Ocean Acidification

Research Project
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
01 The Problem
02 The Solution
03 Potential Challenges
04 Impact
05 Sources
01 The Problem
The Problem
● Greenhouse gas emissions decrease carbonate ion
concentration
○ Oysters, coral, clams, and more suffer
● 14% of all coral reefs died in the last 10 years.
○ Attributed to ocean acidification
● Ocean is not getting less acidic
02 The Solution
The Solution
● Our Solution is Micro Algae Farms
○ It decreases Carbon Dioxide (CO2) levels
○ Increases Oxygen (O2) levels
● Micro Algae brings Oxygen to the Deep Ocean
○ Brings roughly around 10 gigatons to the
deep ocean
03 Potential Challenges
Potential Challenges
● Abiotic factors need to be carefully regulated
● Microalgae farming is a relatively new practice
○ Needs more research and technology to be
most effective
● Funding on Maui
04 Impact
Impact
● Reduced CO2 concentration in the ocean
○ Broken into bicarbonate atoms
● More stable pH levels
● Secondary application
○ Wastewater treatment, biofuel, etc.
 Sources
● A news report shows just how much climate change is killing the world’s coral reefs. 2021, October 5. NPR.com: Treisman, Rachel.
Accessed 2023, September 26, https://www.npr.org/2021/10/05/1043372978/global-coral-reef-loss-report-climate-change-warming-oceans.
● Microalgae as a Natural CO2 Sequester: A Study on Effect of Tobacco Smoke on Two Microalgae Biochemical Responses Abd El-Fatah
Abomohra, Lili Qian, Chen Hao, Shuang Wang, Arman Amani Babadi, Bahram Barati and Fatemeh Fazeli Zafar 31 March 2022 Frontiersin
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenrg.2022.881758/full#:~:text=Microalgae%20are%20known%20as%20the,oxyg
en%20(O2)%20concentration
s.
● (What are Phytoplankton?. July 13, 2010. Earth Observatory. Rebecca Lindsey and Michon Scott)
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/Phytoplankton#:~:text=Phytoplankton%20are%20responsible%20for%20most,and%20leaves%20
of%20a%20tree

● A. Kazbar, G. Cogne, B. Urbain, H. Marec, B. Le-Gouic, J. Tallec, H. Takache, A. Ismail, J. Pruvost, Effect of dissolved oxygen
concentration on microalgal culture in photobioreactors, Algal Research, Volume 39, 2019, 101432, ISSN 2211-9264,
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211926418305216.
● Surabhi Zainith, Guarav Saxena, Roop Kishor, Ram Naresh Bharagava, 2021. Bioremediation for Environmental Stability.
Sciencedircect.com. Chapter 20, Application of microalgae in industrial effluent treatment, contaminants removal, and biodiesel production:
Opportunities, challenges, and future prospects. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780128205242000201.