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To: Land Shark who wrote (87577)	4/24/2012 12:54:38 AM
From: Hawkmoon	of 89467

The real problem is nitrates/phosphates coming from runoff. Of course it is A problem.. Told you that before. The coastal areas are being impacted by excessive nutrient runoffs from terrestrial agriculture. However, the vast majority of the ocean has exactly the OPPOSITE problem.. Abundant nutrients and no phytoplankton due to lack of necessary trace elements like Iron. The key to CO2 sequestration is the KIND of phytoplankton that are encouraged to grow.. Diatoms specifically that sink to the ocean floor when they die, not decaying at the surface, resulting in bacteria depleting all the oxygen. That's where the 02 goes.. to digestion of decaying algal matter by bacteria. You must have a PhD (phoney degree), lol. No.. just an oxymoron.. because I approach things with some common sense, which you apparently have never experienced. At least you're not denying that the phytoplankton is declining as the other wingnuts are. Who are these wingnuts? Could you provide some examples? Frankly, I've never heard any informed source make such a claim. Maybe you should advance the quality of your reading material beyond National Enquirer and The Sun.. acidification due to CO2 and changes in pH 2) Isn't an accumulation of CO2 beyond the ability of oceanic flora to absorb it the cause of higher acidity in ocean waters? IF there were greater quantities of phytoplankton absorbing and sequestering CO2, wouldn't that reduce ocean acidity? Hmmmm.... Unless you think of oceanic acidity as sulfuric or hydrochloric.... LOL!! 3) Decline in fish populations as the phyto relies on nutrients from fish poop etc.. You can add all the fish poop that you want, but if there is insufficient Iron to fix those nitrates and foster production of chlorophyll, there will be no photosynthesis. No conversion of CO2 to sugar and O2, and CO2 levels will increase. Try it on your yard.. add nothing but nitrogen with no iron supplements and see how many years it takes until your lawn now longer is green and winds up dying out. PLANTS MUST HAVE IRON TO PRODUCE CHLOROPHYLL.. And plants MUST have chlorophyll to conduct photosynthesis.. End of argument. It's certainly not "rocket science".. In fact, it's Botanical Science.. Hawk

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