The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences awarded a $213,648 project grant to Texas A&M University under the Geosciences (CFDA 47.050) federal grant program. The grant supports a collaborative research project to study how changes in freshwater runoff affect the production and consumption of alkalinity, or acid-neutralizing capacity, in sediments of estuaries along the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. The project will examine three estuaries with varying freshwater inputs, with one estuary studied in more detail, to measure water column alkalinity changes and benthic fluxes, analyze sedimentary records, and develop models to understand the connection between hydrological conditions and nearshore alkalinity dynamics. Two early career researchers and two graduate students from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Texas A&M University at Galveston will work on this project, with the results incorporated into classroom instruction and outreach activities.
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