Changing World Oceans Ocean Acidification © Copyright all rights reserved
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pH Scale 7 is neutral Lower pH values are more acidic Higher pH values are more basic The pH scale is a log scale © Copyright all rights reserved 10 times more H+ ions 10 times more H+ ions 100 times more H + ions
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Chemical Reaction CO 2 and H 2 O CO 2 + H 2 O H 2 CO 3 HCO H + © Copyright all rights reserved carbon dioxide water carbonic acid Bicarbonate ion Hydrogen ion An acid is something that produces an excess of hydrogen ions The more acidic a solution is, the lower the pH and the more the H+ ions
Pteropod SEM Acid is etching away the surface of the shell © Copyright all rights reserved ocean_acidification_%28NOAA_EVL%29.webm/Impacts_of_ocean_acidification_ %28NOAA_EVL%29.webm.480p.webm
How Will Acidification Affect Marine Organisms? Pteropod shells malformed © Copyright all rights reserved
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High Mag Calcitic Phytoplankton May not be as susceptible to acidification as aragonitic and calcitic organisms © Copyright all rights reserved wer/File:Coccolithophore_bloom.jpg 0.pdf (reading)
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The Earth Will Adapt... But will we? But will we? Will our quality of life change? Will our quality of life change? These are reasons among others that we need to be good stewards of our environment. These are reasons among others that we need to be good stewards of our environment. © Copyright all rights reserved