For many years, the world’s oceans have suffered from absorbing human-made carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which has led to the decreasing pH of saltwater, known as ocean acidification, and ...

Jianzhong Su, Wei-Jun Cai, Jeremy M. Testa, Jean R. Brodeur, Baoshan Chen, K. Michael Scaboo, Ming Li, Chunqi Shen, Margaret Dolan, Yuan-Yuan Xu, Yafeng Zhang, Najid ...

The finding of significant calcium carbonate dissolution in the subducting slab may also have a bearing on ideas about carbon subduction and recycling through time. Current thinking regarding the ...

A research team has shown that methanogens, micro-organisms ubiquitous in low-oxygen environments like aquifers, soil and even permafrost, can propel their growth by dissolving calcium carbonate, one ...

High levels of dissolved calcium carbonate present in their bedrock indicate that Red Sea mangroves are capable of removing more carbon than previously thought, KAUST researchers have found. The study ...

The hydrogen ion concentration is a measure of the acidity of seawater and is commonly expressed on the pH scale; the lower the pH, the higher the hydrogen ion concentration and the acidity of ...

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Carbonate sands on coral reefs will start dissolving within about 30 years, on average, as oceans become more ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Field observations on the phosphate distribution in the Ems estuary show a nonconservative concentration gradient, with high summer values in ...

A new study suggests that by 2050, most coral reefs around the world are at risk of experiencing constant depletion of one of their building blocks - calcium carbonate sediments. A few reefs are ...

Coral reefs are extremely diverse ecosystems that support enormous biodiversity. But they are at risk. Carbon dioxide emissions are acidifying the ocean, threatening reefs and other marine organisms.