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Ocean Acidification 
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Solutions?
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Related to Week 5's topics, because media has been used to bring ocean acidification to public and that created a need for government policy regarding the ocean
Week 15: Less carbonate ions results in the difficulty of forming calcified structures, such as oysters, clams, sea urchins, corals, and calcareous plankton.
These organisms are primary consumers. This can disrupt the trophic level food web. In acidic waters, fish's ability to detect predators is decreased.
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Week 8: Microplastics act as a vector, that carries toxins leading to poisoning of marine life. Through bioacclumation this affects humans.
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Microplastics and trash collected on the surface blocks needed sunlight for algae and plankton (autotrophs)
Week 9: CO2 contributes to the greenhouse effect leading to climate change. This can effect the "natural balance" including marine life.
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Causes?
Week 10: Increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases the levels in the ocean. The ocean absorbs 30 percent of carbon dioxide.
Week 7: Carbon dioxide absorption leads to many chemical reactions resulting in an increased concetration of hydrogen ions. Resulting in seawater to become more acidic.
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Week 7 about the Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming connects with Week 10: Air Quality. This is a positive correlation.
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Effects on Economy? The $10 billion fishing industry in the Gulf of Mexico is at risk due to nutrient pollution from runoff and carbon pollution causing waters to acidify quicker.
Chemistry 1. CO2 dissolves into saltwater. 2. Carbonic acid forms. 3. Dissociates and produces bicarbonate and hydrogen ions.
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*Coral Bleaching *
Predictions:By 2050, scientists predict that 86% of the ocean's temperature will be warmer and more acidic
By 2100, the pH of the surface would drop to under 7.8, or more than 150% compared to today's already-corrosive state.
Related to Week 7's topic, because the ocean has warmed significantly due to global warming since 1955.
Solution: Switch from fossil fuels to clean renewable energies and more effective energy conservation methods
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Week 12: The Montreal Protocol Act did not directly address ocean acidification. It addressed depleting ozone layer.This connects to Week 10.
Waugh, of the Morton K. Blaustein Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Johns Hopkins' Krieger School of Arts and Sciences stated that ozone thinning can change how oceans mix and the circulation.
Week 13: Water pollution happens fairly often and can harm marine life and can result in a loss of biodiversity.
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Week 14: A characterization model is being developed to allow future inclusions of ocean acidification in Life Cycle Assessments. It has been overlooked.
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Hello Students! This concept map will help you understand and hopefully take action against ocean acidification.
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There are currently no practical technological or engineering solutions for reducing acidity or mitigating its impacts, other than reducing CO2 emissions
Week 4: No correlation with Urbanization and Cities. However, pollutant/waste from cities affect the oceans.
The ocean covers about 3/4 of our planet.
June 16th and 17th, the State Department hosted the first ocean conference to discuss threat to oceans