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In situ sulphate stimulation of mercury methylation in a boreal peatland toward a link between acid rain and methylmercury contamination in remote environments. Global Biogeochem. Cycles 13(3), 743-750. 

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Peatlands are a precious habitat in the same way that rainforests are. A community of insects, animals and plants, some of them unique to peatlands, depend on the watery layers of decayed plants that build up over thousands of years to form peat. Peadands also absorb and store CO2 from the atmosphere— when they are drained and peat is extracted for fuel or horticulture, this carbon is released, adding to global warming. 

Globally, extensive areas of peatlands and wetlands have been drained and converted into agricultural lands. Drainage of organic matter-rich soils accelerated the decomposition process and emission of carbon dioxide. Many peatlands that have accumulated organic matter for centuries... 

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