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Can oxygen cause extinction

Updated: 11/15/2022

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Yes - and it did - billions of years ago. Oxygen is toxic to many anaerobic organisms (mostly bacteria), which is why hydrogen peroxide is effective. BUT in todays environment it would not cause any extinctions.

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