Why is the PH balance of the world's oceans being changed and what does that mean for ecology and for us?

Question

The world's oceans are becoming more acidic which in turn are damaging shell making organisms including coral reefs.

Answer 1

It is being changed by the alterations of weather patterns, but more importantly, it is being changed by the contaminants being dumped into it by people. Life is fairly sensitive to pH, and if the oceans die, we all die.

Answer 2

The PH balance of the world's oceans is being changed due to several factors. One that deserves particularly attention is antropogenic effects or man made effects. Since the industrialization era we have seen a drastic increase in our use of the natural resources. For instance, more people lives nowdays in coastal areas, beach areas with in turns produces and creates jobs for people in places close to the ocean. Wastes from animals, agriculture, industrial wastes, oil spills by ships or those by industries are dumped into our aquatic ecosystem. More people building into zones where there are pre-existing conditions for a fire, or for a disaster to happen contributed negatively to changing the PH in the ocean. More sediments are carry into the water, introducing ammonia, phosphate residues. Essentially when this happen the habitat for many species slowly but surely changes. The habitat composition of many species becomes at danger. Massives zones of coral reaf ecology changed for ever. What does it meant to us? Well it means a lot. From an economical point of view, in coral reef with have a great diversity of ocean life that support our local economy, our exportation, our food industry. When this zone disappear, it also takes with it the vivid picture we are used to image when we think of the coral reef and animal sea. Toxic levels of chemical arise changing the PH of the ocean and making it not so beneficial place for oceanic life to thrive neither to us to enjoy. We must use our natural resources in a wise manner not so detrimental to all of us. We are also part of the ecology within our own ecosytem.

Answer 3

just one effect concerning Humanity

the use of Agrochemicals and industrial pollution is rising the acidity levels in the rivers and ultimately the Oceans as well
this will affect human sexuality
so we will become a product of our own contamination's

In Mexico already an large number of effeminate men is a result of changes in PH due to overuse of aggro chemicals ,that are cheap because they are disallowed elsewhere.

and with deforestation ,the soils dry out and the dust loaded with these chemicals is easily washed into the rivers,by the rains.
most water cleaning processes such as chlorine will kill biological agents ,but does little to affect the changed PH,which everybody drinks,
the fetuses of pregnant women are duly affected

Answer 4

These days, many things about our world that were once stable are now being damaged or changed. Of course, every little problem like this once connects to a web of millions of others, and sometimes its confusing to work out how to fix them. But like you said, fish are affected by water pH, and like I said before, everything is connected, so when the fish are affected, so are many other things.

Answer 5

ever have a saltwater aquarium? They are difficult to maintain and the fish always die. Why? imroper PH levels!

Imagine what is happening in the oceans on a global scale...

Answer 6

Hard coral reefs help maintain the PH levels of the ocean. Here are a few links that may answer why...it's a sad story.




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Answer 7

we need to turn our waste into fuel so it doesnt up in the water