Geology, environment, and life in the deepest part of the world's oceans

M Du, X Peng, H Zhang, C Ye, S Dasgupta, J Li, J Li… - The Innovation, 2021 - cell.com
The hadal zone, mostly comprising of deep trenches and constituting of the deepest part of
the world's oceans, represents the least explored habitat but one of the last frontiers on our …

Hidden dangers: High levels of organic pollutants in hadal trenches

J **e, C Chen, M Luo, X Peng, T Lin, D Chen - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The “V”-shaped structure of hadal trenches acts as a natural collector of organic pollutants,
drawing attention to the need for extensive research in these areas. Our review identifies …

[HTML][HTML] A decision support system for selection and risk management of sustainability governance approaches in multi-tier supply chain

A Jamalnia, Y Gong, K Govindan, M Bourlakis… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lower-tier suppliers' sustainability noncompliance and focal company's failure at meeting
the expectations of the stakeholders to extend sustainability towards lower-tier suppliers …

[HTML][HTML] Revised fractional abundances and warm-season temperatures substantially improve brGDGT calibrations in lake sediments

JH Raberg, DJ Harning, SE Crump, G de Wet… - …, 2021 - bg.copernicus.org
Distributions of branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (brGDGTs) are frequently
employed for reconstructing terrestrial paleotemperatures from lake sediment archives …

Hadal trenches are dynamic hotspots for early diagenesis in the deep sea

RN Glud, P Berg, B Thamdrup, M Larsen… - … Earth & Environment, 2021 - nature.com
The deepest part of the global ocean, hadal trenches, are considered to act as depocenters
for organic material. Relatively high microbial activity has been demonstrated in the deepest …

Substantial accumulation of mercury in the deepest parts of the ocean and implications for the environmental mercury cycle

M Liu, W **ao, Q Zhang, S Yuan… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Anthropogenic activities have led to widespread contamination with mercury (Hg), a potent
neurotoxin that bioaccumulates through food webs. Recent models estimated that, presently …

Holocene warming trend based on peat brGDGTs records from southeastern humid to northwestern arid China

S Wei, Z Rao, J Cao, G Jia, Y Li, H Guo, Z Feng… - Palaeogeography …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent syntheses of marine paleoclimate records have revealed an overall long-term
Holocene warming trend, especially in mean annual temperature (MAT), which is …

Disentangling effects of sea surface temperature and water depth on hydroxylated isoprenoid GDGTs: insights from the Hadal zone and global sediments

W **ao, Y Xu, C Zhang, J Lin, W Wu… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hydroxylated isoprenoid glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (OH‐GDGTs) preserved in
marine sediments are thought to be controlled by sea surface temperature (SST). However …

Influence of salinity on glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether-based indicators in Tibetan Plateau lakes: Implications for paleotemperature and paleosalinity …

Q Kou, L Zhu, J Ju, J Wang, T Xu, C Li, Q Ma - Palaeogeography …, 2022 - Elsevier
Glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) are powerful molecular tools that are suitable
for paleoenvironmental reconstruction. The widely distributed lakes on the Tibetan Plateau …

Unveiling the Presence of Short-and Medium-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins in the Hadal Trenches of the Western Pacific Ocean

J **e, G Zhang, J Guo, C Chen, Q Wu… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
This study delves into the unexplored distribution and accumulation of chlorinated paraffins
(CPs), pervasive industrial contaminants used as flame retardants and plasticizers, within …