Comments on: Oceans, Iron & Oil – Connect the dots http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2006/09/oceans-iron-oil-connect-dots.html Blog for discussing oil, biodiesel & fuel production from algae. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2006/09/oceans-iron-oil-connect-dots.html/comment-page-1#comment-384 Anonymous Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:21:00 +0000 http://oilgae.com/blog/?p=165#comment-384 Ummm ... the algae bloom sequesters carbon as calcium carbonate -- the tiny shells of the diatoms that are part of the bloom sink to the seabed, and other organisms end up sinking into the deep ocean. A phytoplankton or algae bloom will DECREASE the amount of dissolved CO2 -- they don't stick leaves above the surface of the water to get it straight from the atmosphere! <br /><br />What DO they teach in science class these days? <br /><br />mootpoint Ummm … the algae bloom sequesters carbon as calcium carbonate — the tiny shells of the diatoms that are part of the bloom sink to the seabed, and other organisms end up sinking into the deep ocean. A phytoplankton or algae bloom will DECREASE the amount of dissolved CO2 — they don't stick leaves above the surface of the water to get it straight from the atmosphere!

What DO they teach in science class these days?

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