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Acid Trip: Great Lakes Could Face Similar Acidification Risk as the Sea

"As in the oceans, carbon dioxide from the atmosphere could throw off water chemistry in large freshwater bodies like the Great Lakes, putting the food web at risk.

But the science remains unsettled and, according to researchers, must be bolstered if we are to understand what increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide means for freshwater.

While most research on carbon dioxide (CO2) absorption from the atmosphere has focused on oceans and the resulting acidification, it is widely believed that CO2 levels also will rise in large freshwater lakes."

Brian Bienkowski reports for the Daily Climate December 8, 2015.

Source: Daily Climate, 12/08/2015