Researchers find ancient carbon resurfacing in lakes, challenge current models of long-term carbon storage

Thursday, October 4, 2012 - 13:00 in Earth & Climate

(Phys.org)—A new study reveals that a significant amount of carbon released into the atmosphere from lakes and rivers in Southern Québec, Canada, is very old – approximately 1,000 to 3,000 years old – challenging the current models of long-term carbon storage in lakes and rivers.

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