Abu El Haija & Santos (2026): Potential Impact of Fires on Enhanced Rock Weathering: Learning from the Effects of Fires on Soil Properties and Nutrients
Karam Abu El Haija, Rafael M Santos, IN: Fire, https://doi.org/10.3390/fire9040173
Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) is a promising carbon dioxide removal strategy that accelerates silicate mineral dissolution to generate alkalinity and sequester carbon in soils and aquatic systems. The frequency and severity of fires are increasing globally, and fireprone regions such as agricultural lands, forests, and grasslands overlap substantially with potential ERW deployment areas. However, fire–ERW interactions remain unexamined. This perspective synthesizes the literature on fire effects on soil properties to develop a conceptual framework for predicting fire impacts on ERW performance.