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Title: High reactivity of deep biota under anthropogenic CO2 injection into basalt

Journal Article · · Nature Communications
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  1. CNRS and Univ. Paris Diderot (France). Paris Inst. of Earth Physics (IPGP). Research Center on the Geological Storage of CO2
  2. Univ. Paris-Sud, Orsay (France). Inst. of Integrative Biology of the Cell
  3. CNRS and Univ. Paris Diderot (France). Paris Inst. of Earth Physics (IPGP)
  4. Helmholtz-Zentrum Muenchen-German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg (Germany). Research Unit Analytical Biogeochemistry
  5. Univ. of Iceland, Reykjavik (Iceland). Inst. of Earth Sciences
  6. Reykjavik Energy (Iceland)
  7. Univ. of Southampton (United Kingdom). Ocean and Earth Science; Columbia Univ., Palisades, NY (United States). Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
  8. Columbia Univ., Palisades, NY (United States). Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory; Barnard College, New York, NY (United States)
  9. Univ. of Iceland, Reykjavik (Iceland). Inst. of Earth Sciences; Paul Sabatier Univ., Toulouse (France); Univ. College London (United Kingdom). Earth Sciences

Basalts are recognized as one of the major habitats on Earth, harboring diverse and active microbial populations. Inconsistently, this living component is rarely considered in engineering operations carried out in these environments. This includes carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies that seek to offset anthropogenic CO2 emissions into the atmosphere by burying this greenhouse gas in the subsurface. Here, we show that deep ecosystems respond quickly to field operations associated with CO2 injections based on a microbiological survey of a basaltic CCS site. Acidic CO2-charged groundwater results in a marked decrease (by ~ 2.5–4) in microbial richness despite observable blooms of lithoautotrophic iron-oxidizing Betaproteobacteria and degraders of aromatic compounds, which hence impact the aquifer redox state and the carbon fate. Host-basalt dissolution releases nutrients and energy sources, which sustain the growth of autotrophic and heterotrophic species whose activities may have consequences on mineral storage.

Research Organization:
Columbia Univ., Palisades, NY (United States); CNRS and Univ. Paris Diderot (France); Univ. Paris-Sud, Orsay (France)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE); Total S.A. (France); Schlumberger; French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) (France); French National Research Agency (ANR) (France); European Union (EU)
Grant/Contract Number:
FE0004847; ANR-08-PCO2-003-03; ANR-14-CE01-0008-01; 624382
OSTI ID:
1499988
Journal Information:
Nature Communications, Vol. 8; ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher:
Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 35 works
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