«There are too many scientific uncertainties relating both to the efficacy of ocean fertilization and
its possible environmental side effects that need to be resolved before even larger experiments should be considered, let alone the process commercialized,» Rayfuse says.
Moreover,
the possible environmental side - effects of solar geoengineering are not yet at all well understood, and they could prove to be unacceptable.
The CDR potential and
possible environmental side effects are estimated for various COA deployment scenarios, assuming olivine as the alkalinity source in ice ‐ free coastal waters (about 8.6 % of the global ocean's surface area), with dissolution rates being a function of grain size, ambient seawater temperature, and pH. Our results indicate that for a large ‐ enough olivine deployment of small ‐ enough grain sizes (10 µm), atmospheric CO2 could be reduced by more than 800 GtC by the year 2100.
Not exact matches
The guidance paper, jointly published this month in ACOEM's Journal of Occupational and
Environmental Medicine (JOEM) and AAOHN's journal Workplace Health & Safety, summarizes current evidence regarding marijuana consumption; discusses
possible side effects, including temporary impairment as it relates to the workplace; reviews existing federal and state laws that impact employers; and suggests various strategies available for monitoring marijuana use among employees.
There are the ethical and
environmental sides — such as buying meat from local farms is not
possible to sustain if everyone did it.
Unfortunately, these and other drugs cause dangerous
side effects and do not address the
possible lifestyle or
environmental causes of lupus.
The segment also examines the
possible environmental up
side of the Pokémon Go craze and other online tools and games that can prompt users across the «digital / real» divide back into the chirping, wet, wiggling world.