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Fascinating read: > A key question concerns the amount of iron dust that would be required to induce draw down of CO2 from the atmosphere. [...] In total, thi
by Nemo_bis 6y ago
Fascinating read:
> A key question concerns the amount of iron dust that would be required to induce draw down of CO2 from the atmosphere. [...] In total, this estimate concludes that ~2.8 million tons of biogenic iron oxides would be delivered over 100 days per year to the iron-limited regions of the global ocean to reach conditions where iron was not limiting primary productivity.
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