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The tenth most abundant element in the universe.
A brittle, yellow, tasteless, and odorless non-metallic element.
It comprises many vitamins, proteins, and hormones.
Stored underground in rocks and minerals.
It recycles as in other biogeochemical cycles. Sulfur
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Essential steps of the sulfur cycle:
Mineralization of organic sulfur to the organic form, hydrogen sulfide (H2S).
Oxidation of sulfide and elemental sulfur and related compounds to sulfate (SO42-).
Reduction of sulfate to sulfide.
Microbial immobilization of the sulfur.
Subsequent incorporation into the organic form of sulfur. The Sulfur Cycle
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