Guest guest Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Scientists at the Max Planck Institut and Denmark's Aarhus University found that mussels, freshwater snails and other underwater creatures release nitrous oxide -- laughing gas -- when nitrate is present in water. http://news./s/afp/20090303/sc_afp/germanydenmarkclimatewarminganimalsc\ ienceoffbeat;_ylt=Au1WtI6djQn_vGwpO8_llStpl88F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Presumably the nitrates in the water come from manure/fertilisers etc. used on the land and being washed into the sea. Jo , " shinobibombay " <shinobibombay wrote: > > Scientists at the Max Planck Institut and Denmark's Aarhus University found that mussels, freshwater snails and other underwater creatures release nitrous oxide -- laughing gas -- when nitrate is present in water. > http://news./s/afp/20090303/sc_afp/germanydenmarkclimatewarminganimalsc\ ienceoffbeat;_ylt=Au1WtI6djQn_vGwpO8_llStpl88F > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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