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Ocean Urea Fertilization For Carbon Credits Poses High Ecological Risks, Pm Glibert, R Azanza, M Burford, K Furuya, E Abal, D. A. Bronk, Et Al.
Ocean Urea Fertilization For Carbon Credits Poses High Ecological Risks, Pm Glibert, R Azanza, M Burford, K Furuya, E Abal, D. A. Bronk, Et Al.
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The proposed plan for enrichment of the Sulu Sea, Philippines, a region of rich marine biodiversity, with thousands of tonnes of urea in order to stimulate algal blooms and sequester carbon is flawed for multiple reasons. Urea is preferentially used as a nitrogen source by some cyanobacteria and dinoflagellates, many of which are neutrally or positively buoyant. Biological pumps to the deep sea are classically leaky, and the inefficient burial of new biomass makes the estimation of a net loss of carbon from the atmosphere questionable at best. The potential for growth of toxic dinoflagellates is also high, as many …
Release Of Biodegradable Dissolved Organic Matter From Ancient Sedimentary Rocks, S Schillawski, S Petsch
Release Of Biodegradable Dissolved Organic Matter From Ancient Sedimentary Rocks, S Schillawski, S Petsch
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Sedimentary rocks contain the largest mass of organic carbon on Earth, yet these reservoirs are not well integrated into modern carbon budgets. Here we describe the release of dissolved organic matter (DOM) from OM-rich sedimentary rocks under simulated weathering conditions. Results from column experiments demonstrate slow, sustained release of DOM from ancient sedimentary rocks under simulated weathering conditions. (1)H-NMR analysis of shale-derived DOM reveals a highly aliphatic, carbohydrate-poor material distinct from other natural DOM pools. Shale-derived DOM is rapidly assimilated and biodegraded by aerobic heterotrophic bacteria. Consequently, no compositional signature of shale-derived DOM other than (14)C-depletion is likely to persist …
What Exactly Are You Inferring? A Closer Look At Hypothesis Testing, Mc Newman
What Exactly Are You Inferring? A Closer Look At Hypothesis Testing, Mc Newman
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This critical review describes the confused application of significance tests in environmental toxicology and chemistry that often produces incorrect inferences and indefensible regulatory decisions. Following a brief review of statistical testing theory, nine recommendations are put forward. The first is that confidence intervals be used instead of hypothesis tests whenever possible. The remaining recommendations are relevant if hypothesis tests are used. They are as follows: Define and justify Type I and II error rates a priori; set and justify an effect size a priori; do not confuse p(E vertical bar H-0) and p(H-0 vertical bar E); design tests permitting Positive …
Quantifying Benthic Exchange Of Fine Sediment Via Continuous, Noninvasive Measurements Of Settling Velocity And Bed Erodibility, Carl T. Friedrichs, Grace M. Cartright, Pj Dickhudt
Quantifying Benthic Exchange Of Fine Sediment Via Continuous, Noninvasive Measurements Of Settling Velocity And Bed Erodibility, Carl T. Friedrichs, Grace M. Cartright, Pj Dickhudt
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Melting Glaciers: A Probable Source Of Ddt To The Antarctic Marine Ecosystem, Hn Geisz, Rm Dickhut, Ma Cochran, Wr Fraser, Hw Ducklow
Melting Glaciers: A Probable Source Of Ddt To The Antarctic Marine Ecosystem, Hn Geisz, Rm Dickhut, Ma Cochran, Wr Fraser, Hw Ducklow
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Persistent organic pollutants reach polar regions by long-range atmospheric transport and biomagnify through the food web accumulating in higher trophic level predators. We analyzed Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) samples collected from 2004 to 2006 to evaluate current levels of Sigma DDT (p,p'-DDT + p,p'-DDE) in these birds, which are confined to Antarctica. Ratios of p,p'-DDT to p,p'-DDE in Adelie penguins have declined significantly since 1964 indicating current exposure to old rather than new sources of Sigma DDT. However, Sigma DDT has not declined in Adelie penguins from the Western Antarctic Peninsula for more than 30 years and the presence of …