Acidification

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Almost 30 per cent of CO₂ released to the atmosphere is taken up by the oceans. As a consequence, the oceans become more acidic – in a process called ocean acidification.

Ocean Acidification (OA) caused by CO₂ from the burning of fossil fuels puts our seas at danger.

The acidification problem is, indeed, a “black elephant” – an obvious, predictable event with enormous consequences, but highly overlooked by many stakeholders, which is also relevant for the Black Sea region.

Three-quarters of EU ecosystems are currently exposed to more nitrogen deposition than they can cope with and nearly one-tenth is still receiving too much acid fallout.

Rising CO₂ in lakes and reservoirs may harm animals that live in those ecosystems, reports Scientific American.