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Study revealing seabed minerals produce oxygen casts cloud over critical deep-sea mining negotiations

The discovery that polymetallic nodules generate “dark” oxygen has frustrated mining companies and given hope to environmentalists pushing for deep-sea mining moratorium, until more is known about its impacts.

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The discovery that polymetallic nodules generate “dark” oxygen has frustrated mining companies and given hope to environmentalists pushing for deep-sea mining moratorium, until more is known about its impacts.