Quantifying the effect of sediment microbial activity in facilitating silica sequestration — NSF Award to Marine Environmental Sci
Reverse weathering is the process that forms clay minerals through reactions that involve biologically produced silica. Carbon dioxide is a byproduct of reverse weathering and an important greenhouse gas. As a result, reverse weathering is considered an important process that has regulated global climate over the earth
| Award title | Quantifying the effect of sediment microbial activity in facilitating silica sequestration |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2319429 |
| Awardee | Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium |
| City | DAUPHIN ISLAND |
| State | AL |
| Amount obligated | $1,118,367 |
| Principal investigator | Jeffrey Krause |
| Program | BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY, Chemical Oceanography, SHIP OPERATIONS |
| Start date | 01/01/2024 |
| Abstract | Reverse weathering is the process that forms clay minerals through reactions that involve biologically produced silica. Carbon dioxide is a byproduct of reverse weathering and an important greenhouse gas. As a result, reverse weathering is considered an important process that has regulated global climate over the earth’s natural history. Prior studies that have examined reverse weathering have focused only on abiotic factors (i.e., factors not affected by biology). This research is the first to |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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