Large whales such as blue whales and sperms whales excrete large amount of iron in their feces. These iron-rich feces in turn encourage growth of phytoplankton (microscopic plants) which actively photosynthesize.
Given the population of large whales way before people starting whaling, there could've been just enough phytoplankton to convert the entire China's industrial CO2 pollution to oxygen.
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