Metal flux from hydrothermal vents increased by organic complexation

• Published in: Nature geoscience Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. 145 - 150
• Main Authors: Sander, Sylvia G., Koschinsky, Andrea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.03.2011; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 704/106/47; 704/106/829/2737; Chromium; Copper; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Earth System Sciences; Fluctuations; Geochemistry; Geology; Geophysics/Geodesy; In situ measurement; Manganese; Metals; Ocean floor; Organic compounds; progress-article; Seawater; Sulfides

Hydrothermal vents in the sea floor release large volumes of hot, metal-rich fluids into the deep ocean. Mounting evidence suggests that organic compounds bind to and stabilize metals in hydrothermal fluids, thereby increasing metal flux to the open ocean. Hydrothermal vents in the sea floor release...