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alkalinity
Sign in to savethumb|right|200px|Sea surface alkalinity (from the Global Ocean Data Analysis Project|GLODAP [[climatology).]]
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Within Vinony's link graph, alkalinity is referenced by 432 other articles, and connects out to titration, ocean acidification and water.
Vinony files it under Acid–base chemistry, Chemical oceanography and Water quality indicators.
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- Simplified summary
- Detailed description
- Theoretical treatment
- Carbon dioxide interactions
- Addition of CO<sub>2</sub>
- Dissolution of carbonate rock
- Changes to oceanic alkalinity
- Global temporal and spatial variability
- Interventions to add alkalinity
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- References
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- Carbonate system calculators
thumb|right|200px|Sea surface alkalinity (from the Global Ocean Data Analysis Project|GLODAP [[climatology).]]
Alkalinity (from ) is the capacity of water to resist acidification. It should not be confused with basicity, which is an absolute measurement on the pH scale. Alkalinity is the strength of a buffer solution composed of weak acids and their conjugate bases. It is measured by titrating the solution with an acid such as HCl until its pH changes abruptly, or it reaches a known endpoint where that happens. Alkalinity is expressed in units of concentration, such as meq/L (milliequivalents per liter), μeq/kg (microequivalents per kilogram), or mg/L CaCO3 (milligrams per liter of calcium carbonate). Each of these measurements corresponds to an amount of acid added as a titrant.
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