Biology420

The idea that iron could curb the effects of increasing anthropogenic carbon dioxide in our atmosphere has sparked worldwide intrigue, but right now our understanding is far too limited and large scale implementation will do more harm than good. What on Earth am I talking about? Well, I’m not talking about earth; I’m talking about water and the idea that if we promote algae growth through the use of dissolved iron sulphates we could transfer carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into the ocean (Buesseler et al. 2008: Powell, 2008). The hope…read more