Carbon in the Root Zone (IMAGE)

Washington State University

Carbon in the Root Zone

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A Washington State University researcher has discovered that vast amounts of carbon can be stored by soil minerals more than a foot below the surface. The finding could help offset the rising greenhouse-gas emissions helping warm the Earth's climate.

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<I>Biogeochemistry Letters</I>

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