There are sensors all around, in the nearby water and on the roof, that collect scientific data such as the amount of dissolved carbon dioxide in the bay.

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Other values recorded include ammonia, chlorine, water hardness (calcium and magnesium), dissolved oxygen and organic carbon.

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Jack Bradley Cave has only 15 milligrams of carbon per liter of water in the rock, the equivalent of 15 grains of sugar dissolved in a liter of water.

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