TMS Underwater river in Cenote Angelita, México

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So how does this happen? Salty water? Just pure pollution?
 
So how does this happen? Salty water? Just pure pollution?
When limestone bedrock collapses, it sinks and forms a pit. Acting as a reservoir, this pit then fills with a mixture of fresh groundwater and saltwater. Eventually, organic matter ends up in the trench, and when it decomposes, it produces a halocline (a cloud of hydrogen sulphide) that separates the freshwater at the top from the saltwater below.
Source: https://mymodernmet.com/anatoly-beloshchin-mexico-yucatan-cenote-angelita/
 
When limestone bedrock collapses, it sinks and forms a pit. Acting as a reservoir, this pit then fills with a mixture of fresh groundwater and saltwater. Eventually, organic matter ends up in the trench, and when it decomposes, it produces a halocline (a cloud of hydrogen sulphide) that separates the freshwater at the top from the saltwater below.
Source: https://mymodernmet.com/anatoly-beloshchin-mexico-yucatan-cenote-angelita/
>hydrogen sulphide
So it stinks and is highly poisonous. Nice!
 
Yaay diving in poisonous, stinking soup. Sounds like a great diving attraction.
 
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