Factoid/2006/04/05
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Increasing Ocean Acidity and Carbon Dioxide Can Cause Big Problems
- Plankton -- tiny plants and animals that live in the ocean -- are among the creatures that could be harmed by the change [to more acidic ocean water caused by increased carbon dioxide]. In addition to the water becoming more acidic, the extra carbon dioxide reduces the amount of chemical compounds used to construct coral and the shells of plankton." - excerpt from the seattlepi.com article.
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