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From: saj@chinet.chi.il.us (Stephen Jacobs)
Newsgroups: sci.chem,sci.bio
Subject: Re: Thermodynamics of reduction of phosphate to phosphine
Summary: Possible semi-biological source
Keywords: marsh gas, wierd organisms, dissolving metal
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Date: 2 Oct 90 14:39:43 GMT
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Given that some microorganisms seem to be able to make particles of iron, it
may be worth considering that the powerful reductant needed to reduce the
oxygens off phosphorus might be dissolving metal.
                                     Steve J.