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Does CO2 affect acidity in lakes?

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15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Carbon Dioxide, when mixed with distilled water, creates a weak acid. How it affects acidity in a lake depends on the particular lake and the minerals it contains. It would have a strong effect in the New England states and almost no effect in the alkaline soils of the west.

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