I
would caution towards drinking a lot of overly alkaline
water, however, as I haven't quite seen the research supporting its use and
have even seen some
negative effects on digestive
health with its use.
Increased carbon dioxide
has already lowered the pH of the surface ocean; this is expected to
have a
negative effect on survival of plankton, the base of the marine food chain, and the growth and
health of corals, which form biodiverse reefs in shallow
waters of the Hawaiian Islands and Florida, and deep reefs in Alaska and the Southeast U.S. Invasive species are increasingly being recognized.