Locked in Forest (IMAGE)

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Locked in Forest

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In a recent study, Argonne researchers helped determine the rate at which reforested and undisturbed forest soils absorb carbon from the atmosphere. They found that in the next 100 years, already existing reforestation in the country could help topsoil absorb an additional 2 billion tons of carbon.

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Image by Argonne National Laboratory.

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