Carbonate Systems - Understanding Lake Data

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A lake's carbonate system contains a number of naturally-occurring chemicals that affect basic biological productivity, determine the lake's acid buffering capacity, and regulate the solubility of many toxic chemicals. The complex carbonate system undergoes constant change in response to biological activity, temperature change, sunlight, and even wave action. The previous discussion on oxygen and carbon dioxide introduced some of these reactions.

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