URI | http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/A15ECF34-6206-468A-9CF8-ED071667FC39 | - |
Αναγνωριστικό | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms8100 | - |
Γλώσσα | en | - |
Μέγεθος | 11 pages | el |
Τίτλος | Evidence for photochemical production of
reactive oxygen species in desert soils | en |
Δημιουργός | Irene Margiolaki | en |
Δημιουργός | George E. Christidis | en |
Δημιουργός | Eleni Koutsopoulou | en |
Δημιουργός | Gaosen Zhang | en |
Δημιουργός | Konstantinos Panagiotidis | en |
Δημιουργός | Dimitrios Zisimopoulos | en |
Δημιουργός | Ioannis Papapostolou | en |
Δημιουργός | Konstantinos Grintzalis | en |
Δημιουργός | Christopher P. McKay | en |
Δημιουργός | Henry J. Sun | en |
Δημιουργός | Christos D. Georgiou | en |
Εκδότης | Macmillan | en |
Περίληψη | The combination of intense solar radiation and soil desiccation creates a short circuit in the
biogeochemical carbon cycle, where soils release significant amounts of CO2 and reactive
nitrogen oxides by abiotic oxidation. Here we show that desert soils accumulate metal
superoxides and peroxides at higher levels than non-desert soils. We also show the photogeneration
of equimolar superoxide and hydroxyl radical in desiccated and aqueous
soils, respectively, by a photo-induced electron transfer mechanism supported by their
mineralogical composition. Reactivity of desert soils is further supported by the generation of
hydroxyl radical via aqueous extracts in the dark. Our findings extend to desert soils the
photogeneration of reactive oxygen species by certain mineral oxides and also explain
previous studies on desert soil organic oxidant chemistry and microbiology. Similar processes
driven by ultraviolet radiation may be operating in the surface soils on Mars. | en |
Τύπος | Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication | en |
Τύπος | Δημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτές | el |
Άδεια Χρήσης | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en |
Ημερομηνία | 2015-09-26 | - |
Ημερομηνία Δημοσίευσης | 2015 | - |
Βιβλιογραφική Αναφορά | Christos D. Georgiou, Henry J. Sun, Christopher P. McKay, Konstantinos Grintzalis1, Ioannis Papapostolou,Dimitrios Zisimopoulos, Konstantinos Panagiotidis, Gaosen Zhang, Eleni Koutsopoulou, George E. Christidis
& Irene Margiolaki "Evidence for photochemical production of reactive
oxygen species in desert soils "Nature Communications (Impact Factor: 11.47). 05/2015; 6:7100 | en |