Ocean Acidification Law and Legal Definition
According to 33 USCS § 3702 (1), the term ocean acidification means “the decrease in pH of the Earth's oceans and changes in ocean chemistry caused by chemical inputs from the atmosphere, including carbon dioxide.”
Legal Definition list
Related Legal Terms
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
- Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs [Department of State]
- Central, Western, and South Pacific Ocean
- Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean
- Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act
- Field Related to Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Resources
- Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation Act
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA]
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps [NOAA Corps]
- Ocean
