reduction
2
S2-
Reduction
So
2
SO42-
ANAEROBIC
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Gaseous S Emissions
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Gaseous Speciation
DeLaune et al. 2001
SALT
BRACKISH
FRESH
CO-S
H 2S
H3C-S-CH3
ug S m-2 hr-1
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Sulfide Formation
H2S
DMS
Mineralization
Org-S
H2S
DMS
Mineralization
O S
Org-S
AEROBIC
Reduction
2
S2-
Reduction
So
2
SO42-
ANAEROBIC
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Sulfide Speciation
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Problems With Hydrogen Sulfide
• Malodorous (rotten egg smell)
• Acidic (corrosion/fouling)
• Toxic (reactive with
metalloenzyme systems)
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Sulfide Toxicity
Tall vs. Short Spartina alterniflora
Short Form
Tall Form
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Tall vs. Short Spartina alterniflora
Sapelo Island Marsh
Tall
Creek
Short
Kostka et al., 2002. Biogeochemistry 60:49-76.
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Sulfide Toxicity
Tall vs. Short Spartina alterniflora
NH4+ Uptake
Lower Vmax
Higher Vmax
Higher Km
Lower Km
MHT
MLT
Inc. NH4+, S2-, and Salt Concentrations
Inc. Flood Frequency, Pore Water Turnover
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Sulfide Precipitation
AEROBIC
Reduction
2
S2-
Reduction
So
2
SO42-
Me+-S
FeS2
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Iron and Sulfide Interactions
2F OOH + H2S = So + 2Fe
2FeOOH
2F 2+ + 4OHFe2+ + H2S = FeS + 2H+
FeS + So = FeS2
Acid Volatile S
(AVS)
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Chromium Reducible S
(CRS)
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Pyrite Framboids
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Pyrite Formation
Fe
Oxides
Monosulfides
(AVS)
FeS
ΣH2S
S0
Intermediate
Redox S
FeS2
Pyrite (CRS)
Sulfate
Reduction
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Pyrite Formation
Sapelo Island Marsh
Solid--Fe
Solid
AVS
CRS
Creek
Tall
Short
Kostka et al., 2002. Biogeochemistry 60:49-76.
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ZnS
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Metal Sulfide Solubility% Uptake of added 35S
Uptake by Rice Plant
5
Na2S
4
3
2
MnS
FeS ZnS
1
0 0
10
10-10
10-20
C S
CuS
10-30
H S
HgS
10-40
10-50
Solubility Product (Ksp)
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Metal Sulfide Solubility
Yu et al. 2001. Wat Res. 35:4086-4094.
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Sulfur Oxidation
Tidal Exchange
SO42H2S
DMS
Oxidation
Oxidation
So
SO42-
AEROBIC
Reduction
2
S2-
So
ANAEROBIC
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Sulfide Oxidation
2H2S + O2 = 2So + 2H2O
-204
204 kJ/
kJ/reaction
ti
2So + 3O2 + 2H2O = 2SO42- + 4H+
-583 kJ/reaction
H2S + 2O2 = SO42- + 2H+
-786
86 kJ/reaction
J/ eact o
H2S
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Sulfur Cycling
Cyanobacterial Mat Sediments
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Sulfur Cycling
Cyanobacterial Mat Sediments
Surface
Aphanothece
Diatoms
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Phormidium,
Lyngbya
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Oxidation-Reduction
Soil-floodwater Interface
O2
Floodwater
Aerobic soil
SO42-
H2S + O2
SO42-
H2S
Anaerobic soil
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Sulfur Cycling
Salt Marsh Surface Sediments
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Oxidation-Reduction
Root- Soil Interface
AEROBIC
ANAEROBIC
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Oxidation-Reduction
Infaunal Burrows
Uca spp.
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Oxidation-Reduction
Infaunal Burrows
ca. 12” Deep
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Sulfur Cycle
Rates = mmol/m2 day
from Jorgensen: in Microbial Geochemistry. Krumbein, ed: 1983 Blackwell.
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Pyrite Oxidation
FeS2 + 3.5O2 + H2O = Fe2+ + 2SO42- + 2H+
Fe2+ + 0.25O2 + H+ = Fe3+ + 0.5H2O
(1) FeS2 + 3.75O2 + 0.5H2O = Fe3+ + 2SO42- + H+
(2) FeS2 + 14Fe3++ 8H2O = 15Fe2+ + 2SO42- + 16H+
O2
Fe2+
Slow (at low pH)
Biological
[Thiobacillus ferrooxidans]
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Fast
Chemical/
Biological
FeS2
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Drainage Effects on Acid Sulfate Soils
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Acid Sulfate Soils
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Acid Mine
Drainage
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Sulfur Cycling in Wetlands
Plant Biomass-S
Deposition
SO42Litterfall
H2S
DMS
Tidal Exchange
SO42Mineralization
Org-S
H2S
DMS
Mineralization
S2-
SO42-
Org-S
So
Reduction
2
S2-
Me+-S
FeS2
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Oxidation
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Reduction
2
SO42-
So
Microbial
Biomass-S
AEROBIC
Adsorbed
SO42-
ANAEROBIC
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Hg Methylation
Gilmore et al., 1992. Env Sci Tech. 26:2281-2287.
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Hg Methylation
Gilmore et al., 1992
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Hg Methylation
Desulfobacteriaceae
Acetate
Lactate
Control
King et al., 2000. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, June 2000, p. 2430-2437.
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Hg Methylation
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September 1996
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Methylmercury in Floating
Periphyton
All Cycles 1995-1996
ug/k
g
>
6
4
2
0
Kendall et al., http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/posters/
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Hg Methylation
S2S0
Hg
HgS0
?
HgS2
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Importance of Sulfur in Wetlands
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Source of nutrient
Source of energy
Role in decomposition of organic matter
Adverse effects of sulfide on plant growth
Immobilization of toxic metals
Contribution to acid development (oxidation)
Role in methylation of Hg
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