BRAINCAKEAnthropogenic Changes in the Ocean
The oceans are affected by human activity in several ways.
Ocean acidification: the oceans absorb about a quarter of the CO2 humans emit. Dissolved CO2 reacts with water to form carbonic acid, which releases hydrogen ions:
CO2 + H2O → H2CO3 → H+ + HCO3−
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