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The carbon in which we admit into our air in our everyday life is now threating the chemistry of our ocean. When CO2 dissolves into our ocean not only is it effecting us but also the animals in which it inhabits. CO2 is broken down into a bicarbonate which increases ocean acidity. Therefore the skeletons and shells dissolve trying to balance out the oceans PH levels. To learn the exact science of ocean acidification click [|here] (Acidification Process Video)

Sooner or later the need for balance in the ocean will become to overwhelming for calcium to keep up. Animals that depend on shell builing crustaceans or something as small as plankton will soon to see there food supply disapear over time. media type="youtube" key="d0kacyyLVB4?version=3" height="390" width="640"

Click [|here] (ocean acidification video) to watch a video on how acid affects a piece of coral over time. This is a small experiment to show how acid affects shelled animals.