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Soils have the capacity to store vast amounts of carbon, which could help offset current increases in atmospheric CO2 levels. Microbiologist Tim Parkin measures CO2 production from a cylinder of soil to determine the biological factors that control carbon processing in the soil.
Photo by Scott Bauer.
