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Marine snow is a continuous shower of organic dust and detritus that falls from the upper layers of the ocean to the seafloor, acting as a vital "biological pump" that transports and stores atmospheric carbon in the deep #ocean
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https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/es03092601.html
Understanding how “marine snow” acts as a carbon sink

Hitchhiking bacteria dissolve essential ballast in ubiquitous “snow” particles, which could counteract the ocean’s ability to sequester carbon.

Mar 9 at 8:05pmWeb