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Short of a nuclear reaction it isn't "gone" and some organisms are known to concentrate it when it's scattered.
by usrn 4y ago
Short of a nuclear reaction it isn't "gone" and some organisms are known to concentrate it when it's scattered.
- disambiguation 4y agoSure there is some level of recovery, likewise we can pull CO2 out of the atmosphere and stick it back in the ground. A lot of problems go away if we "solve" energy, but that's also challenged by the same "peak" resource scenarios.
- blacksqr 4y agoFor example, sargassum seaweed, which floats freely in the ocean, is rich in both phosphorus and ammonium. There are already efforts in the Caribbean to turn sargassum into compost, because there's so much of it washing ashore that it's become a nuisance. Medieval Irish farmers relied on seaweed fertilizer to turn much of the island into rich farmland.