German Government Blocks Ocean Fertilization Project. By James Murray, Business Green, January 29, 2009. "The German government has called a temporary halt to a major research project intended to assess the effectiveness of ocean fertilisation projects designed to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it on the sea bed, amid fears the work could breach international regulations. Earlier this month, a team of 50 scientists… set sail for the Southwest Atlantic in German polar research ship RV Polarstern. Their intention was to fertilise the ocean with six tons of dissolved iron, which would lead to rapid growth of phytoplankton that would in turn soak up increased levels of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and sequester it on the ocean floor as the plankton dies. The team aimed to measure how much carbon was captured and safely stored, as well as assess the impact on the marine environment."
2009-01-29
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