When CO2 levels rise in the atmosphere, the oceans soak up atmospheric CO2, forming weak acids. (earthtimes.org)
But something unexpected happened when Schweitzer dissolved samples of the fossilized bone in weak acid in preparation for analysis. (discovermagazine.com)
«If you put undiluted weak acid into your plumbing, it will eat holes in it,» Hovorka notes. (scientificamerican.com)