An overlooked climate solution?
This Thursday:
Dr. Gloria Reithmaier (University of Gothenburg) discusses the enhancement of alkalinity in blue carbon ecosystems and their role in mitigating climate change.
📅 08.01.2026 📍 H6, Geo
@gloriareithmaier.bsky.social
#alkalinity #bayreuth #carbon
Published in the journal Eco-Environment & Health, a study reveals a new approach that combines low-cost commercial reagents with machine learning to accurately determine alkalinity levels in water samples.
#Alkalinity #Machine learning
Details: doi.org/10.1016/j.ee...
🧪I’m a marine #biogeochemist who co-taught #marine #chemistry with Andrew (@agdco2.bsky.social). Even after sitting through his #alkalinity lectures I’m still not sure I have a total understanding…🥹 I feel like as soon as I start getting the basics… it all dissolves💨 Still looking for a solution
All the water testing kit (on the kitchen table!)
Takes a while to do all the testing - lots of kit! We test:
#phosphate
#nitrate
#ammonia
#chlorine
#pH
#alkalinity
#conductivity
#hardness
#temperature
Phew!
#timeforamincepie
#marchforcleanwater
#MerryChristmas!
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Mixed feelings about the #agu24 Emiliani lecture
On the one hand, 😊 reconnect w old friends
On the other, the pivot from #paleoclimate, past #Carbon Cycle scientist, to VC backed #cdr through #alkalinity which might encourage and financially incentivize high sulfur marine fossil fuel use is...
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tl;dr:
deep water formation regions can be as efficient for CO₂ uptake following #alkalinity enhancement as other regions. Don't bother too much about which scenario is used in #OAE modelling studies, but look at different seasons.
9/10 🌊
New research on ocean #alkalinity enhancement #OAE from our group, financed by @allianz-meer.bsky.social #CDRmare #RETAKE 🌊
Tanvi Nagwekar et al: Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement in Deep Water Formation Regions Under Low and High Emission Pathways agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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I probably should already know this but fascinating to hear from Karol Kulinski at #ICOS2024SC about how #Alkalinity in the #BalticSea is increasing (and maybe *why*), and actually countering #OceanAcidification. 🌊
