Posted on EPOCA: 10 Aug 2012 Since the 1970s many people have become familiar with the concept of acid rain and its negative effects on the environment, but fewer are aware of the impacts of fossil fuels on the chemistry of the ocean and the potential consequences on valuable fisheries
Month: August 2012
Oyster industry struggles to adapt to climate change
Posted on Mother Nature Network: 8 Aug 2012 — By John Platt — Ocean acidification has reduced some oyster yields by 80% or more. Photo: Denise Chan/Flickr Oysters on the half shell may be a delicacy, but oysters need their shells to grow and thrive in the first place. Unfortunately,
Spatiotemporal variability and long-term trends of ocean acidification in the California Current System
Posted on EPOCA: 07 Aug 2012 Due to seasonal upwelling, the upper ocean waters of the California Current System (CCS) have a naturally low pH and aragonite saturation state (Ωarag), making this region particularly prone to the effects of ocean acidification. Here, we use the Regional Oceanic Modeling System (ROMS)
Contaminants and Pollution: Ocean Acidification
Posted on SeaWeb: 7 Aug 2012 — Marine Science Review: a compendium of recent articles on Ocean Acidification OA indicates an open access article or journal. First evidence of immunomodulation in bivalves under seawater acidification and increased temperature. PLoS ONE7(3): art. e33820, 2012. OA Read More >> Ocean acidification and the loss of
Study of extended-gate FET-based microsensor for detecting the carbon dioxide in water
Posted on EPOCA: 06 Aug 2012 The large carbon dioxides produced by highly developed industries not only result in serious air pollution and health problems, but also cause ocean acidification and decrease the survival rate of fry in aquaculture. Therefore, to develop a system for real-time detection of the concentration