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Biogeochemical processes in a clay formation in situ experiment: Part D - Microbial analyses - Synthesis of results

hal.structure.identifierAtomic Energy of Canada Limited [AECL]
dc.contributor.authorSTROES-GASCOYNE, S.
hal.structure.identifierCentre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan [CENBG]
dc.contributor.authorSERGEANT, C.
dc.contributor.authorSCHIPPERS, A.
dc.contributor.authorHAMON, C.J.
dc.contributor.authorNEBLE, S.
hal.structure.identifierCentre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan [CENBG]
dc.contributor.authorVESVRES, M.H.
hal.structure.identifierCentre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan [CENBG]
dc.contributor.authorBARSOTTI, V.
dc.contributor.authorPOULAIN, S.
hal.structure.identifierInstitut Polytechnique de Bordeaux
dc.contributor.authorLE MARREC, C.
dc.date.issued2011-06
dc.identifier.issn0883-2927
dc.description.abstractEnThe purpose of the Porewater Chemistry (PC) experiment at the Mont Terri (MT) Underground Rock Laboratory (URL) was to measure geochemical parameters, such as pH, Eh and pCO2, in the porewater of the Opalinus Clay formation. Although the PC experiment was designed and implemented carefully from a geochemical perspective, conditions were not sterile and some microbial and nutrient contamination likely occurred. Microbial activity in the added synthetic porewater in the borehole was apparent shortly after initiation of the experiment and affected the geochemical parameters observed in the porewater. This paper summarizes the results from microbial analyses of post-termination PC water and overcore clay samples, conducted to attempt to elucidate the role of microbial activity in the evolution of the geochemical conditions in the PC experiment. Microbial analyses of the PC borehole water, and of clay overcore samples from around the borehole, were carried out at three laboratories and included both molecular biology and culturing methods. Results indicated the presence of heterotrophic aerobic and anaerobic organisms that resulted likely from the initial, non-sterile conditions, sustained by suspected contamination with organic matter (glycerol, acetone). The results also indicated the presence of NO3-reducers, Fe-reducers, SO4-reducers and methanogens (i.e., Bacteria as well as Archaea), suggesting a reducing environment with Fe(III)- and SO4 reduction, and methanogenesis occurring in the PC water and adjacent clay. A black precipitate containing pyrite (identified by XRD and SEM) and a strong H2S smell in the porewater confirmed the occurrence of SO4 reduction. Microorganisms identified in the porewater included Pseudomonas stutzeri, Bacillus licheniformis, Desulfosporosinus spp. and Hyphomonas spp. Species identified in enrichment cultures from the overcore samples included Pseudomonas stutzeri, three species of Trichococcus spp., Caldanaerocella colombiensis, Geosporobacter subterrenus and Desulfosporosinus lacus. Overall the results indicated a thriving microbial community in the PC water and adjacent clay in contrast to "undisturbed" Opalinus Clay for which limited evidence for a small viable microbial community has been given in a previous study.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.title.enBiogeochemical processes in a clay formation in situ experiment: Part D - Microbial analyses - Synthesis of results
dc.typeArticle de revue
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.03.007
dc.subject.halPhysique [physics]/Physique [physics]/Chimie-Physique [physics.chem-ph]
bordeaux.journalApplied Geochemistry
bordeaux.page980-989
bordeaux.volume26
bordeaux.issue6
bordeaux.peerReviewedoui
hal.identifierin2p3-00607073
hal.version1
hal.popularnon
hal.audienceNon spécifiée
hal.origin.linkhttps://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr//in2p3-00607073v1
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