• Mossy Feathers (She/They)@pawb.social
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      11 months ago

      My understanding is that pumping algae into the ocean is actually a really bad idea. In a barren pond or abandoned quarry? Sure, great place for it. However, iirc, if the algae blooms it’ll suck a lot of oxygen out of the water and I think puts CO2 back into the water (can’t remember if it just sucks up oxygen, or if it does both). That can cause marine life to suffocate and result in mass die-offs.

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        11 months ago

        I never understood that- isn’t algae a plant therfore o2 producer?

        It dies off and sucks oxygen, but its a balance

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          11 months ago

          The problem is that if algae dies, it’s most likely die at the same time making a sudden and great O2 shortage making animals die, which creates the same process.