Citation Robert F. Service, Rising Acidity Brings an Ocean of Trouble, Science 337(6091): 146-148 (13 July 2012) In oceans — a pH drop from 8.2 to 8.1 appears to be a very big deal for some important critters That’s a 30 percent increase in oceanic acidity from before the Industrial Revolution to the present. Even [...]
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