Because salt marshes are waterlogged and contain
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Posted On: 05/18/2018 8:10:52 PM
Because salt marshes are waterlogged and contain lots of decomposing plant material, oxygen levels in the peat are extremely low—a condition called hypoxia. Hypoxia promotes the growth of bacteria which produce the rotten-egg smell that is attributed to marshes and mud flats.
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