{"id":4640,"date":"2025-08-13T20:47:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T20:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/?p=4640"},"modified":"2025-11-13T20:25:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T20:25:13","slug":"what-in-the-world-is-ocean-alkalinity-enhancement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/2025\/08\/13\/what-in-the-world-is-ocean-alkalinity-enhancement\/","title":{"rendered":"What in the world is “Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement”?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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What in the world is “Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement”?<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n By<\/span>Caitlin Roehmholdt<\/strong>\n \n August 13, 2025<\/span>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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USC Wrigley Institute Ballmer Postdoctoral Researcher Mohammed Hashim studies ocean alkalinity enhancement, a method that boosts the ocean\u2019s natural ability to capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2).<\/p>\n

As the ocean absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere, it can become more acidic, which is harmful to marine life. By increasing alkalinity\u2014or the ability of the ocean to neutralize acids\u2014we give it a stronger \u201cbuffer,\u201d allowing it to safely absorb more CO2.<\/p>\n

This research is part of the Wrigley Institute\u2019s Climate and Carbon Management Initiative<\/a>, advancing applied environmental solutions to help address climate change.<\/p>\n