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Study finds that calcium reduces COâ‚‚ emissions from Arctic soil through mineral formation
Written by Leibniz Zentrum Far Agralandschaftforschung (ZALF) eV Graphical summary. Credit: Environmental Science and Technology (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c07496 In a new study, researchers found that increasing calcium content in soil significantly reduces CO2 emissions. 50% in calcium-poor soils and 57% in calcium-rich soils. The reason is that calcium promotes the formation of the aragonite mineral, which binds CO2 and prevents…
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