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Articles | Volume 20, issue 24
Articles | Volume 20, issue 24
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-5199-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-5199-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 20, issue 24
Research article
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21 Dec 2023
Research article |  | 21 Dec 2023

Microbial methane formation in deep aquifers associated with the sediment burial history at a coastal site

Taiki Katayama, Reo Ikawa, Masaru Koshigai, and Susumu Sakata

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Methane produced by microorganisms in subsurface environments may account for a large fraction of global natural gas reserves. To understand how microbial methane is produced during sediment burial history, we examined methane-bearing aquifers in which temperature and salinity increase with depth. Geochemical and microbiological analyses showed that microbial methane is produced at depth, where microbial activity is stimulated by the increased temperature, and subsequently migrates upwards.
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