Description from NSF award abstract:
The research conducted by investigators in the School of Marine Science and Policy at the University of Delaware and within the Department of Environmental and Biomolecular Systems of Oregon Health and Science University will examine the importance of soluble Mn(III) in the biogeochemical cycling of Mn. To date, most studies of Mn in marine environments have not considered Mn(III), the intermediate oxidation state between the soluble reduced state (Mn(II)) and the more insoluble oxidized state (Mn(IV)). The presence and stability of Mn(III) in marine systems, especially those where oxygen levels are reduced, changes the dynamics and stability, solubility and fate and transport of Mn in these locations, and at interfaces between oxic and low oxygen environments. This is not understood at present and the proposed research is poised to provide new information concerning the Mn cycle and is potentially transformative research. The PIs have developed new methods to examine Mn(III) levels in the environment and this capability will bolster the successful accomplishment of the project's goals. The studies will not only focus on understanding the cycling of Mn between its various oxidation states but will determine the concentration and distribution of Mn(III) in stratified coastal ocean waters and in sediment porewaters. The study will also examine the potentially important role of Mn(III) in mediating and influencing the biogeochemical cycling of Mn with that of Fe and S, which are both important components of the major ocean chemical cycles. A better understanding of the biogeochemistry of Mn will inform not only scientists interested in metal cycling in the ocean but also those focused on studies across redox transition zones. The proposed research has an international component and the investigators have developed plans to broadly disseminate their results to students at all levels and to the community. The Principal Investigators have a strong history in education and graduate student and post-doctoral support and mentoring and this will continue under the current grant.
Dataset | Latest Version Date | Current State |
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Data from in situ pump profiler system collected on R/V Hugh R. Sharp cruise HRS1415 in August 2014 | 2017-11-08 | Final no updates expected |
CTD data and analyses of bottles from CTD rosette samples collected on R/V Hugh R. Sharp cruise HRS1415 in August 2014 | 2017-11-06 | Final no updates expected |
Event Log from R/V Hugh R. Sharp cruise HRS1415 in the Chesapeake Bay and coastal Atlantic Ocean in August 2014 | 2017-11-06 | Final no updates expected |
CTD rosette and Bottle data from R/V Hugh R. Sharp cruise HRS1314 in the Chesapeake Bay and coastal Atlantic Ocean in August 2013 | 2016-05-20 | Final no updates expected |
Cruise track from the R/V Hugh R. Sharp HRS1314 cruise in the Chesapeake Bay and coastal Atlantic Ocean during 2013 (Soluble ManganeseIII project) | 2016-03-23 | Final no updates expected |
Event Log from R/V Hugh R. Sharp cruise HRS1314 in the Chesapeake Bay and coastal Atlantic Ocean in August 2013 | 2016-03-23 | Final no updates expected |
Principal Investigator: George W. Luther
University of Delaware
Principal Investigator: Bradley M. Tebo
Oregon Health & Science University (IEH/OHSU)
Contact: George W. Luther
University of Delaware
Contact: Bradley M. Tebo
Oregon Health & Science University (IEH/OHSU)
Data Management Plan received by BCO-DMO on 26 January 2016. (7.55 KB)
01/26/2016