Sources for Science of the News: Ocean Acidification

Hello everyone! This is the sources list for my ocean acidification video, found here!

News Report: http://www.wcsh6.com/story/news/local/augusta-waterville/2015/02/05/ocean-acidification-state-report/22948213/

Report Published by the State of Maine: http://www.maine.gov/legis/opla/Oceanacidificationreport.pdf

Dissolving: Chemistry: The Central Science Chapter 2

Scientific Papers:

“Anthropogenic Ocean Acidification over the Twenty-First Century and its Impacts on Calcifying Organism”; Orr, J.C. et al; Science; 437; 2005; p. 681-686

“The Ocean Sink for Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide”; Sabine, C.L. et. al.; Ecience; 305; 2004; p. 367-371

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