The River's Liver - The Biogeochemistry of the Hyporheic Zone
Presented by Vanessa Garayburu-Caruso.

Tuesday, August 6, 2024 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Presented by Vanessa Garayburu-Caruso.
Rivers are fundamental to global biogeochemical cycles. The area below the river is known as the hyporheic zone, which can act as the “river’s liver.” The hyporheic zone is home to a high diversity of very active microbes that can generate greenhouse gasses and help filter river water by removing contaminants. At Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, we seek to understand mechanisms and drivers of hyporheic zone activity across multiple scales with the goal of integrating them into global-scale models to predict the behavior of our changing planet.