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A 20-year-old man who was gored by a bull on Saturday during the running of the bulls in El Casar (Guadalajara) died on Sunday in the Hospital Universitario La Paz in Madrid
The young man suffered a goring in the bullring of the town at the start of the last running of the bulls through the countryside included in the programme of events during the celebrations of the town's patron saint
The injured individual was initially taken in a mobile intensive care ambulance to the University Hospital of Guadalajara but given the seriousness of his injuries - the goring had affected a lung - he was transferred to Madrid where he died
the town hall in El Casar decreed three days of official mourning
"We deeply regret the unfortunate accident that occurred during the bullfighting festivities in the patron saint's fiestas and as a sign of mourning we have decided to lower the flags flying outside the municipal buildings at half-mast
to pin a black ribbon on the flags located inside the municipal buildings and to suspend all official public events organised by the El Casar Town Hall for the duration of the official mourning"
The goring death is added to that of another man
who died at the end of last August in another running of the bulls held in Mesones
He slipped on a fence while trying to escape from the bulls
After these two deaths in the running of the bulls
the animal defence association of El Casar expressed its support for the families of both victims and questioned in a statement the organisation of this type of bullfighting spectacle
these incidents generate costs and consequences that affect all members of the public
The pain for this new victim is profound and part of our struggle is to prevent tragedies like this from happening," said the organisation
which invited the municipality's residents to reflect on the matter
"Is this the best way to invest our resources and enjoy our leisure time
These kinds of events not only put people and animals at risk
but also expose children to traumatic situations that can mark their perception of the world
The welfare of people and respect for animals must be priorities in modern society and it is our responsibility to rethink whether these events reflect the values we want to promote"
added the association in a statement in which it advocated a "safer
more educational entertainment that promotes the healthy enjoyment of leisure time
without risk to the physical and moral integrity of our community"
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The connections of the Line 12 infrastructure with Line 3 are still pending
the rains in March have prevented the necessary changes to the surface of the Getafe station from being made
the days of precipitation have prevented the necessary changes to the surface from being made: maintenance still needs to be carried out on the outside of Getafe station
The extension of L3 provides a new alternative entrance to the metropolitan area of the capital
Móstoles and Fuenlabrada will benefit from this renovation: El Casar station will link Line 3 with MetroSur (L12)
making the south of Madrid more connected than ever with the center
reducing the journey from Getafe to Sol to around 35 minutes
WASHINGTON — It might have been a historically long and
waiting four days more than expected to be sworn in to Congress
took the seemingly endless 15 roll call votes for speaker of the House in stride
gabbing with other freshmen representatives or introducing himself to high-profile fellow progressive members like Rep
And he was still cheerful for the swearing-in
“I wish I could tell you it was surprising
but it’s not,” Casar told the American-Statesman in the Speaker’s Lobby during a break in the longest election for House speaker in history
He blamed the GOP for “disfunction” and said he was already doing the job he’d been elected to do
The 33-year-old was elected to the House in November to represent District 35 — a thin sliver that largely runs along Interstate 35 from Austin to San Antonio and has about 800,000 residents
“We’re focused on doing the work for the people in Texas,” Casar said
More:With Texans' support, Kevin McCarthy makes big gains toward House speaker post
He is one of seven new representatives from Texas — a class of two Democrats and five Republicans that is younger and more diverse than in prior elections
Casar already had a heady orientation week for freshmen right after the November election when he went to an AFL-CIO event where Jane Fonda was speaking and got a shout-out from the actress and climate change activist
Fonda had contributed to Casar’s congressional campaign and even stopped in Austin for an unpublicized visit in October to Mt
which were severely affected by the 2021 winter storms
Casar had pivoted from his activism on the Austin City Council
where he served seven years beginning in 2014
He buttonholed President Joe Biden at a White House reception for freshmen lawmakers about abortion access and the needs of immigrant families; jousted for committee assignments, giving him visibility on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee and the Agriculture Committee; and co-sponsored a Jan. 26 news conference outside the U.S
Capitol which was unusual for featuring both Democratic senators and House members
and even more unusual for their sharp criticism of the Biden administration’s new asylum policies on the border
we welcomed your administration’s announcement that it would move to end Title 42
and we continue to support your efforts in the courts to ensure a timely end to the policy,” said a letter that news conference organizer Sen
said had been signed by more than 70 Democrats in both chambers
“We are therefore distressed by the deeply inconsistent choice to expand restrictions on asylum-seekers after your administration determined it was no longer necessary for public health,” it said
Casar spoke of the human cost of the more than 50 immigrants found dead in a truck in San Antonio in June and the asylum-seeking families
where the mayor declared a state of emergency
“The expansion of Title 42 and the transit ban will not solve this humanitarian crisis,” Casar said
Title 42 is a Trump-era COVID-19 policy to block asylum-seekers from entering the U.S.
and the “transit ban” is a proposed rule for immigrants to apply for asylum in a “transit” country outside the U.S
Casar is staking a position as an outspoken progressive
He was elected whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus
which has 103 members — all Democrats — and said that he wants to influence the administration to form humane border policies instead of responding to Republicans’ “cynical political attacks.”
Casar is also in demand with Spanish-speaking news outlets that jostled for commentary after the news conference
More:Here's how Austin area representatives voted for U.S. House speaker
Casar is getting used to the ways of the Hill
He was a few minutes late to the news conference he had helped organize and Menendez started without him – and without a few other Democrats who followed
Casar had organized a party after the planned-for swearing-in Jan
which is usually a festive day attended by a representative’s supporters
Casar’s party went on as scheduled — sworn in or not — at Zoca
executive director of the Austin Justice Coalition
who was one of about 40 supporters who flew from Austin to celebrate
The young lawmaker found a place to live in the U.S
an up-and-coming area that is walkable to House offices
will go back and forth from Austin to Washington
The couple has been engaged since Casar announced his run for the House seat
Casar was reflective in the first few days of Congress about his new position
“It’s a great sense of responsibility,” he said
“There’s a Texas need for a real change in the federal government
for worker’s rights and for ways to address the climate crisis.”
In his maiden speech on the House floor Feb
Casar struck a partisan note as lawmakers prepared to take two controversial votes that later passed: removing Rep
from the House Foreign Affairs Committee for what many members considered to be anti-Semitic remarks
and I represent the heart of Texas,” he said in his speech
thousands of my constituents are freezing without electricity
As Texans try to survive the cold and a climate crisis being ignored in our state
they’re also worried about paying for housing.”
More:Texas GOP lawmakers propose border plan; Democrats say it's 'walled off from reality'
Casar went on to cite concerns about worker’s rights
“These are the concerns of the people,” he said
“But Republican leadership here is working on none of these issues.”
Spain's Supreme Court has sentenced a postman to three years and six months in prison for keeping letters containing Santander debit or credit cards and their respective PIN codes and subsequently withdrawing a total of more than 20,000 euros from cash machines
who worked in El Casar - a small town in the province of Guadalajara - had obtained money from ATMs in Madrid
the man will be obliged to pay 22,900 euros to Banco Santander as civil liability
which was initially issued by the provincial court of Guadalajara and later appealed by the defendant
all courts found him guilty of continuous offence of breach of trust in document custody
in concurrence with a continuous offence of fraud
After the reading of the initial verdict by the provincial court
the defendant appealed on the grounds that the sentence was based on "conjecture and supposition" in the absence of direct evidence
the jury had "at all times opted for the interpretation of evidence that is little or not at all solid"
The convicted man argued that the images taken at one of the ATMs were not "enlightening"
as the witness who testified "does not deserve the credibility granted by the court"
as she had had a bad relationship with him "and only recognised him 80% and not 100%"
leaving the possibility that other people had committed the crimes open
the Supreme Court upheld the provincial court's decision and described the conviction of the postman as "inevitable"
"The inference of the SCJ is entirely correct and cannot be described as absurd or irrational
and it is inevitable to confirm the appellant's authorship
referring to up to nine indications that justify the conclusion
It starts from the fact that the accused was a postman in the town to which a series of letters containing documentation from the Banco de Santander (both the cards and their PIN codes) were sent
which were easily identifiable by the red envelopes
is something that anyone can identify by touch
the accused could easily obtain the DNI numbers of the recipients," the sentence stated
The Supreme Court stated that there are only seven postmen in the El Casar area and that the theft victims' mailboxes had not been tampered with
Since it was proven that one of these postmen had been intercepting the letters
the head of delivery at the post office recognised the accused from the ATM images
The Court stated that the accused was in a "precarious economic situation" and that "the withdrawal were always made on the four days after the accused worked"
making "it clear that all the (plural) evidence points in one direction"
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WASHINGTON — A Texan in Congress is climbing the ranks
will lead the Congressional Progressive Caucus
which is composed of more than 100 Democrats from across the country.
This comes as the party is still reeling from its defeat in the 2024 election and as they await another Trump administration
Spectrum News recently sat down with Casar and also joined him for an activity that keeps him level-headed amid a rocky profession
but what you might not always see is a U.S
congressman bouldering indoors before he heads to the Capitol.
but what I really love is being able to go outside
and sort of get my head out of my phone or thinking about work all the time,” Casar said.
When he is not running or lifting weights as a workout
As much as the 35-year-old spends time hanging around
he says the sport—which he has been doing since high school—keeps him grounded.
how do I make time to meditate every day?’ And he said
so that I can sort of get my mind right at the beginning of the day,” Casar said
“Keep myself focused on why I’m there and who I’m fighting for.”
Casar says he knows what it means to fight
Casar was just elected the new chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus
and preparing for the Republican trifecta in the nation’s capital
where the GOP controls the White House and both chambers of Congress
“If the Democratic party was a little bit more like Chairwoman Jayapal
I think we would have won this election.”
opposed President Joe Biden’s sweeping social and environmental bill that would have
extended the child tax credit and expanded child care assistance
Manchin and Biden ended up working and passing on a pared-down version called the Inflation Reduction Act
“Imagine if Kamala Harris had been able to campaign on not just that she wanted to work on child care
but that we had done it,” Casar told Spectrum News.
“I think the Joe Manchins of the world — the big problem wasn’t that they were too liberal or too conservative
that they stopped our government from delivering from people
what is this whole Congress thing even for?’ And that opens up a window for sort of the narcissism of a Donald Trump,” Casar continued
we’ve got to have a Democratic Party that doesn’t necessarily run for the left or necessarily run further right
but runs directly at the needs of working people and delivers for them.”
Casar will be the first progressive caucus chair from red state
A native Texan and son of Mexican immigrants
he often draws from his roots as a labor organizer
Casar became the first Latino to represent Texas’ capital city in Congress.
“I learned as an Austin City Council member that you’ve got to be bold
that you’ve got to be willing to stand up to the powerful
but that also you’ve got to bring people along with you,” Casar said.
he staged a thirst strike and wrote a bill to get Texas’ currently independent grid connected to the rest of the country
in the wake of the deadly winter storm in 2021
Casar secured his second term.
When asked how being a Democrat in a Republican-dominated state like Texas prepared him for the incoming administration and the Republican majority in Congress
I know what a political beating it feels like
and I’ve learned that we actually have to bring people along with us if we want to win long term
I know that the cost of losing is so high.”
If Democrats can win back the majority during the midterm elections
Casar says his priorities would be to raise wages and lower people’s costs
get more people covered under Medicare and restore abortion rights.
“We’re not just showing up just to defend the vulnerable
We’re defending the vulnerable and pointing out the Republicans are starting these culture wars because they want to avoid economic issues
and I think we have to make that connection for people
because that connection doesn’t make itself,” Casar said.
While climbing may seem like you go at it solo
Casar said he enjoys how it can be community-oriented
He wanted to be progressive caucus chair because of what members can accomplish as a group
Casar said rock climbing represents what he believes “everybody deserves.”
Print Bad Bunny is ringing in the new year with money and good vibes but is holding off on wedding bells
The Puerto Rican trap star dropped a surprise music video on New Year’s Eve for “No Me Quiero Casar,” a track from his latest studio album
the “Tití Me Preguntó” singer is seen at a New Year’s Eve party dodging questions around marriage
I’ve put together a list of some of my favorite stories published in 2023 by De Los
the Times’ vertical focusing on Latinx culture and identity that I help oversee
“I’m still a baby,” he tells a guest at the party
“That’s for the year 2032,” he tells another
The singer’s responses become shorter and shorter until he snaps
silencing yet another guest questioning the rapper about his personal life
Bad Bunny has publicly refused to clarify his relationship status
including his association with Kendall Jenner
The video also features “Saturday Night Live” cast member Marcello Hernandez proposing to his longtime girlfriend at the party
while onlooker Bad Bunny hides his secondhand embarrassment
the video showcases Bad Bunny enjoying the luxuries of singlehood as he parties with friends
Questions like “Y el/la novio/a?” or comments about body image can shift the joyful spirit to a hostile environment
Here are some healthy ways to navigate through some touchy subjects
Whatever his relationship status might look like in 2024
the new video affirms that Bad Bunny is not looking to get married anytime soon
Andrea Flores is a reporter with De Los covering the many contours of Latinidad for the Los Angeles Times
She has both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Stanford University and is originally from Waukegan
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Bernie Sanders and his progressive allies sought to mobilize their young supporters Tuesday at a rally on the campus of Texas State University
where they urged a crowd of several hundred to set aside their reservations about Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris
acknowledging that some of his followers were dismayed by Harris’ support for Israel in the war in Gaza
framed the idea of voting for Harris as an ad hoc solution to keep Republican Donald Trump out of the White House and “retain the foundations of American democracy.”
let us elect Kamala Harris as president,” Sanders said
let us work together to transform this country and create a nation that works for all
Sanders visited the Texas State campus in San Marcos as part of a three-day swing through the state
bookended by rallies in San Antonio and Austin
Greg Casar of San Antonio and former El Paso congressman Beto O’Rourke
The progressive leaders also urged the crowd of students to back U.S. Rep. Colin Allred
Sanders did not mention Allred while onstage
he said Allred could play a critical role in deciding the balance of the narrowly divided Senate
“It will make all the difference in the world if Colin is elected to the Senate,” Sanders said
“He'll give us a chance to control the Senate and begin to pass legislation that benefits working people
Allred did not attend Tuesday’s rally and was not scheduled to join any of Sanders’ other stops along the I-35 corridor this week
asked why he was not teaming up with Allred or other Democrats in battleground races on the trip
said he did not want to "get involved in internal Texas politics." He added that the main goal of his visit was to turn out young voters
especially those who have never voted before
and encourage his supporters to set aside whatever objections they might have over Harris’ approach to Gaza
“Texas has the potential to become a progressive state,” Sanders said
to help us create an economy that works for all and not just the few.”
Allred has courted moderate and independent voters
adopting a platform that includes protecting oil and gas jobs and taking a more incremental approach to expanding health care access than Sanders advocates through his push for a single-payer system
Allred has also run ads that portray him as “tough” on the border and emphasize his willingness to work across the aisle — a clear contrast to Sanders’ unabashed progressivism
Harris has also taken a more moderate approach to the border, vowing to continue President Joe Biden’s asylum crackdown and intensify the prosecution of illegal border crossings
She has signaled plans to continue on much the same course as Biden on Gaza
saying she would “always stand up for Israel’s right to defend itself.”
who retains legions of loyal followers from his two presidential runs
said it was imperative for disillusioned progressives to consider Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election — and all the common ground they share with Harris on areas like climate change
abortion rights and taking on “the growing oligarchy in America.”
“I strongly disagree with them on their approach toward Gaza
and other areas,” Sanders said of Harris and Biden
“But what maturity requires is to understand that what we are fighting for is not just this or that policy
It is whether or not we retain the foundations of American democracy.”
Casar joined the call for progressive voters to mobilize
arguing they could help shape the course of a future Harris administration by guiding her to the left on areas where they disagree
He noted that Texas State’s most famous alumnus
was influenced by shifting political tides to set aside his decades-long conservative record and fight for an ambitious progressive agenda as president
but got pushed by Texas young people and activists to sign the Civil Rights Act
to create Medicaid and Medicare and [the] Head Start [early childhood education program],” said Casar
a former Austin City Council member who backs Sanders’ agenda
Ocasio-Cortez also invoked the wave of young activists who led protests rebelling against the Johnson-led Vietnam War
likening it to the current situation in Gaza
that we will not be entrenched in another generation of conflict and violence,” Ocasio-Cortez said
and then we're going to demand that that will not happen again
some Texas Republicans responded gleefully to news of the visit and suggested the avowed democratic socialist’s presence could end up hurting Allred by mobilizing conservative opposition
“Does Senator Cruz have to report that as an in-kind contribution on his campaign finance report?” GOP consultant Derek Ryan jokingly posted on social media
asked about the idea that his visit could backfire
said the policies he supports — and is talking about at his rallies — are broadly supported in Texas
tackling wealth inequality and treating health care like a human right
“I think if you listen to the issues that I will be talking about
those are issues supported by the people of Texas
the people of Vermont and people all across this country,” Sanders said
“People are sick and tired of seeing the billionaire class make out like bandits.”
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SPAIN: The automation of Madrid metro lines 6 and 8 is planned
President of the Community of Madrid Isabel Natividad Díaz Ayuso has announced
Visiting construction works for the Line 3 extension from Villaverde Alto to El Casar on February 20
Díaz Ayuso said automation would enable trains to run every 2 min
increase operational flexibility and reduce journey times
The first line to be converted would be the 23 km circular Line 6
which has 28 stations and is the busiest on the network with an average of 618 000 passengers on weekdays
‘We believe it is the ideal place to initiate the change towards automatic driving’
SPAIN: On November 6 the Comunidad de Madrid authorised Metro de Madrid to award CAF a €498·2m contract to supply 40 trainsets for Line 1 and provide 10 years of maintenance
The six-car sets with wide gangways are expected to enter service during the first half of 2027
SPAIN: Metro de Madrid has announced more details of its plans for the automation of the 23·5 km
which is the busiest on the network with an average of 618 000 passengers on weekdays
Work on the €129m project is scheduled to ..
SPAIN: Metro de Madrid has signed a contract for sole bidder CAF to supply 40 six-car trainsets to operate on large-profile lines 6 and 8
The €400m deal announced by CAF on June 17 includes a programme to optimise the fleet’s life cycle
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is calling for the firing of Elon Musk from his senior advisor role in President Donald Trump's administration
House Democrats break into song over the censure of Rep
The Guardia Civil has managed to identify and arrest the seven alleged members of a gang that for weeks had been causing a great deal of upset among local residents in the Spanish province of Toledo when they entered around twenty cemeteries to steal bronze crucifixes and other metal-based items from tombs and graves
Four of those arrested are the alleged thieves who lifted the pieces
The others are believed to have been in charge of collecting the crucifixes and cutting them up for subsequent smelting
For this reason they are considered responsible for the crime of receiving stolen goods
During the police operation to capture and arrest the perpetrators ,the Guardia Civil managed to recover 90 crucifixes that had been stolen from the El Casar de Escalona cemetery (Toledo) and they also seized a sackful of pieces of many figures of Christ weighing one tonne at a pick-up point for fenced goods in Madrid
Officers also seized documentation related to the purchase and sale of these materials
a metal-shredder with the remains of small crucifixes still in it and 17,440 euros in cash
According to the crime reports lodged by the town councils and families affected by these thefts
it is estimated that more than 2,000 people have been harmed in some way by the criminal actions of this gang
The latter were clearly looking for a quick profit by clandestinely selling the bronze in scrap yards and waste management centres where the price per kilo of bronze can reach up to seven euros
have been brought before the courts for processing
The detainees have also been blamed for the theft of crucifixes from the cemetery in the town of Los Yébenes in Toledo
from where the famous bust of Juan Garoz Pedraza
His family has offered a reward of 10,000 euros for anyone who finds the object
there is no trace of this large bronze piece that could have been cut up by the criminal gang now taken down to face justice
is calling for the release of information in the death of a man who was electrocuted while working at Elon Musk’s Tesla Gigafactory Texas in Austin
deputy assistant secretary of labor at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
on Wednesday to request more information on the case
The family of Victor Joe Gomez Sr. sued Tesla and others for wrongful death last year, seeking over $1 million in damages after Gomez died while inspecting an electrical panel at the facility
Gomez didn’t realize the panel was energized and was immediately electrocuted and knocked unconscious
Reuters reported Wednesday that federal regulators cited Tesla over Gomez's death for violating workplace safety rules
told the outlet “the investigation is closed and citations have been issued.”
OSHA opened an investigation the day Gomez died
but Casar says the case is still listed as open and doesn’t include information on citations
Casar pointed to Musk’s pull within the White House and billionaire status and how it could affect how his businesses are investigated
“The American people have a right to know whether or not the federal government will turn a blind eye to problems at Tesla given Elon Musk’s unprecedented seizure of power at the White House,” Casar said in his letter
“An electrician’s death cannot be ignored simply because the CEO has lots of money and powerful connections.”
Gomez's isn't the only on-the-job death that occurred at Gigafactory Texas. Antelmo Ramirez died from hyperthermia while helping build the factory in 2021. Tesla failed to report the death to county officials
Casar has called for investigations into other incidents at the facility
including safety violations and wage theft
and at 32 he is one of the youngest members of Congress
He is the son of Mexican immigrants and is part of the Congressional Progressive Caucus
his agenda includes the improvement of workers wages
the protection of abortion and voting rights
the protection of veterans and the elderly
It is a series of concerns that has accompanied him since he made his debut in politics
Casar played a key role in advocating for tenant rights and fair job opportunities for people with criminal records
You have just concluded a thirst strike to draw attention to the injustices that Latinos face
being such a key and strategic population for the economy
is it so difficult for them to get the most basic rights
If you look at the history of the United States
the work of the immigrant community is accepted
But we see that when we participate in actions like the thirst strike
when we organize and bring to light the problems that workers - immigrants and non-immigrants - face in our country
In 2010 I worked for an organization called the Workers Defense Project
and after a strike we finally achieved the first protections for workers to rest and drink water in the entire state of Texas
in the face of opposition from large construction companies
was so important to start winning those protections for all workers at the federal level
What space does the Latino agenda have in North American politics
There is still not enough political power for Latinos in the United States
That is where many other obstacles come from
That is why we haven't had an immigration reform
and with this context they decide to participate less in politics and a ‘cycle of less' is created
We now have more congressmen in the Hispanic Caucus than in the entire history of the country
There are more leaders who know that especially younger people want more power for a growing population
It is a challenge and we have to change this situation
How is that representation in Congress explained for Latinos
González became the first Latino in all of Texas history to reach Congress
many have worked to open the door to finally have a decent number of Latinos in Congress
Now we have to use that power in new and creative ways
That is why we've done this thirst strike and why we are going to use different tactics
We have to face the problems of the day before yesterday
invest in youth where there are so many Latinos and families
"Cuando uno ocupa un cargo en el Estado, la prioridad es el sentido de la urgencia. Hay cosas que tienen que pasar ya"
There is much talk about the weight of the Latino population
We have to get to the Congress to produce benefits for the community
Now the Congress is set so that it does nothing
That only benefits people who already have power
and leaves Dreamers and immigrants unprotected
It leaves people without the right to vote
but also the more progressive new congressmen who want to see government be active in changing the situation in the country
this water break thing has been a government project for decades
big farmers and also construction companies have blocked it for 30 or 40 years
We have to change that system from Washington DC because if nothing happens
There is still not enough political power for Latinos
there are many people who do not have the right to vote
But we have more congressmen in the Hispanic Caucus than in all of history and leaders who know that younger people want more power
what can Congress do about issues under local legislation
but the federal government has more than people realize
An example of this is what is happening in Texas with the "rest laws"
The federal government has the power to implement a nationwide rule
There is already a law that says that workers deserve protection at work
But there is no rule that explains this law
The law includes the right to have a break
it cannot be said that workers have the right
Secretary of Labor Julie Su called me and told me that she and the administration were now especially dedicated to this federal law
they asked themselves that same question: why state governments didn't keep African-Americans
Latinos and white people in the same school
From the states they said that they did not want to implement civil rights
and the federal government at that moment became active and began to work on new laws so that all workers and students throughout the country would have the same rights
At the federal level we have to implement more rights
because at this moment we see that there are more states that are trying to take rights away from their citizens
Is it possible to reach the necessary agreements with such a polarized policy
If you have worked four or five hours in the sun and you feel bad
you should be able to get off the roof and drink water
That is something that the vast majority of people agree on
Because in many of these companies the worker charges per square foot in construction or per kilo in agriculture
It is a practice that causes suffering and in some cases even death
In these times of polarization we face many problems
We just have to join the majority to beat big corporate interests
"Los inmigrantes siguen llegando y la lucha no termina porque los retos todavía son monumentales"
You mention the immigration reform. Is it a utopia or is it possible to think of that change?
The Congress is set so that is does nothing, the last time it voted to protect immigrants was before I was born, in 1989. That benefits people who already have power and corporations that already have money, but it leaves Dreamers and Latinos unprotected.
Do you think Latinos should get more politically involved?
Absolutely. But I also understand why people haven't gotten involved. When they say that the system is not producing much, they say: "Why am I involved?." The system is going to get involved with you. Even though you are not interested in politics, politics is going to get into your life and when we don't participate, things get worse. We could change the country very quickly. If politicians had more commitment, they would change quickly.
With the electoral atmosphere that the United States is experiencing, do you think that the Latino vote will influence the next election?
Sure. If Latinos express their demands, get involved in the policies they want, ask the parties for them and go out to vote, they can be decisive. But above all, they can decide, choose a president and set the direction of the country.
Microbiological Chemistry and Geomicrobiology
Volume 12 - 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.658988
The continental deep subsurface is likely the largest reservoir of biofilm-based microbial biomass on Earth
but the role of mineral selectivity in regulating its distribution and diversity is unclear
Minerals can produce hotspots for intraterrestrial life by locally enhancing biofilm biomass
Metabolic transformations of minerals by subsurface biofilms may occur widely with the potential to significantly impact subsurface biogeochemical cycles
the degree of impact depends upon the amount of biofilm biomass and its relationship to host rock mineralogy
estimates that are currently loosely constrained to non-existent
we use in situ cultivation of biofilms on native rocks and coupled microscopy/spectroscopy to constrain mineral selectivity by biofilms in a deep continental subsurface setting: the Deep Mine Microbial Observatory (DeMMO)
Through hotspot analysis and spatial modeling approaches we find that mineral distributions
particularly those putatively metabolized by microbes
indeed drive biofilm distribution at DeMMO
and that bioleaching of pyrite may be a volumetrically important process influencing fluid geochemistry at this site when considered at the kilometer scale
Given the ubiquity of iron-bearing minerals at this site and globally
and the amount of biomass they can support
we posit that rock-hosted biofilms likely contribute significantly to subsurface biogeochemical cycles
future efforts to estimate biomass in the continental subsurface should incorporate host rock mineralogy
these mineral transformations may occur on large scales and critically affect subsurface biogeochemical cycles
Probing mineral selectivity in deep continental settings can provide a foundation for future incorporation of mineralogy into refined biomass estimates
In situ subsurface growth experiments offer a way to constrain biofilm mineral selectivity. Previous experiments comparing single crystal energy-rich vs. energy-poor minerals suggest mineral selectivity is likely a key process regulating biofilm distribution and biomass in the continental deep subsurface (Casar et al., 2020)
carried out at the Deep Mine Microbial Observatory (DeMMO)
defined energy-rich minerals as those in metabolic reactions that have the potential to be energy-yielding under in situ conditions
These minerals supported higher cell densities compared to energy-poor minerals such as gypsum
biofilms growing on energy-rich minerals were enriched in taxa capable of utilizing solid growth substrates
linking thermodynamic predictions to putative metabolic behavior
we cultivated biofilms in situ on rocks collected from DeMMO
providing a native mixed-mineral surface for biofilm colonization
and mapped biofilm distributions and rock surface chemistry using coupled microscopy/spectroscopy
If biofilm mineral selectivity is occurring
we hypothesize that cell distributions should relate to iron distribution on the rock surface
We use bulk community and spatial analyses to test this hypothesis and constrain biofilm mineral selectivity in this deep continental setting
located at 244 and 610 meters below surface
Major minerals present in DeMMO rock units
We deployed in situ colonization reactor experiments containing the four previously described rock units at D1 and D3 in June 2019 and collected the experiments in December 2019. A detailed description of colonization reactor design and construction can be found in Casar et al. (2020)
These experiments included crushed native rock mixed with combusted quartz sand to a ratio of ∼1:2 to minimize major changes in pH associated with mineral weathering
Control reactors were filled with only combusted quartz sand and a combusted glass slide
Polished rock coupons or control inert glass slides were included within each reactor for visualizing biofilm distribution and elemental mapping via coupled scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (XEDS)
Each experiment was carried out in duplicate totaling 10 experiments at each site
rock coupons and glass slides were fixed in 4% glutaraldehyde in the field and stored at 4°C until preparation for microscopy
Crushed material from experiments was subsampled into sterile tubes and immediately frozen on dry ice in the field for DNA extraction
To compare biofilm communities to planktonic communities
we filtered cells from fracture fluids from boreholes at each site immediately prior to installation and after collection of the reactors
Approximately 1 L of fluid from each site was sampled via sterile tubing connected to sampling ports on borehole installations using in situ pressure to force fluids through 0.2 μm Sterivex filters
Filters were immediately frozen on dry ice
We documented biofilm distribution and mapped elements across the surface of 16 rock coupons including each of the four native rock units with replicates from both sites D1 and D3 via coupled SEM/XEDS
We also imaged biofilms on glass slides from control experiments via SEM
rock coupons and glass slides were gradually dehydrated in 200 proof ethanol and subjected to critical point drying to preserve cell structure
Coupons and slides were then coated with osmium tetroxide to a thickness of 15 nm in an SPI osmium coater to enhance sample conductivity for imaging
Samples were imaged and mapped using a FEI Quanta 650 environmental SEM with integrated Oxford AZtec EDS/EBSD system in the EPIC facility at the Northwestern University NUANCE center
SEM images were collected at a working distance of 10 mm at a resolution of 1024×1536 pixels and operating voltage of 25 kV
XEDS scans were collected using an energy range of 40 keV divided into 4096 channels for high magnification scans and 2048 channels for low magnification scans with a 40μs pixel dwell time
Bulk element compositions for each rock unit were determined by averaging 8 XEDS scans at 70x magnification collected randomly across rock coupon surfaces. We probed for correlations between taxa and bulk element composition of rock used in the respective experiments using the cor function in the stats R package and visualized these relationships using the heatmaply R package (R Core Team, 2013; Galili et al., 2018)
Taxa included in the correlation analysis are those comprising at least 1% of a community and present in at least half of all communities for a given site
We targeted iron-rich minerals in rock coupons for high resolution spatial analyses
mapping elements and biofilm distributions around these minerals at a scale where microbes are detectable
we collected SEM/XEDS data from one transect per coupon covering ∼0.025 mm2 at a magnification of 3000x crossing a mineral grain boundary into the background matrix
we collected 5 random SEM images at 3000x from control glass slides
To probe for visual differences among biofilms
we summarized biofilm feature properties in Photoshop including area and circularity calculated as 4π(area/perimeter2)
where cocci will be more circular than rods or filaments
Cell morphology counts were generated from circularity where “filament”
or “cocci” classifications correspond to a circularity of ≤0.1
The percent of transect area covered by cell or fungal morphologies was calculated by dividing the total pixel area of cells or fungal morphologies by the total transect area
We probed for elements that explain cell distribution by comparing nested models
using the ANOVA likelihood ratio test in the stats R package
The null models assume that the cell distributions are random
whereas models with covariates assume cell distributions can be explained by the underlying element distributions
Cell positions were represented as points using centroid coordinates
whereas element distributions were represented by raster images
We generated complex models with up to 5 combinations of elements present in the rock surface
The best models were chosen from each dataset based on computed likelihood ratio test statistics: the lowest p-value
where p-values are ≤0.05 indicating statistical significance of the chi-square distribution goodness-of-fit test
The deviance here is defined as the difference between the deviance from the simple null model and that of the alternate complex model
larger deviances correspond to a better fit to the more complex model with covariates relative to the simple null model
while a deviance of 0 indicates that the complex model is as good as the null model
We simulated point process models by estimating the inhomogeneous L-function
Besag’s transformation of the Ripley’s reduced second moment Kr function
with Monte Carlo simulation envelopes from cell point patterns both with and without covariates using the Linhom function in spatstat
Observed distributions that fall within the simulation envelopes indicate that the model is a good fit
including iron and sulfur-rich grains present in Poorman
and Homestake formation coupons and iron and titanium-rich grains present in Yates Unit coupons
SEM images of rock coupons representing the four major rock units at DeMMO with arrows pointing to examples of mineral grains selected for spatial analyses (left); images were collected at 105x magnification
Bulk chemistry of the four major rock units at DeMMO (right)
A comparison of alpha diversity shown as phylogenetic diversity, Shannon diversity, and number of observed ASVs reveals fluid communities are more diverse than biofilms, and rock-hosted biofilms are more diverse than biofilms on inert controls at D1 (Figure 2A and Supplementary Figure 2)
D1 fluid communities are the most diverse with 781 ASVs on average
The highest diversity observed among D1 communities across rock types is in experiments using Yates Unit
compared to the other rock units ranging from 456-555 ASVs
D1 biofilms on inert sand are least diverse
D3 communities exhibit comparable diversity across all fluids and biofilms and are generally less diverse overall than D1 communities
(A) Alpha diversity as the number of observed ASVs at a sequencing depth of 46,500 reads
Black points represent mean observed ASV values
(B) Beta diversity as NMDS ordination of ASVs
(C) Community composition as taxa identified to the family level for biofilms in duplicated reactor experiments sampled in December 2019 and fracture fluids sampled in June and December 2019
Less abundant taxa are those representing less than 5% of communities
A taxonomic comparison of microbial communities reveals that within each site, biofilm and fluid communities share phyla but in very different abundances and are distinguished at lower taxonomic levels, while rock-hosted vs. control biofilm communities exhibit no clear differences in community composition to the family level (Figure 2C)
Here we define dominant taxa as those that comprise at least 10% of a community
D1 fluid communities are dominated by Caulobacteraceae within the Alphaproteobacteria
Sulfuricellaceae and Comamonadaceae within the Gammaproteobacteria
and Omnitrophaceae within the Verrucomicrobiota
while biofilms are dominated by Sulfuricellaceae
and Gallionellaceae within the Gammaproteobacteria and Thermodesulfovibrionia within the Nitrospirota
The D3 fluid communities are dominated by Woes archaeales within the Nanoarchaeota
while biofilms are dominated by Zixibacteria
Desulfosarcinaceae within the Desulfobacterota
Gallionellaceae within the Gammaproteobacteria
and Lentimicrobiaceae within the Bacteriodota
Two candidate groups are enriched (up to ∼5%) in D3 biofilms relative to fluid communities including Candidatus Kerfeldbacteria within the Patescibacteria and Babeliales within the Dependentiae
Sulfuricellaceae and Hydrogenophilaceae at both sites are dominantly members of the genera Sulfuricella and Thiobacillus
Thiobacillus are enriched in rock-hosted communities relative to controls
comprising as much as 17.2% biofilms on Yates Unit
Unassigned taxa within the domain Bacteria comprise as much as 19.9% of D1 communities and 27.8% of D3 communities
these unassigned taxa are primarily comprised of only one ASV with 85.9% identity at 98% coverage to Desulfotomaculum hydrothermale strain Lam5
To investigate whether specific taxa correlate with elements comprising iron-bearing minerals present in the rock, e.g., Fe, S, or Ti, we carried out a correlation analysis between bulk rock chemistry and rock-hosted biofilm communities classified to the family level (Figure 3)
D1 taxa form three distinct clades comprised of Hydrogenophilaceae (blue clade)
Sulfuricellaceae and Rhodocyclaceae (green clade)
Hydrogenophilaceae correlate most positively with Ti and Fe and are anti-correlated with S
Taxa within the green clade correlate most positively with S and are moderately positively correlated with Fe
Taxa within the red clade correlate most positively with K
D3 taxa form three distinct clades comprised of Desulfobaccaceae
Taxa within the blue clade correlate most positively with K
and O and are moderately positively correlated with Ti
Taxa within the green clade correlate most positively with S
Taxa within the red clade correlate most positively with Ti and Fe and are moderately positively correlated with S
Correlation matrices between taxa and bulk rock chemistry for D1 (left) and D3 (right) communities
Only taxa that comprise at least 1% of and are present in at least 50% of communities for a given site are shown
covering as much as ∼10% of the total transect area in D3 biofilms on Homestake Formation
Biofilm summary statistics: Cell area and circularity distributions
cell and fungal coverage over the transect area for each coupon
Sample IDs correspond to substrate type and coupon ID
Vertical dashed lines represent circularity thresholds for filaments
X-axes are truncated at a maximum value of 1
Biofilms on D1 and D3 rock coupons and glass slides from control experiments with sand
Coupled SEM/XEDS images of D1 biofilms on native rock coupons from selected experiments
Top panels for each rock type show cell (magenta) and fungal feature (cyan) distribution with kernel density contours where yellow represents the highest density
bottom panels show coupons colored by elements
Transects are stitched images collected at 3000x magnification
Coupled SEM/XEDS images of DeMMO3 biofilms on native rock coupons from selected experiments
the best models included only one covariate
as in coupon D1T6 Homestake Formation modeled with sulfur
whereas in other cases the best model saturated the maximum number of covariates we allowed
as in coupon D3T19 Yates Unit modeled with As
In three experiments with Poorman and Ellison formations (coupons D1T2
the total numbers of observed cells were very low (∼70 total cells) and the complex models with covariates did not fit the data better than the null random model
Poisson point process model likelihood ratio test statistics
To simulate the fitted point process models, we estimated the inhomogeneous L-function. The observed distributions occur within the Monte-Carlo simulated envelopes for the estimates for the majority of the relevant range of distances (Supplementary File 3)
These simulations reveal no clear deviation of point patterns from model predictions and therefore indicate good fit
with the exception of D1T5 and D3T17 Homestake Formation experiments
Our 16S rRNA gene survey captures only prokaryotic DNA
thus eukaryotic fungal or amoebal communities are not represented in our data and we do not focus on their contribution to biofilm diversity here
and community differences could be driven by differences in iron or sulfur-cycling capacity
our bulk community data suggests that biofilm-forming taxa at DeMMO may be generalists capable of growth on solid substrates where available
Correlation analysis between rock-hosted biofilm communities and bulk rock chemistry further probes geochemical drivers of community compositions
the Hydrogenophilaceae correlate most strongly with the elements Fe and Ti that comprise mineral grains targeted in Yates rock
while the Sulfuricellaceae correlate most strongly with Fe and S that comprise mineral grains targeted in Poorman
The Hydrogenophilaceae and Sulfuricellaceae are dominated by taxa within the genera Thiobacillus and Sulfuricella
Thiobacillus are known iron and sulfur cyclers
thus these correlations may be reflective of the metabolic capacities of these taxa
the taxa that correlate most strongly with Fe
and Ti include candidate groups Zixibacteria
and Candidatus Kerfeldbacteria in which metabolisms have not yet been well-established
thus these correlations may shed light on their potential for metal cycling at DeMMO
models fit poorly to cell distributions or did not perform better than the null random models
Biofilms from samples from two experiments with Homestake Formation were characterized by cells much larger than those observed on other coupons
and model simulations indicate cells are significantly dispersed after accounting for the underlying element distribution
Poor model fit in this case may be an artifact of using cell centroids that poorly represent the large area covered by these cells
In samples where the total number of observed cells was very low
the addition of covariates did not improve the model fit and thus no spatial dependence upon the underlying element distribution was apparent
This is most likely due to insufficient point data for the transect area where cell distributions are too sparse to model
our observations suggest metabolically-driven mineral selectivity is driving biofilm distribution at DeMMO
The fracture fluid chemistry is reflective of host rock mineralogy throughout DeMMO; however the mechanism of mineral dissolution that produces the observed chemistry is unclear
The present study suggests extensive bioleaching of iron and sulfur-bearing minerals by biofilms may help explain DeMMO fracture fluid chemistry
Our experiments demonstrate the potential for highly heterogeneous biofilm distribution on rock surfaces as a function of mineral selectivity
iron-bearing minerals are important drivers of biofilm distribution and growth
supporting hotspots of biomass relative to the surrounding matrix
this could have important implications for biomass estimates; e.g.
an iron-rich basalt deposit could host significantly more biomass than a silica-rich quartzite deposit
Currently there is a lack of data regarding biofilm biomass as it relates to mineralogy in continental subsurface settings
and large uncertainties surround biofilm contributions to biomass here
Our findings warrant refined continental subsurface biomass estimates that account for host rock mineralogy as more data becomes available in the future
We probed mineral selectivity by biofilm communities in the continental deep subsurface to gain insight into potential drivers of biomass and biogeochemical cycles here
Our experiments suggest that iron and sulfur-rich minerals drive biofilm colonization at DeMMO
Spatial analyses of biofilm distribution suggest their dependence upon the distribution of iron
which we attribute to iron sulfide minerals including pyrite and pyrrhotite and the iron titanium mineral ilmenite prevalent throughout DeMMO
Biofilms on native rock were enriched in taxa capable of nitrate-dependent pyrite oxidation
a thermodynamically favorable reaction here that releases aqueous ferrous iron and sulfate
The elevated levels of ferrous iron and sulfate detected in fracture fluids suggest bioleaching of iron and sulfur-bearing minerals is likely a volumetrically important process at DeMMO when considered at the kilometer scale
Given the geological ubiquity of iron and sulfur-rich minerals and magnitude of the biomass they can support
these mineral transformations are likely important for subsurface biogeochemical cycles
Current estimates of continental subsurface biofilm biomass range widely and do not incorporate host rock mineralogy
As more data becomes available in the literature
we suggest that future modeling efforts should evaluate host rock mineralogy as a key variable driving biomass distribution in deep continental settings
All code and corresponding data used in this study are available at github.com/CaitlinCasar/Casar2021_DeMMO_RockHostedBiofilms
This Targeted Locus Study project has been deposited at DDBJ/ENA/GenBank under the accession KEQC00000000
BK was the field manager of the project and directed each field expedition
All authors contributed to the creation of the manuscript and study design
This work was funded by NASA with a NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship Program—“Grant no
80NSSC18K1267” to CC and Exobiology Grant “NNH14ZDA001N” to MO
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest
We thank undergraduates Caroline Webster and Annamarie Jedziniak at Northwestern University for assisting with field work preparation
and SURF staff for assistance in the field
and Antonio Nanni in the Department of Sociology at Northwestern University for consultation on spatial analysis methods used in this study
This work made use of the EPIC facility of Northwestern University’s NUANCE Center
which has received support from the Soft and Hybrid Nanotechnology Experimental (SHyNE) Resource (NSF ECCS-1542205)
the MRSEC program (NSF DMR-1720139) at the Materials Research Center
the International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN)
the Keck Foundation; and the State of Illinois
MO is a CIFAR fellow in the Earth 4D Program
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Identifying temporal trends in deep subsurface geomicrobiology is challenging as it requires both in-depth knowledge of in situ geochemistry and innovative sampling techniques
Subsurface microbial dynamics can only be understood in the context of accompanying geochemistry
it is imperative to first characterize available microbial habitats and their temporal evolution
samples must be acquired in a clean and consistent manner to avoid artifacts stemming from surface microbes
we established the Deep Mine Microbial Observatory (DeMMO) in the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF)
USA to sample naturally draining fracture fluids at six spatially distributed sites from the shallowest (800 ft) to the deepest accessible (4,850 ft) depths
Here we report on the installation and subsequent two-year aqueous geochemical monitoring campaign of the DeMMO network
DeMMO fluids have distinct geochemical compositions showing differences with respect to depth
Most measurements were remarkably stable through the two-year sampling window
illustrating temporal stability of the water sources to each site
including over induced perturbations such as drilling
there was a lack of seasonality even at shallowest sites
indicating limited direct communication with modern meteoric waters
Patterns of fluid geochemistry are distinct between sites
and largely predictable based upon our understanding of the lithology and inorganic geochemistry of the host rocks
Thermodynamic calculations suggest that both inorganic and organic redox reactions can yield energy to
lithotrophic and heterotrophic microorganisms in this system
although the yields vary considerably by site
We conclude that each DeMMO site represents a unique window into the deep subsurface of SURF
and dissolved gas geochemistry – providing stable conditions that facilitate long-term habitation of subsurface fractures and water pockets by distinct microbial communities
The arguments for surface-independent subsurface ecosystems are complicated by and challenged by considerable sample-to-sample variability in cell density and input of fossil and surficial organic carbon
These observatories cover a large range of host lithology
and interaction with surficial inputs and outputs
The purpose of this communication is to expand this list to include the deep metamorphic aquifers of South Dakota
and to provide geochemical context within which to investigate the resident microbial communities and their metabolic activities
Active pumping maintains water levels well below the 5000 ft levels
although the facility was flooded to the 4100 ft level between the end of mining and the establishment of new science facilities
Note that the level depths are given in feet in accordance with the facility naming scheme
These studies collectively reveal distinct populations of subsurface microbes
with interesting metabolic strategies tailored to subsurface
Our initial work at SURF revealed the need for dedicated sampling infrastructure to effectively monitor flowing boreholes through time
While samples of opportunity provided a glimpse of interesting microbial ecosystems
replicability of these samples were limited and contamination of fracture samples with mine atmosphere and microbial inhabitants was a constant threat
we sought to establish an observatory of sites through the mine where access could be controlled
fluids could be collected cleanly and consistently
and long-term experimental apparatus could be deployed for the long timescales over which many subsurface organisms grow
Monitoring of each site for geochemical and microbiological parameters before and after modification was a key goal
Here we report on a two-year time series of aqueous and gas geochemical monitoring
The microbial ecology of these sites and temporal dynamics therein is beyond the scope of this manuscript
Drilling was conducted in May 2016 by SURF personnel using legacy jackleg drilling methods
in which historic 2″ exploration holes (previously filled with concrete to control water outflow) were re-drilled with a 3″ diameter reaming bit to a depth of 5–6′
rock surface was exposed to ensure appropriate contact with expandable packer surfaces
We will subsequently refer to this as borehole outlet modification
The last site (D6) was left in its original form with a steel manifold as it was not safe to modify
Dark gray bushings are expanded to create the seal with the borehole
(B) Timeline of sampling and hole modification
Packers were custom built from acetal holopolymer material (Delrin) following a commercially available design (Margo Packer). It was deemed essential to avoid metal components in the packers, because many metals can influence microbially relevant aqueous redox chemistry. Stock Delrin components (McMaster Carr) were machined as needed (Princeton University, Geosciences Machine Shop) to create the nested-component design illustrated in Figure 1
a hollow inner tube allows for the continuous outflow of fracture fluids accessed by the borehole
mobile sleeve serves to compress four polyurethane bushings (Shore hardness = 60A
thereby creating a seal with the borehole wall to eliminate communication with the local mine atmosphere
a custom 5-port sampling manifold (Delrin) outfitted with polypropylene ball valves (Parker
US Plastic Corp.) was attached to each installed packer
the packers and manifolds were not removed
Each DeMMO site was sampled upon each visit to SURF
creating a two-year time series from December 2015 to November 2017
Site visits were conducted within a 4-day window in accordance with underground access schedules and necessary transit times
and oxidation reduction potential (ORP) were measured with a portable Myron Ultrameter II
fluids were allowed to run for 2–5 min to stabilize prior to measurement
Samples were collected for major anions and cations
All samples collected on site were preserved as appropriate (cool
or on dry ice) before transport back to the laboratory for analysis
Redox sensitive ions were measured on site using a portable Hach DR1900 Spectrophotometer and associated reagent kits as described below
Hydrogen sulfide was measured by the methylene blue colorimetric method (Hach 8131)
Ferrous iron concentrations were measured using the 1,10 phenanthroline method (Hach method 8146)
Nitrate concentrations were measured using the NitraVer5 cadmium reduction method (Hach method 8039) and ammonia concentrations were measured using the Salicylate colorimetric method (Hach method 8155)
Dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations were also measured with low and high range ampules (Indigo Carmine Method
but poor reproducibility of these data on duplicate samples calls into questions its accuracy
All kit-based measurements were conducted according to manufacturer instructions
and dilutions were performed with deionized water as necessary
Filtrate (<0.22 μm) was collected in lab-supplied plastic bottles with nitric acid preservative or new plastic tubes for ICP-MS (EPA method M200.7) and IC (EPA Method M300.0) analysis of major dissolved cations and anions
and sulfate were analyzed and had minimum detectable levels of 0.25
For ICP methods we analyzed (minimum detectable levels in ppm)
Filtrate samples for DOC concentrations were collected in acid-washed (4 h in 10% HCl
DI rinsed) and combusted (4.5 h at 450°C) amber glass VOC vials with PTFE lined acid-washed caps
and stored at 4°C until measured by Anatek Labs
using method SM 5310B (non-purgeable organic carbon)
Samples for DIC and its respective δ13C value (δ13CDIC) were taken in ashed
and evacuated Exetainers® and measured in house at the Northwestern Stable Isotope Facility via continuous flow on a ThermoFisher GasBench II
coupled to a Delta V Plus isotope ratio mass-spectrometer (CF-IRMS)
Approximately 1 mL aliquots of each sample were syringe-injected into acidified (103% H3PO4) and helium-purged Exetainer® vials
The samples were then re-weighed to determine exact quantity
placed in the thermostated block of the GasBench II
and carbon dioxide allowed to evolve at 25°C for a minimum of 12 h
Sample carbon dioxide is sub-sampled by a PAL autosampler and δ13C values determined by averaging 8 separate injections of ∼100 μL each
is corrected using the periodic sampling of carbon dioxide from the H3PO4-acidified CaCO3 standards NBS18 and NBS19 (respectively
Estimated precision (1 standard deviation) on total Dissolved Inorganic Carbon concentration ([DIC]) and δ13CDIC are ± 40 μM and ± 0.1‰
Dissolved gas samples were collected using the bubble stripping method of Chapelle et al. (2002) modified by Alter and Steiof (2005)
borehole fluid was directed through a glass gas sampling bulb
a 10 mL bubble of pure Ar was introduced into the chamber and the system was allowed to reach equilibrium while monitoring flow rate and temperature
The sample bubble was then removed and stored in an Ar-flushed and evacuated 10 mL Serum bottle previously capped with solid butyl rubber stoppers and crimped tin seals
Gas samples were analyzed on a Shimadzu GC-2014ATF Headspace GC equipped with Haysep 80/100 (5 m) and MS-5A 60/80 (2.5 m) molecular sieve columns and TCD and FID detectors
Dissolved gas concentrations were calculated from equilibrated gases based on solubility constants of each gas at the collection temperature and pressure as well as in reference to analytical standards
The selection of sites for the DeMMO network was undertaken with consideration of long-term accessibility, adequate fluid flow, host lithology, and depth. The six chosen sites span a range of depths (800–4,850 ft), flow conditions, and host lithologies (Table 1 and Figures 2A,B)
Site characteristics of DeMMO and surrounding rocks
Overview of SURF superstructure and borehole placement
(A) A 3D georeferenced map of SURF and picture of each site
View is looking from south to north (map made by Kathy Hart using Vulcan Software printed with permission from SURF)
(B) Lithological units in boreholes from origin (0) to terminus compiled from each borehole log report
Two sites (D1, D2) are on the 800 ft level (Figure 2A)
these boreholes intersect very different areas of mine geology and have different histories
D1 (historical name 10-1) was the tenth diamond borehole drilled at the Homestake Mine circa 1910
It is 1400 ft long (427 m) drilled eastward
away from any documented mining excavations
This borehole starts in Ellison Formation lithologies of chlorite-mica-garnet schists and phyllites
transitioning into unidentified metaigneous amphibolites
and subsequently tertiary intrusive rhyolites
The borehole log notes intersecting a water course at the hole terminus
which may be the current source of abundant flow (averages 2.5 L/min)
The proximity of this water source to the surface could leave open the possibility of seasonal influence at this site
D2 (historical name #19223) intersects a complex region of folded Ellison
and Poorman formations in an area with extensive sulfide mineralization and mined stopes
and gray phyllites of the Ellison Formation
followed by yellow-banded and mineral-rich Homestake Formation phyllites
gray – green and brown Poorman Formation phyllites
and rhyolitic to porphyritic intrusive igneous rocks
Significant minerals noted on the bore hole logs are graphite
with conductivities <1 mS and relatively cool
with average temperatures of 10.3 and 12.5°C
D3 (historical name #24790) is uniquely situated in a remote region of the 2000 ft level (Figure 2A) and was drilled in 1999 during the final phase of mining and exploration of the working Homestake Mine
This is a relatively short borehole (398 ft; 121 m) drilled at a steep upward angle
Intersected lithologies include gray to tan banded sericite
chert-bearing phyllites (Poorman Formation); gray green and white massive to banded Homestake Formation with biotite
These rocks were not visibly intruded by tertiary volcanism
Currently the hole has strong flow (∼1.5 L/min) and features periodic eruptions of gas bubbles and particulate iron oxides
Measured ORP is consistently high (average −28 mV) but dissolved oxygen is undetectable
The fluids are consistently brackish with an average conductivity of 3 mS
D4 (historical name #24228) is on the 4100 ft level very near, but not intersecting the Ross Shaft. This hole is unusual in that it was drilled at a downward angle (Figure 2A) that
importantly for the geochemistry and habitability
limits contamination with oxygen from the mine atmosphere
spanning 941 ft (287 m) and featuring primarily Poorman Formation banded graphite-biotite phyllites that variably include carbonate
Pyrrhotite and pyrite mineralization is noted throughout the core
D5 (historical name #11938) and D6 (historical name DUSEL B) are both on the 4850 ft level, but as with D1 and D2, intersect very different rocks and feature different fluid chemistry. D5 (hole #11938) was drilled in 1978 during excavation of the 17-ledge mining area (see Figure 2A)
It is 943 ft (287 m) long and intersects a wide range of lithologies
Notably this hole is in a drift with very significant modern fluid flow through both old boreholes and other fractures
commonly featuring abundant growth of white microbial biofilms and streamers
The trajectories of D4 and D5 trend toward a similar source area
We will evaluate the potential for similar hydrological source areas of D4 and D5 below
intersects a much more diverse range of host lithologies
and Ellison formations as well as transitional facies between those units
D6 was drilled in 2009 in preparation for construction of the proposed Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL) facilities
intersect the Yates Unit metabasalts with periodic rhyolitic tertiary dikes
D6 is 603 ft (184 m) long and was intentionally drilled in a direction of very limited mining influence where very significant fluid pressures were encountered
Logistical concerns prevented re-packering of this hole to a continuous flow system similar to the other DeMMO sites
we did install continuous flow experiments at this site in July 2016
changing this from a closed system to an open system
the hole ran dry and was closed and is now only opened for sampling trips and by safety personnel to mitigate pressure buildup
Strong seasonality in the climate above SURF produces distinct trends in the water isotope composition of precipitation driven primarily by temperature and vapor sources
The most depleted values occur in December
and February produced by cold temperatures and significant snowfall
whereas the most enriched values occur in August
The average isotope composition of annual precipitation approximates that which occurs between September and October of a given year
Water isotopes of DeMMO sites and overlying land (A) Plot of water isotopes for DeMMO sites plotted on the meteoric water line and OIPC estimates of monthly average and annual precipitation
(B) Box plots showing variability with time in both δ18O and δ2H where points are colored by the sampling date
Ternary diagrams of aqueous geochemistry at the six sites (Figure 4) reveal a broad range of cationic compositions
a fairly narrow range of anionic compositions
and extremely consistent behavior of individual sites through time
individual sites are so consistent that most data points plot within analytical error of each other
and thus long-term variability in this chemistry will not be discussed
Ternary diagrams illustrating the distribution of major cations (A) and anions (B) from each DeMMO site
The cation data (Figure 4A) show separation by station depth, with considerable differences between the deepest three, and the shallowest three samples. Deep samples (D4–D6) are sodium-type waters, whereas shallow samples (D1–D3) contain significantly more calcium and to a lesser extent magnesium. The anion data (Figure 4B) show that D1
and D5 have approximately even concentrations of sulfate and bicarbonate
Chloride is a minor component in these waters
Each site is characterized by a distinct aqueous geochemistry
with indistinguishable cation and chloride levels
and minor variations along the SO4-HCO3 axis
but with distinct calcium-magnesium and SO4-HCO3 signatures
D2 is consistently intermediate to the other samples and uniquely contains appreciable (although still low) levels of Cl–
We hypothesize that these distinct chemistries result from different lithological composition present in the water source area for each site and also residence time of water through those rocks and will evaluate this hypothesis below
Measurements of redox sensitive ions are relatively rare in geochemical datasets owing
to the difficulty of performing these measurements in the field
these are also the ions most likely to be cycled by microbes
and are thus their quantification is critical to characterizing lithotrophic habitability
as well as ORP at all time points after the December 2015 trip
The concentrations of all measured redox sensitive ions and ORP are temporally quite stable
despite potential notable uncertainties in the colorimetry techniques
the low values correspond to times when the steel manifold was closed
and the high values to times when fluid was continually flowing
This is opposite to what would be predicted if the manifold itself was the source of ferrous iron
Combined line plots and box plots of redox sensitive geochemical measurements showing change with time and aggregated site averages
Dissolved gas concentrations exhibit significant variability through time and between sites (Figure 6)
Carbon dioxide is the most stable and distinct measurement between sites
with decreasing average concentrations observed with depth for D1
with consistently twofold (or more) higher concentrations
Field observations of the fluid streams at D3 confirm visible bubbles in the fluid stream from this site
Concentrations of carbon monoxide and hydrogen are low (<1 nM) and exhibit no significant trends
Dissolved oxygen was measured colorimetrically and are of variable quality
with many analyses strongly affected by rapid oxidation post-sampling
The dissolved oxygen measurements should therefore be taken as maximum values
and we do not plot them with time; instead
we rely on ORP to record oxidation states of these fluids
Dissolved gas concentrations by site through time (left) and aggregate box plots illustrating average
Concentrations of DIC and DOC vary considerably among the DeMMO sites, but they are temporally quite stable (Figure 7). DIC levels are highest in D4, D5, and D3 (generally >10 mM), and much lower in D1, D2, and D6 (<5 mM). These differences do not appear to correlate with pH or dissolved carbon dioxide, suggesting distinct sources rather than equilibrium partitioning. The isotopic differences in DIC (Figure 7) follow a similar site pattern
and D5 and slightly more depleted values in the others
but then decreases steadily to −8‰
It can be seen in Figure 7 that DOC concentrations vary broadly along a depth gradient, with additional variation in D6 through known perturbations. The shallowest sites, D1 and D2, have relatively high DOC levels (∼0.035 mM), but this is still quite low compared to surface oligotrophic fluids, which typically range closer to 1 mM (Leenheer et al., 1974)
D6 has extremely variable DOC concentrations ranging from near those of the shallow sites to the lowest observed values (0.01 mM)
The significant drop in concentration at the beginning corresponds to when the systems transitioned from a closed manifold to an open flowing system
The hole at D6 eventually drained and was subsequently left sealed except to sample
The DOC concentration there appears to be rebounding after this change in protocol
and D2 produced similar water isotope patterns and based on Murdoch’s model are predicted to be very young fluids with locations on the far south side (D4 and D5) and near the open cut (D2)
and D6 show relative enrichment reflecting incorporation of older water draining from the surrounding region that has been captured by the hydrological depression of the mine
This is consistent with their locations on the east side (D1 and D6) and far northwest side (D3) of the mine
Longer water residence times facilitate increased water-rock interaction and should be reflected in geochemical fingerprints
Borehole logs and broad geological maps document host geology that
paint a complex picture of fluid flow and water-rock interactions
and D3 are enriched in calcium and magnesium relative to fluids at D4
The high calcium values in D1 and D2 are consistent with the presence of intermediate to mafic volcanic intrusions
but perhaps records interactions with rocks beyond those observed in the drill logs
This is also suggested by the high levels of ferrous iron
which cannot be explained by either the presence of a steel packer or volcanic rocks in the borehole trajectory
Particularly curious is the lack of divalent cations in D6
an amphibolite composed of ∼80% hornblende and 20% intermediate plagioclase
both of which should supply abundant calcium to fluids
suggesting that fluids spend much of their long residence time interacting with more sodium-rich rocks
One interpretation is that the D6 source fluid is traveling primarily along tertiary rhyolitic dykes rather than the very massive metabasalt
An additional option is that cation exchange within clay minerals has significantly altered the fluid geochemistry
replacing Ca and Mg in shallow fluids with Na at depth
in addition to relatively high sulfate concentrations
This combination suggests a similar source
such as the dissolution of iron sulfide minerals or leaching of mafic volcanic rocks
The predominantly high bootstrap values indicate a strong level of support of each node
We observe clear clustering of data from each site through time with strong statistical support and no exceptions
branching away from all other sites at the first node
As predicted from broad geochemical signals
but importantly are separated with high statistical support
The notable differences in dissolved gas concentrations are the only major chemical differences between D4 and D5
This may be explained by temperature and hole geometry as D4 is relatively cool (average 25.3°C) and drilled downward
both of which serve to promote higher dissolved gas concentrations
D5 is warm (average 31.7°C) and drilled upward
limiting the storage capacity of dissolved gases
and D3 branch away from the deeper ones in a single node and D1 and D2 branch separately from D3
This clustering strongly supports our conclusion of distinct and stable geochemistry of each DeMMO site through time
Hierarchical clustering and PCA analysis of sites based on geochemistry inputs
(A) Wards Clustering and Euclidean distance matrix
Bootstrap values > 80 for higher order nodes shown in purple
(B) Principle components analysis produced in R with the prcomp() command and visualized using the ggfortify package
Envelopes containing all the points for a given site are highlighted for emphasis
Vectors illustrate the loading of different geochemical parameters on PC1 and PC2
The principal components analysis (PCA) in Figure 8B illustrates the same associations seen in hierarchical clustering analysis
but additionally allows for comparison of how the geochemical parameters themselves plot in the sample ordination
which parameters are most responsible for separation
Variations in PC1 show positive loading of DIC
and ammonium and negative loading with sulfate
These parameters effectively separate D6 from all other samples
PC2 shows strong positive loading with ORP
DOC and magnesium and negative loading with fluorine
Variation in PC2 shows clear separation of D1
and D3 from D4 and D5 based on nutrient concentrations
This plot is also useful for observing that even with variance between points for a given site
each remains distinct from even their closest spatial and geochemical neighbors
there is no biotic helium production mechanism
This combined with the observed variable methane/ethane ratios
suggest both biotic and abiotic sources of methane in different ratios at different sites
Correlogram of all geochemical data showing Pearson’s r correlation between variables with color
Correlogram was generated with GGally r package
we observe strong temporal consistency and large differences between study sites
This stability was not necessarily expected and has important implications for the use of mines as deep subsurface biosphere sampling points and our conclusions toward this biosphere as a whole
with strong seasonal changes in drainage into the mine based on local precipitation events and snow melt
We know that in sampling mine boreholes we are incorporating fluids coming from isolated fractures reflective of the greater deep subsurface and also those percolating through mine workings
It would be reasonable to expect that significant drainage events might impact at least the shallowest sites and/or the proportion of fracture fluid vs
The strong stability in major and minor ions
and physical parameters argues against any change in the fluid source to the DeMMO sites for a 2-year time period
This gives credence to our use of these sites as portals into the deep subsurface and gives a minimum integration timescale of >1 year to even the shallowest sites
most of the observed chemistry did not significantly change from before to after perturbation
and ORP do vary through time and may be related to the biogeochemical implications of packering the systems
Gibbs energy density of possible metabolic reactions for each DeMMO site
Calculations for each site are indicated in by symbols where the full range observed for all sites is highlighted in a color bar corresponding to the e- donor
e- acceptor is indicated in the color bar on the far right
didn’t not address heterotrophic reactions
the close agreement between our calculations and tangible observations yields confidence in this approach to defining habitability
We find that there is a rich assortment of both lithotrophic and heterotrophic metabolisms are possible at each site
although these vary considerably between sites
creating a distinct habitability fingerprint for each of these windows into the deep subsurface
Microscopic images indicating microbial metabolisms
(A) light microscopy image of a putative sulfide oxidizing filamentous bacterium with intracellular S0 globules (arrow) taken from the outflow of D5 (B) SEM image of a twisted iron oxide stalk from the outflow of D3 produced by putative iron oxidizing bacteria
The now-established Deep Mine Microbial Observatory (DeMMO) is a new portal into the deep subsurface biosphere
The two-year time series presented here establishes baseline geochemical conditions of each site
and characterizes inherent controls on habitability
We observe distinct yet remarkably stable geochemical profiles at each site
suggesting a separate water source for each
Water isotopes and conductivity measurements support the presence of relatively young fluids at D2
and D5 compared to relatively older fluids at D1
Cationic compositions do not always correspond in a straightforward way to the lithologies encountered in each borehole log
We suggest that this may indicate longer than predicted fluid flow paths
channelized flow within intrusive rocks or quartz veins
we are able to observe the changes induced by outlet modification of historical boreholes
Redox sensitive ions were the most sensitive to these anthropogenic perturbations and stabilized after ∼<1 year
whereas major ions were largely insensitive to these changes
We suggest this might inform future efforts within the community to modify and sample other deep subsurface sites
Energetic calculations identify a number of profitable sources of energy available to subsurface inhabitants of the DeMMO network
particularly sulfide and iron oxidation as well as heterotrophic reactions
We hope that this baseline serves to introduce the community to DeMMO such that it may be a resource for future queries into the deep subsurface environment
All datasets generated for this study are included in the manuscript and/or the Supplementary Files
MO designed the study and wrote the manuscript
CC was a graduate student working at the site who collected most of the samples and performed microscopy
AM was our isotope lab manager who produced DIC concentration and isotope data
JA was PI of NAI Life Underground which funded most of this work
This work was funded with NAI grant #NNAI3AA92A to JA (PI) and MO (Co-I) and NASA Exobiology grant #NNX15AM086 to MO
Many people contributed to the successful completion of this project. We thank Pratixaben Savalia for producing dissolved gas measurements and George Rose for machining the packer components. In addition, we thank Jaret Heise, Tom Reagan, and Kathy Hart from SURF for their assistance with field expeditions, access to maps and drill logs, and for permission to publish Figure 2
The Supplementary Material for this article can be found online at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2019.00196/full#supplementary-material
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Mar 22 (EFE).-Authorities on Saturday issued an emergency alert in six municipalities in central Spain due to rising water levels that have heightened the risk of flooding
Heavy rainfall has inundated large parts of Toledo
leading to a surge in the Alberche River’s water levels and prompting evacuations in several areas
Officials have warned of further increases
particularly affecting the Tagus and Alberche rivers
The Special Civil Protection authorities sent the alert at 9:06 AM to residents in Santa Cruz de Retamar
while precautionary evacuations have been carried out in neighborhoods of Escalona
Authorities have also sent alerts through the Es-Alert system for flood-prone areas along the Tagus and Alberche rivers in Talavera de la Reina
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Rising River Levels During a meeting of the Operational Coordination Center (Cecop) on Saturday
officials warned of further increases in water levels in the Alberche and Tagus rivers
The Tagus River remains at a red warning threshold
reaching a flow of 950 cubic meters per second in Talavera de la Reina
described as “very difficult.”
afternoon classes were suspended on Friday in several schools
including ‘Ribera del Tajo,’ ‘Padre Juan de Mariana,’ ‘Puerta de Cuartos,’ and ‘San Isidro.’
the river has reached a flow of 450 cubic meters per second
Mayor Carlos Velázquez stated that authorities continue monitoring vulnerable areas
particularly near the National Hospital for Paraplegics
where emergency teams have been working since Thursday
authorities closed two roads on Saturday morning due to flooding and landslides: the CM-10 in the capital and the GU-211 between Palancares and Valverde de los Arroyos
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We reach the halfway point of the 2020s and look to the future to find out what the new Metro de Madrid stops and lines will be
the ambitious Metro expansion project stands out
Almost ten years have passed since the last subway station
the Metro network has remained intact in terms of new stops
the city is preparing for an expansion that will bring the total number of stations to 311
Often referred to as “the diagonal line,” it will extend from Cuatro Vientos in the south to Valdebebas in the north
connecting key neighborhoods and areas such as Madrid Río
it will add stations such as Ciudad de la Justicia
In addition, two new stations (Comillas and Madrid Río) are already in operation in the central section between Plaza Elíptica and Conde de Casal
facilitating mobility in neighborhoods such as Carabanchel and Arganzuela
This project will add 33 kilometers of track and has a budget of 517 million euros
Although no stations will be added along the route
the extension will greatly facilitate access to the airport from the center of Madrid
with works scheduled to last around three years
Line 8 could also undergo a significant change
a new station is being considered between Nuevos Ministerios and Colombia that would connect the Santiago Bernabeu stadium with the airport
this project does not yet have a start date and
In the south, line 3 will see a 2.6-kilometer branch line connecting Villaverde Alto with El Casar
thus reinforcing the network’s integration with the Cercanías lines
line 9 will grow in the direction of Los Ahijones and Los Berrocales
although this project will not see the light of day until 2027
the future line 13 will be the link between the new financial center of Chamartín and key urban developments such as Fuencarral Sur and Fuencarral Norte
With three stations distributed along a three-kilometer route
this new line promises to be a catalyst for growth in the area
Although these expansions represent significant progress
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Ortega Cano's ex was welcomed with open arms by Emma García and the rest of the program's collaborators
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sat next weekend on the same Telecinco set to comment on Supervivientes
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I've missed you all a lot," Aldón admitted to Emma García
The former finalist of Supervivientes in 2020 began her journey as a collaborator on shows like Viva la vida or Ya es verano
she repeated the experience in a reality show by becoming one of the stars of GH Dúo 2
Although she returned to Fiesta after leaving the Guadalix house
last June she decided to step away from the media spotlight for a while
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Aldón was participating in GH DÚO on such a significant date
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