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Forest study shows excess nitrogen means more carbon storage

Friday, January 9, 2009

A team of scientists has found that by releasing one pollutant into the environment, we might help capture another. Findings from one of the National Science Foundation's longest-running studies show that adding nitrogen to soil prompts northern hardwood forests to absorb more heat-trapping carbon dioxide.

Issue Topic: 
Climate Change

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