According to the University of Delaware, the Chesapeake Bay is becoming acidic as it has gone to 7.4 pH from an average of 8.2. The oxidation of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide may be the factor that is leading to the higher acidity levels in coastal oceans, but it can eventually lead to more of open oceans. Naturally the waters of the Chesapeake Bay have a regulatory system that holds back the increase of acidity levels in the area, and this works as the dissolving of living shells, non-living aragonite, and calcite minerals. Though nature has a path to keep the waters in the Chesapeake Bay, humans should take more care of our Earth as we have a role in polluting the water and rising the acidity levels in coastal oceans. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170828093737.htm
Interesting article. No surprise that New York has the highest waste output, what with the idea of American infatuation with excess. The eliminating processes in the western world may be more efficient but only due to the status of western countries economies. Cities in South/South East Asia are littered with waste and their sanitation policies have been a major national issue for years. It is still legal for people to openly defacate in India. Waste generation in the world is unfathomable, and no matter the organization of it, it is still detrimental to the environment. Waste is becoming a symbol of national status rather than a symbol of collective damage enflicted upon the world.
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