Aerobic respiration of mineral-bound organic carbon in a soil

Adhikari, Dinesh; Dunham-Cheatham, Sarrah M.; Wordofa, Dawit N.; Verburg, Paul; Poulson, Simon R.; Yang, Yu

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.271

Title: Aerobic respiration of mineral-bound organic carbon in a soil

Journal Article · 21 September 2018 · Science of the Total Environment

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.271 · OSTI ID:1527296

Adhikari, Dinesh ^[1]; Dunham-Cheatham, Sarrah M. ^[2]; Wordofa, Dawit N. ^[2]; Verburg, Paul ^[2]; Poulson, Simon R. ^[2]; Yang, Yu ^[2]

Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV (United States)

Associations with minerals can potentially augment soil organic carbon (SOC) stability by reducing the bioavailability and degradation of SOC. Yet, few studies have directly measured aerobic respiration of mineral-bound SOC. In this study, we investigated the microbial aerobic respiration and bioavailability of ferrihydrite-sorbed glucose (Fh-GLU) and ferrihydrite-sorbed formic acid (Fh-FA) by adding ¹³C-labeled compounds to a soil. During an 11-day incubation, 30.2% of free, non-Fh-sorbed glucose (GLU) and 61.8% of free formic acid (FA) were respired, whereas 4.2% and 27.9% of Fh-GLU and Fh-FA were respired, respectively. Our results revealed that Fh-bound GLU/FA had lower bioavailability compared to free organic compounds. Associations with Fh led to greater inhibition in the bioavailability of GLU than that for FA. The priming effects of added compounds on the respiration of native SOC were decreased by their association with Fh. Our results demonstrated that the bioavailability and priming effect of organic compounds depend on their interactions with minerals.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1527296

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-774775; 965236

Journal Information:: Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 651, Issue P1; ISSN 0048-9697

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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