News tagged with acidic waters
Acidic oceans could aid photosynthesis
May 18, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
3
(PhysOrg.com) -- Groundbreaking Victoria University research shows that ocean acidification may have no negative effect on tropical corals and local sea anemones - in fact it may improve photosynthesis.
Team finds Yellowstone alga that detoxifies arsenic
Mar 09, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
0
Arsenic may be tough, but scientists have found a Yellowstone National Park alga that's tougher.
Search results for acidic waters
New findings show increased ocean acidification in Alaska waters
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 13, 2009 |
2.8 / 5 (4) |
1
The same things that make Alaska's marine waters among the most productive in the world may also make them the most vulnerable to ocean acidification. According to new findings by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist, ...
Researcher has uncovered a way to provide antioxidant-rich water in a bottle
Jul 31, 2009 |
3 / 5 (3) |
1
(PhysOrg.com) -- Health-conscious consumers know the benefits of eating high-antioxidant foods like fruits, vegetables, beans and nuts. A University of Georgia researcher has uncovered a way to provide antioxidant-rich water ...
Organic soils continue to acidify despite reduction in acidic deposition
Jan 12, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Following the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1970 and 1990 acidic deposition in North America has declined significantly since its peak in 1973. Consequently, research has shifted from studying the effects of acidic deposition ...
Research finds higher acidity in Alaska waters
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 24, 2009 |
3.1 / 5 (7) |
0
(AP) -- Erosion threatens to topple coastal Alaskan villages. Melting ice threatens polar bears. Now, a marine scientist says the state's marine waters are turning acidic from absorbing greenhouse gases faster ...
More acidic ocean could spell trouble for marine life's earliest stages
Biology /
Jul 31, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
Increasingly acidic conditions in the ocean—brought on as a direct result of rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere—could spell trouble for the earliest stages of marine life, according to a new report in the August ...
H1N1 Virus Can Be Killed by Acidic Ozone Water
Nov 09, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (44) |
16
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have found that acidic ozone water can deactivate H1N1 viruses very effectively, offering a promising disinfectant for the millions of people trying to avoid the disease. Acidic ...
Genomes reveal bacterial lifestyles
Sep 07, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Sampling just a few genes can reveal not only the "lifestyle" of marine microbes but of their entire environments, new research suggests.
Cranking up the volume
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 29, 2008 |
3.7 / 5 (6) |
0
It is common knowledge that the world's oceans and atmosphere are warming as humans release more and more carbon dioxide into the Earth's atmosphere. However, fewer people realize that the chemistry of the oceans is also ...
Life on Mars? Researchers say elusive mineral bolsters chances
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 18, 2008 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Over the last several years, scientists have built a very convincing case that Mars hosted water, at least early in its history. Recent observations from the Mars Phoenix lander and other ...
Small sea creatures may be the 'canaries in the coal mine' of climate change
Biology /
Feb 17, 2008 |
4.4 / 5 (5) |
0
As oceans warm and become more acidic, ocean creatures are undergoing severe stress and entire food webs are at risk, according to scientists at a press briefing this morning at the annual meeting of the American Association ...
List of search results for acidic waters
