... starts to absorb large amounts of carbonic acid, it begins to become unnatural and poisonous to all living organisms and species in the ocean. According to, (PMEL Carbon Program The Chemistry,) "Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the pH of surface ocean waters has fallen by 0.1 pH units. Since the pH scale, like the Richter scale, is logarithmic, this ... ...

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