SCIENCE
ECOLOGY
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in the atmosphere as CO2
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underground as fossil fuels and calcium carbonate rock
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in the oceans as dissolved CO2
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in soil as ammonia
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Detailed explanation-1: -Carbonic acid releases hydrogen ions, which combine with carbonate in seawater to form bicarbonate, a form of carbon that doesn’t escape the ocean easily. As we burn fossil fuels and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels go up, the ocean absorbs more carbon dioxide to stay in balance.
Detailed explanation-2: -Carbon dioxide is naturally stored in the ocean through chemical processes, either as a dissolved gas or, over a longer time scale, as carbonate sediments on the seafloor. In fact, more than 70 percent of current CO2 emissions will eventually wind-up in the ocean.
Detailed explanation-3: -CO2 concentrations drive rising temperatures and acidification. The rising concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is driving up ocean surface temperatures and causing ocean acidification. Although warming and acidification are different phenomena, they interact to the detriment of marine ecosystems.