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Published online 22 April 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040419-7

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Fertilising the sea could combat global warming

Iron soaks up carbon in Southern Ocean trial.

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Dumping iron sulphate in the ocean to cause plankton blooms might not seem an eco-friendly way to tackle global warming.

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