The first study to look at the effects of acidity on the transport of nutrients into the ocean.
According to researchers, sinceindustrialization, as a result of increased atmospheric acidity, the amount of phosphorus in the world's oceans increased by 14%, and iron by 16%. This affects the nutritional conditions of marine phytoplankton, the most important organisms for the ecosystem.
Alex Baker, professor of the chemical composition of the seasand Atmosphere at the UEA School of Environmental Sciences, stated that emissions of pollutants caused significant changes in the acidity of the atmosphere, leading, for example, to acid rain.
The authors concluded that due to the highDue to the acidity of the atmosphere, nutrients in the ocean are distributed unevenly, which means that some types of phytoplankton receive more food than others. The result is an imbalance in the ocean ecosystem. Now its consequences may not be so noticeable, but they will seriously affect the global picture.
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