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SOIL ECOLOGY ELEMENTAL TRANSFORMATIONS BY SOIL MICROBES Introduction Reading: Coleman et al. 2004 – Chapter 5. 1. 2. http://www.soils.wisc.edu/~barak/soilscience326/listofel.htm. 3. http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/ch/groups/aluminium/publications/exley2003_1.pdf. 4. Nitrogen Cycle. 5.
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SOIL ECOLOGY ELEMENTAL TRANSFORMATIONS BY SOIL MICROBES Introduction Reading: Coleman et al. 2004 – Chapter 5 1
2 http://www.soils.wisc.edu/~barak/soilscience326/listofel.htm
http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/ch/groups/aluminium/publications/exley2003_1.pdfhttp://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/ch/groups/aluminium/publications/exley2003_1.pdf 4
Nitrogen Cycle 5 http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/images/nitrogencycle.jpg
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8 http://msucares.com/crops/soils/images/phosphorus.gif
9 http://biology.kenyon.edu/courses/biol112/Biol112WebPage/Syllabus/Topics/Week%2013/SulfurCycle.jpg
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S cont’d Acidic environ Acidic environ 11
A Siderophore (Greek for iron carrier) is an iron chelating compound secreted by such as bacteria, fungi and grasses. The bioavailability of iron is limited by the very low solubility of iron bearing mineral phases such as iron oxides at neutral pH and therefore cannot be utilized by organisms . 12 http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/press/01/pr0172image.htm
Changes in the Calcium Cycle 13 http://www.rewhc.org/wind/graphics/calcium_cycle.gif
14 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Carbon_cycle-cute_diagram.jpeg
15 http://www.ppi-ppic.org/ppiweb/ppibase.nsf/$webindex/article=1E9EDEC7852569B5005CED251DABAB79
Mn cont’d 16
http://phys4.harvard.edu/~wilson/arsenic/references/Oremland_et_al_2004.pdfhttp://phys4.harvard.edu/~wilson/arsenic/references/Oremland_et_al_2004.pdf 17
Major deposits of mercury in red, small deposits in green, bulk of productive deposits highlighted in blue = global occurrence mercury deposits along subduction zones, with volcanic systems Tectonic plate boundaries related to origin of ore deposits such as iron, gold, copper, mercury E.A. Keller. 1992. Environmental Geology 18
High in sulfur, copper, zinc, gold, iron Mid-ocean ridges 700 F Tube worms Hydrothermal vents or ‘black smokers’ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/hellscrust/html/sidebar2.html 19 http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents/geology/MOR.html
Occurrence of heart attack death correlated to sulfate-rich and bicarbonate rich surface water, Ohio Cause-effect relationship: -soft water acidic & corrodes pipes releases trace elements into water that cause heart disease -hard water dissolves trace elements into water may prevent heart disease. Some trace elements in soil – manganese, chromium, vanadium, and copper, have been found to prevent heart disease 21
Geothermal Energy in Iceland Hot Spring, Yellowstone National Park-- USGS Photo by David E. Wieprecht 22