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Anoxic Marine Basins Among Best Candidates for Deep-sea Carbon SequestrationAnoxic marine basins are among the most viable places to conduct large-scale
<p>Anoxic marine basins may be among the most viable places to conduct large-scale carbon sequestration in the deep ocean, while minimizing negative impacts to marine life. So say UC Santa Barbara researchers in a paper published in the <a href="https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2023AV000950"><u>journal AGU Advances</u></a>. As we explore ways to actively draw down the levels of carbon in the atmosphere, sending plant biomass to these barren, oxygen-free zones on the seafloor becomes an option worth considering.</p>
Low-oxygen regions in the ocean could be prime spots for sequestering biomass—a potential strategy for fighting climate change. But each site has its pros and cons.