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Sulfur enhances carbon storage in the Black Sea
Jun 18, 2021
A study finds new explanation for the accumulation of organic compounds in oxygen-depleted marine areas. The effect could negatively feedback on the climate on geological time scales.
![The samples for the new study came from an expedition with the research vessel MARIA S. MERIAN. The MSM15-1 cruise started in Istanbul. Photo: Felix Janssen The samples for the new study came from an expedition with the research vessel MARIA S. MERIAN. The MSM15-1 cruise started in Istanbul. Photo: Felix Janssen](../Binaries/Binary22440/MSM15-1-Author-Felix-Janssen-web.400.jpg)
Researchers from the ICBM, the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Bremerhaven, the MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences of the University of Bremen, and the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen participated in the study.
Gonzalo V. Gomez-Saez et al: “Sulfurization of dissolved organic matter in the anoxic water column of the Black Sea”, Science Advances, 7, eabf6199. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abf6199
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![Water samples stem from at different depths in the ocean. Photo: Nelli Sergeeva Water samples stem from at different depths in the ocean. Photo: Nelli Sergeeva](../Binaries/Binary22439/MSM15-1-Nelli-Sergeeva-web.400.jpg)