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An analysis from the chemist's point of view of the uptake of industrial produced carbon dioxide by the oceans reveals that serious environmental effects are not likely in the foreseeable future.
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Whitfield, M. Accumulation of fossil CO2 in the atmosphere and in the sea. Nature 247, 523–525 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/247523a0
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