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Articles | Volume 21, issue 5
Articles | Volume 21, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-2179-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-2179-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 21, issue 5
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02 Oct 2025
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The coupled oxygen and carbon dynamics in the subsurface waters of the Gulf and Lower St. Lawrence Estuary and implications for artificial oxygenation

William A. Nesbitt, Samuel W. Stevens, Alfonso O. Mucci, Lennart Gerke, Toste Tanhua, Gwénaëlle Chaillou, and Douglas W. R. Wallace

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The reoxygenation of the traditional hypoxic deep water of Gulf of St. Lawrence is a novel topic; this has not been addressed in the past. If reoxygenation would be implemented, it would represent an encouraging effort in the midst of reports on the dire consequences of climate change and ocean deoxygenation.
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We combine two decades of oxygen data with new carbon observations and a tracer-informed model to quantify oxygen loss and carbon buildup in the deep waters of the Gulf and Lower St. Lawrence Estuary. We then test a novel idea: reoxygenating these waters with the oxygen produced as a by-product from green-hydrogen production. Our results suggest this could significantly reduce hypoxia, though full recovery would require larger inputs.
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