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Following rain, desert microbes exhale potent greenhouse gas
Titre : Following rain, desert microbes exhale potent greenhouse gas
New research shows how, after it rains, microbes in desert soil convert one form of pollution into another — laughing gas
ScienceDaily (March 9, 2022)
Résumé
No laughing matter, nitrous oxide or N2O is the third most potent greenhouse gas. Scientists conducting the research were surprised to measure N2O production in the desert heat.
Story Source : University of California – Riverside
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