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Storms cause acids to enlarge our aquifers

Posted on February 13, 2025February 13, 2025 by Sciworthy

Researchers found that sulfuric and nitric acids from human activities dissolve more limestone in aquifers than they previously thought,…

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    Strange microbes found living in caves of sulfuric acid

    Posted on May 20, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

    Researchers studying a sulfuric acid cave in Italy are among the first to describe organisms found living in gypsum, an acidic mineral…

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      Mining with acid-generating bacteria

      Posted on December 18, 2019October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

      Sulfuric acid production by sulfur-oxidizing bacteria may be a solution to a long standing mining problem.

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