why might a pond have greater CO2/ no phosphates or nitrates ?
2007-05-04 04:49:05 · 2 answers · asked by ♥ly 3 in Environment
I am not sure what you mean by greater CO2. Depending on the calcium or magesium content (pH), there is some amount of CO2 in the water, trying to be in equilibrium with the atmosphere. If you feel or know the pond has more CO2 (I would ideally compare it with O2) than the phosphates and nitrates, it is lacking plant life in general - which can happen due to many reasons again - there is something else missing (let's say iron but in the land, iron deficiency is pretty rare) - or the balance is upset.
2007-05-04 18:24:16 · answer #1 · answered by shanky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about CO2 in water . CO2 if it is very strong will kill all bacteria etc. I lived in Ecuador and there are Lotta of volcano's and many CO2 springs that u can drink from . In fact they bottle it to drink.
2007-05-04 05:09:33 · answer #2 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋