Iron content in Arctic soils (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Iron content in Arctic soils

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Iron content gives a reddish hue to an area of ponded water in the Arctic permafrost. ORNL scientists are exploring the importance of the iron cycle on how greenhouse gases are released from thawing Arctic soils.

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David Graham, ORNL/U.S. Dept. of Energy

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