Microbial sulfate reduction in sediments from the southwest Pacific (Sites 1119 
to 1124): Evidence from stable sulfur isotopes

Böttcher, M. E.; Khim, B. K.; Suzuki, A.

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Microbial sulfate reduction in sediments from the southwest Pacific (Sites 1119 to 1124): Evidence from stable sulfur isotopes

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Böttcher, M. E.
Department of Biogeochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Max Planck Society;

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Böttcher, M. E., Khim, B. K., & Suzuki, A. (2002). Microbial sulfate reduction in sediments from the southwest Pacific (Sites 1119 to 1124): Evidence from stable sulfur isotopes. Proc. Odp, Scientific Research, 1-15.

Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0001-D359-D

Abstract

Seventy-nine interstitial water samples from six sites (Ocean Drilling Program Sites 1119-1124) from the southwestern Pacific Ocean have been analyzed for stable isotopes of dissolved sulfate (34S), along with major and minor ions. Sulfate from the interstitial fluids (34S values between +20.7 and +57.5 vs. the Vienna-Canyon Diablo troilite standard) was enriched in 34S with respect to modern seawater (34S +20.6), indicating that differing amounts of microbial sulfate reduction took place at all investigated sites. Microbial sulfate reduction was found at all sites, the intensity depending on the availability of organic matter, which is controlled by paleosedimentation conditions (e.g., sedimentation rate and presence of turbidites). In addition, total reduced inorganic sulfur (essentially pyrite) as a product of microbial sulfate reduction was quantified in selected sediments from Site 1119.