acidify

Example Sentences

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Unfortunately, as CO2 emissions increase, it acidifies the ocean, which can make it less hospitable for life.

From Salon

The sea also absorbs carbon dioxide, acidifying the water, which breaks down essential minerals that organisms need to grow their shells and skeletons.

From Los Angeles Times

Sulfides also acidify the water, which can accelerate weathering.

From Science Daily

In the face of warming, acidifying oceans, coral skeletons are at risk of dissolving.

From Science Daily

For example, the U.S. regulated industrial sulfur and nitrogen dioxide emissions in 1990, but only after we had determined that they caused acid rain and acidified many water bodies in the Northeast.

From Science Daily