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Can oxygen cause extinction

Anonymous

∙ 7y ago

Updated: 11/15/2022

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.

Wiki User

∙ 7y ago

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