Ocean Acidification Research Paper

You probably know the fact, the Earth is covered with 75% of water. But have you heard that we are harming that 75% of Earth with our cars, homes and industrialization? Society is releasing Carbon Dioxide in the air which takes away one of the most valuable resources that we have. And its not just the ocean water that is turning acidic. Our coral reefs are dying, and soon some of the sea creatures will come down with the rest of the Ocean.

As industrialization release Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere, the ocean is taking in one fourth of the CO2 in a natural process. As the CO2 is in the Ocean water (H2O) it begins to dissolve, but it creates Carbonic acid (H2CO3) as a result. And in the future the water will start to turn dull from the Carbonic acid. “Ocean acidification - the excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that is turning the oceans increasingly acid - is a slow but accelerating impact with consequences that will greatly overshadow all the oil spills put together. The warming trend that is CO2-related will overshadow all the oil spills that have ever occurred put together.” -Sylvia Earle …show more content…
The Carbonic acid is shaving the fish's skin cells and will dissolve the fish flesh. And over in pan, they live on sushi and fish. Which means one of the main food sources in Japan and all around the world will drop causing major problems on archipelagos. And don't ever forget that we have fish not for just food. For instance there is fish oil to help you lose weight and can help with your heart. I think you get the idea why we need fish. But we also are relying on coral. Coral reefs are one of the oceans natural museums, and they are helpful to humans. Corals are used as medicine to treat cancer, arthritis, human bacterial infections, Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease, viruses, and other