Elucidating Hydrogen Depletion in the Deep Subseafloor

Discovery transforms understanding of hydrogen depletion at the seafloor (Lori FRIEDMAN, LeHigh University News; August 11, 2020)

https://www2.lehigh.edu/news/discovery-transforms-understanding-of-hydrogen-depletion-at-the-seafloor

Featured Research Article:

Abiotic redox reactions in hydrothermal mixing zones:  Decreased energy availability for the subsurface biosphere                                (MCDERMOTT et al., 2020)

https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/08/11/2003108117

Also…

Balancing the hydrogen books (SCHILTER, 2020)

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41570-020-0206-z

Subseafloor life and its biogeochemical impacts                      (D’HONDT et al., 2019)

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-11450-z

Hydrogen Utilization Potential in Subsurface Sediments                (ADHIKARI et al., 2016)

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00008/full

Rocks coated with microbes at Beebe (Piccard) Vent Field

Beebe MicrobeRocks.jpg
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