Okay folks,
Found this article on WP: Carbon Capture & Storage
I see that Norway are injecting CO2 into old gas wells Sleipner gas fields to get rid of it.
I have two questions: in the event of the gas escaping, wouldn't it make the ocean acidic (CO2 dissolved in water gives carbonic acid - we did an experiment in Higher Chemistry where we breathed through a straw into water and it's pH decreased). What happens to the seas if they turn acidic? Presumably various life (fish, algae, etc) will be affected.
What happens once the gas well is filled - what will the existing CO2 do I mean? Will it just sit there forever?
The Wikipedia article briefly mentions these but there's nothing further. Google search results in for and against arguments for the use of it. I thought I'd ask the JREF forum as the posters here seem well-versed in green issues.
Found this article on WP: Carbon Capture & Storage
I see that Norway are injecting CO2 into old gas wells Sleipner gas fields to get rid of it.
I have two questions: in the event of the gas escaping, wouldn't it make the ocean acidic (CO2 dissolved in water gives carbonic acid - we did an experiment in Higher Chemistry where we breathed through a straw into water and it's pH decreased). What happens to the seas if they turn acidic? Presumably various life (fish, algae, etc) will be affected.
What happens once the gas well is filled - what will the existing CO2 do I mean? Will it just sit there forever?
The Wikipedia article briefly mentions these but there's nothing further. Google search results in for and against arguments for the use of it. I thought I'd ask the JREF forum as the posters here seem well-versed in green issues.
via JREF Forum http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=266804&goto=newpost
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