[ExI] Oceanic geoengineering

Tom Nowell nebathenemi at yahoo.co.uk
Tue Mar 16 21:26:35 UTC 2010


In a piece on the BBC website today - 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8569351.stm

They mention that aiding plankton growth also aids the growth of dinoflagellates and their toxin production. So, this technique for CO2 sequestration may cause toxic algal blooms. Still, this shows the need for caution in geoengineering schemes and the need for good quality science.

Tom


      




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