Extreme Bugs Found in Slag Dump

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Title:

Extreme Bugs Found in Slag Dump

Url:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3250199.stm

Publisher:

British Broadcasting Corporation

Description: This news article reports that scientists recently discovered microbial communities thriving in the slag dumps of the Lake Calumet region of southeast Chicago where the water can reach a pH of 12.8. It describes how slag contributes to elevated pH levels and introduces other alkaline habitats. The article concludes by using the Chicago slag dumps as evidence that life could possibly exist on other planets and moons.

LC Classification:

Science -- Microbiology -- Addresses, essays, lectures
Science -- Microbiology -- Microbial ecology -- By type of environment
Science -- Microbiology -- Microbial ecology -- By type of environment -- Extreme environments (General)

GEM Subject:

Science -- Biology
Science -- Oceanography

Key Concept:

Ecology -- Bacteria
Oceanography -- Alkalinity

Resource Type:

Reference Material

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

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Education Level:

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Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Rights:

BBC

Access Rights:

Free access

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Microbial Life

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