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Category: Science Highlights

Kingsport Limestone as a CO2 Caprock: Performance under Prolonged Laboratory scCO₂–Brine Exposure

Kingsport Limestone as a CO2 Caprock: Performance under Prolonged Laboratory scCO₂–Brine Exposure

Mohammed Elnur, Khalid Alshibli, Nicholas Dygert, Antonio Lanzirotti, Matthew Newville, Runyu Zhang, Hongbing Lu, Sudarshan Govindarajan, Kingsport Limestone as a CO2 Caprock: Performance under Prolonged Laboratory scCO₂–Brine Exposure, Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 2026, 100866,
ISSN 2352-3808, doi.org/10.1016/j.gete.2026.100866

Redox–salinity coupling regulates arsenic release and hysteresis in coastal wetland soils under sea-level rise

Redox–salinity coupling regulates arsenic release and hysteresis in coastal wetland soils under sea-level rise

Joshua J. LeMonte, Layla N. Izadi, Jörg Rinklebe, Ryan Tappero, Donald L. Sparks, “Redox-salinity coupling regulates arsenic release and hysteresis in coastal wetland soils under sea-level rise,” J. Hazard. Mater. 514, 142476 (2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2026.142476

Calcium Solubility of Bridgmanite in Subducted Basalt in Earth’s Lower Mantle

Calcium Solubility of Bridgmanite in Subducted Basalt in Earth’s Lower Mantle

Zhang, C., Yoshino, T., El Ghazaoui, E., Chariton, S., Prakapenka, V. B., Li, L., et al. (2026). Calcium solubility of bridgmanite in subducted basalt in Earth’s lower mantle. Geophysical Research Letters, 53, e2026GL121981. doi.org/10.1029/2026GL121981

Effect of Si on Mg Alloying in Metallic Iron at High Pressures

Effect of Si on Mg Alloying in Metallic Iron at High Pressures

Wei, X., Kim, T., Chen, S., Tsuno, K., Kunz, M., Armstrong, K., et al. (2026). Effect of Si on Mg alloying in metallic iron at high pressures. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 131, e2026JB034548.

Interplay of Surface Energy and Rheology in Biopolymer Soil Enhancement

Interplay of Surface Energy and Rheology in Biopolymer Soil Enhancement

Fang, Yiwei, Jinxuan Ding, Wanchuan Liu, Damien Crowley, Justin Antonette, Haoyan Fang, Aniket Raut et al. “Interplay of Surface Energy and Rheology in Biopolymer Soil Enhancement.” Polymer Testing (2025): 109018.

Arsenic-cycling metabolism recorded in hot spring silica deposits

Arsenic-cycling metabolism recorded in hot spring silica deposits

Slagter, Silvina, Kimberly Myers, Diego M. Guido, Bhoopesh Mishra, Thaïs Couasnon, Gernot Arp, Stefan V. Lalonde, and Mark A. Van Zuilen. Communications Earth & Environment (2026).

Mitigating lead bioaccessibility in metal (loid) s contaminated alkaline soils using soil amendments: Evaluating efficacy using in vitro bioaccessibility, sequential extraction, and synchrotron techniques

Mitigating lead bioaccessibility in metal (loid) s contaminated alkaline soils using soil amendments: Evaluating efficacy using in vitro bioaccessibility, sequential extraction, and synchrotron techniques

Wekumbura, Chandima, Ganga M. Hettiarachchi, William Hargrove, Qing Ma, Matthew Newville, Antonio Lanzirotti, and Christina Sobin. Journal of Hazardous Materials 497 (2025): 139742.

Complex redox histories of lunar pyroclastic beads revealed by spatially correlated chromium and Vanadium valences

Complex redox histories of lunar pyroclastic beads revealed by spatially correlated chromium and Vanadium valences

Sutton, S. R., Lanzirotti, A., Newville, M., Dyar, M. D., McCanta, M., & the ANGSA Team (2026). Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 131, e2025JE009416.

Controls on iron‐redox state in martian magmas quantified by Mössbauer spectroscopy, colorimetric wet chemistry, and XANES spectroscopy

Controls on iron‐redox state in martian magmas quantified by Mössbauer spectroscopy, colorimetric wet chemistry, and XANES spectroscopy

Aithala, S. P., R. A. Lange, and M. M. Hirschmann. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 131, no. 3 (2026): e2025JE009148.

Enhanced Manganese Oxidation at the Biofilm–Fluid Interface Drives Pore-Scale Patterns in Mineral Precipitation

Enhanced Manganese Oxidation at the Biofilm–Fluid Interface Drives Pore-Scale Patterns in Mineral Precipitation

Eleanor C. Fadely, Gaitan Gehin, Sharon E. Bone, Samuel M. Webb, Verónica L. Morales, and Jasquelin Peña. Environmental Science & Technology 2026 60 (1), 654-663DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c11326

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