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Old 07-28-2008, 05:42 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Adding Lime To Seawater May Cut Carbon Dioxide Levels Back To Pre-industrial Levels

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ScienceDaily (July 22, 2008) — Scientists say they have found a workable way of reducing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere by adding lime to seawater. And they think it has the potential to dramatically reverse CO2 accumulation in the atmosphere, reports Cath O'Driscoll in SCI's Chemistry & Industry magazine.
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Re: Adding Lime To Seawater May Cut Carbon Dioxide Levels Back To Pre-industrial Leve

I'm picturing a Kalk reactor the size of Rhode Island...
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Old 07-28-2008, 10:38 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Adding Lime To Seawater May Cut Carbon Dioxide Levels Back To Pre-industrial Leve

LOL! It will be fed by the Niagara Falls~
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Old 07-29-2008, 01:18 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: Adding Lime To Seawater May Cut Carbon Dioxide Levels Back To Pre-industrial Leve

Kalkwasser to the rescue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: Adding Lime To Seawater May Cut Carbon Dioxide Levels Back To Pre-industrial Leve

It just might save us all!
But to be honest, I am wondering what effects it will have on phytoplankton.
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sweet, nothing like screwing with nature in order to fix things
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sweet, nothing like screwing with nature in order to fix things
isnt this how we wound up in this mess?
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