Iron dissolved by air pollution may increase ocean potential to trap carbon

Read the full story at Phys.org.

Iron particles generated by cities and industry are being dissolved by man-made air pollution and washed into the sea – potentially increasing the amount of greenhouse gases that the world’s oceans can absorb, a new study suggests.

Full research article: “Air pollution–aerosol interactions produce more bioavailable iron for ocean ecosystems,” Science Advances, advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/3/e1601749

Published by Laura B.

I'm a degreed librarian with over 30 years of experience as an environmental information professional. I'm currently the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center's Sustainability Information Curator and also manage the Center's strategic communications.

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