The resuspension of seafloor sediments – triggered by human activities such as bottom trawling as well as natural processes like storms and tides – can significantly increase the release of carbon ...

This video shows the mixing zone on Spain’s Rio Tinto, where green water, rich in the Fe 2+ ion of iron, containing very high O₂ content sulfate, is discharging from a mine tailings pile. This water ...

When bottom trawls are dragged across the seafloor, they stir up sediments. This not only releases previously stored organic carbon, but also intensifies the oxidation of pyrite, a mineral present in ...