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July 18, 2014

Are Ants the Answer to CO2 Sequestration?
Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 18, 2014
A 25-year-long study published in GEOLOGY provides the first quantitative measurement of in situ calcium-magnesium silicate mineral dissolution by ants, termites, tree roots, and bare ground. This study reveals that ants are one of the most powerful biological agents of mineral decay yet observed. It may be that an understanding of the geobiology of ant-mineral interactions might offer a line of research on how to "geoengineer" accelerated CO2 consumption by Ca-Mg silicates. Researcher Ronal ... read more

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