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Title: The world's shellfish are under threat as our oceans become more acidic
Author(s): Fitzer, Susan
Keywords: Carbon emissions
Scotland
shellfish
ocean acidification
Issue Date: 28-Jan-2019
Date Deposited: 30-Jan-2019
Citation: Fitzer S (2019) The world's shellfish are under threat as our oceans become more acidic. The Conversation. 28.01.2019.
Abstract: First paragraph: For the past few million years the world’s oceans have existed in a slightly alkaline state, with an average pH of 8.2. Now, with carbon emissions escalating, there is more CO₂ in the world’s atmosphere. This dissolves in the oceans, altering the chemistry of the seawater by lowering the pH and making it more acidic – up to 30% more in the past 200 years. This growing acidification of the oceans is becoming a serious problem for the production of shellfish around the world.
Rights: The Conversation uses a Creative Commons Attribution NoDerivatives licence. You can republish their articles for free, online or in print. Licence information is available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
Notes: https://theconversation.com/the-worlds-shellfish-are-under-threat-as-our-oceans-become-more-acidic-103868
Licence URL(s): http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

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