ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT This have consequences on the wildlife and plants
For birds and mammals : the carbon can kill by asphyxiation at a certain level and time of exposition. Its chemical property, higher than oxygen, permits it to be able to rapidly cross numerous types of biological membrane (including central nervous system). In the oceans : the circulation of oceans is also affected by human carbon emissions. It makes oceans more acid. Thus, numerous fish can wind up to the poles, where the water temperature change less rapidly. Regarding ocean current, they could slow down, or even stop. The CO2 absorbed could be released and worsen climate change. For the plants: with a low dose, the CO2 can permit growth of so many vegetal species. After experiences, this has been proven, but until a certain level. When this level is overpassed, the growth of vegetal stabilize or reduce. It’s for the moment difficult to see what is the exact level that stop this growth as it can change in function of the plant species. But we talk about environmental acidification.
WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES of CO2 on our environment? As CO2 is naturally present in the air, it’s not harmful to live organisms. But CO2 emissions are also accompanied by soot, heavy metals, and different contaminant. Which, all together, provoke harmful effects on a living organism. These latest are sensitive to variations of the CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere. This one rose to 280 ppm at the beginning of industrialization and 400 ppm in 2013.
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