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Chemical oceanography: The ocean's pressure cooker
Description: Little is known about the mechanisms that destroy the oldest organic molecules found in seawater. Field and laboratory observations suggest that these molecules are destroyed by the heat and pressure of deep-sea hydrothermal systems. [Source: Nature Geoscience]
URL: http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ngeo2562.html
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Source: Nature Geoscience
Publish Date: 9/28/2015
Reading Level: Expert
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