Not exact matches
When carbon dioxide,
CO2,
from the atmosphere is absorbed by the ocean, it forms carbonic acid (the same thing that makes
soda fizz), making the ocean more acidic and decreasing the ocean's pH. This increase in acidity makes it more difficult for many marine organisms to grow their shells and skeletons, and threatens coral reefs the world over.
Your body will greatly thank you for it because water is always better for your digestive system than a
soda drink full with
CO2, as well as your wallet since it's a lot cheaper and you don't even have to buy it
from the market, you could drink tap water.
Re: Ike Solem, in that case I would guess there is very little 14C in
soda cans / bottles due to the fact that the majority of industial
CO2 is still captured
from fossil fuel sources.
From a quick google:
CO2 per can of
soda 6g
CO2.
So, where does your
soda company get their
CO2 from?
If my math and physiology is correct, breathing puts out way more, about 200 times,
CO2 than Mark's 4 cans of
soda per week — and it is a net add
from long sequestered carbon (though most not near as long as fossil fuel).
Temperature increase causes outgassing of
CO2 from the oceans same way your
soda fizzles when warm and calms down when cold.
CO2 is widely used throughout the food and beverage industry,
from the carbonation in
sodas to an input to improve productivity in greenhouses.
CO2 and the problems with ice as a «bottle» (Think how
soda pop goes flat in a year or so if it is kept in an unopened straight
from the store plastic bottle) see: http://robertkernodle.hubpages.com/hub/ICE-Core-
CO2-Records-Ancient-Atmospheres-Or-Geophysical-Artifacts
That's where the carbon capture technology
from LLNL comes into play, because it enables an efficient and eco-friendly
CO2 reclamation process based on a common and low - cost material — baking
soda.
When carbon dioxide,
CO2,
from the atmosphere is absorbed by the ocean, it forms carbonic acid — the same stuff that makes
soda fizz — making the ocean more acidic and thus more difficult for many marine organisms to grow their shells and skeletons and threatening coral reefs globally.