Ocean Acidification Research Paper

From surfing, swimming, fishing, scuba diving, and going on boat rides on the beach most of us don’t really know what’s going on in our oceans. In reality besides the waste that goes in there’s actually acidification in our waters. Acidification is when the ocean uptakes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, this also means the pH levels are lowering. The ocean acidification is negatively taking over our environment and there are barely any benefits that come with it. This essay will provide information about acidification such as what it’s known for, the affects, the future of acidification, what’s causing it, benefits and also solutions that may help.

Acidification of the oceans is anthropogenic meaning that it originates from human activities. Today ocean acidification is one of the top environmental issues because the sea is becoming more acidic. The acid changes the chemical make-up of all the waters in the oceans, as well as temperature resulting from excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Many subjects connect and follow ocean acidification being; chemistry, paleontology, biology, ecology, biochemistry, modeling, and social sciences.

Obviously something is causing or even adding on the problem of acidification. From an online source they state “ ocean …show more content…
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