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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-3409-2021
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Technical note
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07 Jun 2021
Technical note |
| 07 Jun 2021
| 07 Jun 2021
Technical note: Uncovering the influence of methodological variations on the extractability of iron-bound organic carbon
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT,
UK
current address: School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, EH9 3FE, UK
Johan C. Faust
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT,
UK
Oliver W. Moore
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT,
UK
Caroline L. Peacock
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT,
UK
Christian März
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT,
UK
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- Dynamic roles of reactive iron in organic carbon preservation in marine sediments Y. Chen & F. Wang https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fmre.2026.04.004
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Short summary
Organic carbon can be protected from microbial degradation in marine sediments through association with iron minerals on 1000-year timescales. Despite the importance of this carbon sink, our spatial and temporal understanding of iron-bound organic carbon interactions globally is poor. Here we show that caution must be applied when comparing quantification of iron-bound organic carbon extracted by different methods as the extraction strength and method specificity can be highly variable.
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