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How does acid rain affect methane emission rates?

Acid rain affect emission methane rates
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How does acid rain affect methane emission rates?

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The sulfate component of acid rain stimulates a group of microbes (called sulfate reducing bacteria – SRB) to outcompete methane producing microbes (methanogens) when in direct competition for mutual substrates (food). This results in less methane being emitted from natural wetlands.

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