Sulphate reduction rates of arctic deep sea sediments measured at station MSM16/2_809-1 (Sample 16, Reference)

Turnover rates were determined for surface sediment cores obtained in 2009 and 2010. Sulfate reduction (SR) were measured ex situ by the whole core injection method (doi:10.1080/01490457809377722). We incubated the samples at in situ temperature (1.0°C) for 12 hours with carrier-free 35**SO4 (dissolved in water, 50 kBq). Sediment was fixed in 20 ml 20% ZnAc solution for AOM or SR, respectively. Turnover rates were measured as previously described (doi:10.4319/lom.2004.2.171).