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Dumping iron at sea does sink carbon
Description: In the search for methods to limit global warming, it seems that stimulating the growth of algae in the oceans might be an efficient way of removing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere after all. Despite other studies suggesting that this approach was ineffective, a recent analysis of an ocean-fertilization experiment eight years ago in the Southern Ocean indicates that encouraging algal blooms to grow can soak up carbon that is then deposited in the deep ocean as the algae die. [Source: Nature News]
URL: http://www.nature.com/news/dumping-iron-at-sea-does-sink-carbon-1.11028
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Source: Nature News
Publish Date: 7/18/2012
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