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Liming in Mississippi River Basin Acts as Net Carbon Sink, Study Finds

A Yale-led study finds that adding limestone to farmlands captures more CO2 than it emits, contradicting long-held beliefs about the practice.

2 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 23 Sept 2026 · updated 2h ago

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23 Sept, 00:00Nature Agricultural liming is a carbon sink in the Mississippi River Basin
23 Sept, 00:00Nature A widespread agricultural practice is an unexpected CO 2 sink
23 Sept, 15:00Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories Adding limestone to Mississippi River Basin farmlands acts as a major carbon sink, study finds

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