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Archean phosphorus liberation induced by iron redox geochemistry

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  • Barry Herschy

    (University of South Florida)

  • Sae Jung Chang

    (Korea Basic Science Institute
    Yale University)

  • Ruth Blake

    (Yale University)

  • Aivo Lepland

    (Geological Survey of Norway)

  • Heather Abbott-Lyon

    (Kennesaw State University)

  • Jacqueline Sampson

    (University of South Florida)

  • Zachary Atlas

    (University of South Florida)

  • Terence P. Kee

    (University of Leeds)

  • Matthew A. Pasek

    (University of South Florida)

Abstract

The element phosphorus (P) is central to ecosystem growth and is proposed to be a limiting nutrient for life. The Archean ocean may have been strongly phosphorus-limited due to the selective binding of phosphate to iron oxyhydroxide. Here we report a new route to solubilizing phosphorus in the ancient oceans: reduction of phosphate to phosphite by iron(II) at low (

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  • Barry Herschy & Sae Jung Chang & Ruth Blake & Aivo Lepland & Heather Abbott-Lyon & Jacqueline Sampson & Zachary Atlas & Terence P. Kee & Matthew A. Pasek, 2018. "Archean phosphorus liberation induced by iron redox geochemistry," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:9:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-018-03835-3
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03835-3
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