Comprehensive look at human impacts on ocean chemistry
Sunday, June 20, 2010 - 21:10
in Earth & Climate
Numerous studies are documenting the growing effects of climate change, carbon dioxide, pollution and other human-related phenomena on the world's oceans. But most of those have studied single, isolated sources of pollution and other influences. Now, a marine geochemist has published a report that evaluates the total impact of such factors on the ocean and considers what the future might hold.