Acidification

Acidification
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April 16, 2015

How Can You Help Fight Ocean Acidification?

Acidification of the ocean is being propelled because of excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which the ocean absorbs; creating carbonic acid, lowering the pH of the water, and damaging marine life. One way to combat this is to reduce your own carbon footprint. 
What is a carbon footprint? Everybody has one. Your carbon footprint is the amount of carbon dioxide, methane, and other carbon compounds that you produce everyday. 
There are ways to reduce your footprint, walking or riding a bike for example. To get somewhere within a short distance, it isn't necessary to drive a vehicle when you could simply go for a nice walk, or use that bike that's been collecting dust for a while. Not only does walking or biking reduce your carbon emissions, it saves you money on gasoline!
Another way to reduce your carbon footprint, and help the ocean, is to:
 
You can reduce the amount of trash that ends up polluting the ocean and contributing more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Reusing materials, and recycling when you're done reduces carbon emissions. A lot of what people throw away can actually be recycled. If you're unsure of what can be recycled or how to recycle certain materials, visit this website: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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