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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Well I guess they have to destroy the reef and block off that CO2 from escaping so the planet won’t die.
7 posted on
12/28/2011 11:59:23 AM PST by
VeniVidiVici
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
I have never had an econut be able to explain to me how the ocean can become acidified by carbonic acid, when there is so much calcium carbonate available to react with/neutralize to it to calcium bicarbonate.
15 posted on
12/28/2011 8:13:51 PM PST by
ApplegateRanch
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18 posted on
01/02/2012 1:04:47 PM PST by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
According to what I've read, the determining factor for the formation or dissolution of coral reefs is not the concentration of H+ ions relative to OH- ions, but rather the concentration of H+ ions relative to CO3-- ions. Reducing the pH of water will increase the former ratio and would generally increase the latter, but dissolving CO2 in water will increase the former ratio (and reduce pH) while reducing the latter ratio, thus encouraging the formation rather than dissolution of coral reefs.
19 posted on
01/04/2012 4:06:37 PM PST by
supercat
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