2009Oct4: About one quarter of the CO2 emitted into the atmosphere by factories, power stations, homes, and transportation (approx. six million tons of carbon a day) is absorbed by the oceans (Guardian.co.uk, 2009).
Reference: Guardian.co.uk http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/04/arctic-seas-turn-to-acid
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