Ocean Chemistry
Ocean acidification gets a watchful eye in New England aquaculture ‘hot spot’
Shellfish aquaculture is thriving in New England, but future growth in the industry could be stunted as coastal waters in the region become more acidic. Researchers at WHOI have developed a way to link nutrient load reductions to improvements in the health of Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, which may an important step toward cleaner and less acidic harbors in the Baystate.
Read MoreThese corals could survive climate change — and help save the world’s reefs
Ocean warming threatens to wipe out corals, but scientists are trying to protect naturally resilient reefs and are nursing some others back to health.
Ventilation of the Deep South Indian Ocean and Atmospheric CO2 Increase During the Last Deglaciation: New Insights from Small-Size Foraminiferal 14C Analyses with MICADAS
Julia Gottschalk, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Sponsored by: MC&G Department
Read MoreGravitational Signals of Past Water-Table Depth Recorded by Dissolved Kr and Xe Isotopes in Groundwater
Alan Seltzer, WHOI Sponsored by: MC&G Department
Read MoreOrigin and Evolution of the Biogeochemical Nitrogen Cycle
Lewis Ward, Harvard University Sponsored by: MC&G Department
Read MorePanel delves into impact of ocean acidification
The state commission tasked with studying ocean acidification and its regional impact — particularly in relation to the aquaculture industry — held its first meeting Friday in Woods Hole with a sobering presentation on the phenomenon.
Carbon Processing in Aquatic Critical Zones: Biogeochemical Challenges in the 21st Century
Thomas Bianchi, University of Florida Sponsored by: MC&G Department
Read MoreFalling in love with foraminifera
A marine geobiologist falls for the ‘brains’ and beauty of an ancient single-celled creature that can change its shell into a variety of geometric shapes.
Read MoreCoupled Subduction of Nitrogen and Noble Gases: Tracing Mantle Evolution
John “Jack” Krantz, Brown University Sponsored by: MC&G Department
Read MoreArchaeal Lipids as Recorders of Geomicrobial Activity and Environmental State
William Leavitt, Dartmouth College Sponsored by: MC&G Department
Read MoreUnforeseen Metabolic Constraints on Carbon Oxidation in Soils
Marco Keiluweit, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Sponsored by: MC&G Department
Read MorePhosphorus Redox Chemistry in the Oceans
Ben Van Mooy, WHOI Sponsored by: MC&G Department – Clark 507
Read MoreCarbon Dioxide, Shell Building, and Ocean Acidification
To build shells and skeletons, marine organisms, such as this hypothetical clam, extract calcium ions and carbonate ions from seawater, combining them into solid crystals of calcium carbonate that are laid down to make shells.
Read MorePutting the ‘nuclear coffin’ in perspective
WHOI chemist and marine radioactivity expert shares his thoughts about radioactivity waste leaking from Runit Dome—a bomb crater filled with radioactive soil in the Marshall Islands that is now being penetrated by rising sea levels
Read MoreGeology creates chemical energy: Origin of a massive methane reservoir discovered
Scientists know methane is released from deep-sea vents, but its source has long been a mystery. A team from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution may have the answer. Analysis of 160 rock samples from across the world’s oceans provides evidence, they say, of the formation and abundance of abiotic methane – methane formed by chemical reactions that don’t involve organic matter.
Nutrient and Carbon Export to the Coastal Ocean Driven by Surface Water-Groundwater Exchange
Joe Tamborski, WHOI Sponsored by: MC&G Department
Read MoreOcean Respiration: New Concepts, New Significance, and New Applications
T.T. Packard, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain Sponsored by: MC&G Department
Read MoreThis new nanotech could help clean up Earth’s microplastics
“Trying to understand the big picture on plastic and be able to weave a story together is going to take decades,” said Christopher Reddy, an environmental chemist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, who was not involved in the study.
Summer Lecture Series : Why are Cape Cod Estuaries Impaired and What Can Be Done About It?
Matt Charette, WHOI Sponsored by: Academic Programs Office
Read MoreMC&G Steinbach Scholar: Neurotoxins in the Environment: Understanding the Production, Cycling and Fate of Domoic Acid Along the California Coast
Claudia Benitez-Nelson, University of South Carolina Sponsored by: MC&G Department
Read MoreMC&G Steinbach Scholar: The Building Blocks of Life: Elemental Stoichiometry Across Spatial and Temporal Scales
Claudia Benitez-Nelson, University of South Carolina Sponsored by: MC&G Department
Read MoreSummer Lecture Series: Life Without Oxygen: Microbial Processes in Oxygen-Depleted Marine Environments
Maria Pachiadaki, WHOI Sponsored by: Academic Programs Office
Read MoreSummer Lecture Series: Living with Oxygen: Walking the Fine Line Between Life and Death
Colleen Hansel, WHOI Sponsored by: Academic Programs Office
Read MoreSummer Lecture Series: The Dark Side of the Coastal Carbon Cycle: Cave Networks in Karst Subterranean Estuaries
David Brankovits, USGS & WHOI Sponsored by: Academic Programs Office
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