Black carbon is ancient by the time it reaches seafloor
Houston TX (SPX) Apr 10, 2014 - A fraction of the carbon that finds its way into Earth's oceans - the black soot and charcoal residue of fires - stays there for thousands for years, and a new first-of-its-kind analysis shows how some black carbon breaks away and hitches a ride to the ocean floor on passing particles. The study by scientists from Rice University, the University of California, Irvine, and the University of ... more

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