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acidity
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acidity
1. the amount of acid present in a solution, often expressed in terms of pH
2. another name for hyperacidity

acidity [ə′sid·ə·tē]
(chemistry)
The state of being acid.


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If the fish stocks do indeed disappear and we know many species like the Cod for one example, are already in trouble, caused by over fishing, are further threatened by total extinction with the increased water acidity, we face a future where fish are no longer on the world?
For the study, Rebecca Gooding and colleagues at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, exposed sea stars to rising temperatures and water acidity.
Also, big plants create homes for pests, areas to rot and excessive material to hang in the water - all of which works to destroy the delicate balance of water acidity.
 
 
 
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