The effects of low seawater pH on energy storage and heat shock protein 70 expression in a bivalve Limecola balthica.

Though biological consequences of CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) implementation into the marine environment have received substantial research attention, the impact of potential CO leakage on benthic infauna in the Baltic Sea remained poorly recognized. This study quantified medium-term (56-day laboratory exposure) effects of CO-induced seawater acidification (pH 7.7, 7.

Differing responses of the estuarine bivalve Limecola balthica to lowered water pH caused by potential CO leaks from a sub-seabed storage site in the Baltic Sea: An experimental study.

Sub-Seabed CCS is regarded as a key technology for the reduction of CO emissions, but little is known about the mechanisms through which leakages from storage sites impact benthic species. In this study, the biological responses of the infaunal bivalve Limecola balthica to CO-induced seawater acidification (pH7.7, 7.