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Published Nov 20 2009 by CleanTechies Blog - CleanTechies.com

Oceans’ Ability to Absorb CO2 May be Diminishing, New Study Says

A study of the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the world’s oceans from 1765 to the present shows that as humanity pumps more CO2 into the atmosphere, the capacity of the world’s oceans to continue absorbing carbon appears to be decreasing.

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