Pollutant degradation and greenhouse gas reduction: New study explores functionality in aquatic ecosystems

The functions of water-dominated ecosystems can be considerably influenced and changed by hydrological fluctuation. The varying states of redox-active substances are of crucial importance here. Researchers led by BayCEER-director Stefan Peiffer at BayCEER (Martin Obst & Britta Planer-Friedrich) and the BGI (Catherine McCammon) have discovered this, in cooperation with partners from the Universities of Tübingen and Bristol and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Halle-Leipzig. Their new study published in "Nature Geoscience" enables a more precise understanding of the biogeochemical processes that contribute to the degradation of pollutants and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.