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Heat-loving microbes form mats at Octopus Geyser in YNP

2007 (approx.)

Detailed Description

Heat-loving microbes form mats at Octopus Geyser in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The mats bioaccumulate mercury in water that is discharged from the geyser.

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Public Domain.

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