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The evolution of Ocean Oxygenation
An intriguing tale of innovation.
Defining a Challenge
All life on Earth requires oxygen to exist.
Since the human development of the industrial revolution, humans have caused more use of oxygen than the Earth can naturally provide.
Where is our oxygen?
The Earth does not magically produce oxygen as it is converted through Photosynthesis from the ocean and from land plants. Human development of the Earth's land and ocean in regards to waste water and general waste dumping, has caused damage to the photosynthesis process resulting in a reduction of available oxygen production.
Solutions
The team at Ocean Oxygenation and Environment Inc. has diligently worked on a system to help Mother Nature to convert the Ocean Dead Zones and dead land biodiversity to begin growing photosynthesis oxygen producing life.
Process
Converting the Ocean Floor Dead Zones from an anoxic state of dead muck to get marine life growing again is not an easy task.
From politics and believers that we need to "DRILL BABY DRILL" and those believing that the Earth is here for the taking make it difficult to make honest changes to help Mother Nature.
First Steps
Recent years of visiting these areas of Dead Zones and speaking with Universities from several countries has given me the opportunity to aquire documentation of why we have these Ocean Dead Zones.
The New Era of Change
Ocean Oxygenation and Environment Inc. has developed and tested a proto type model which will convert anoxic ocean and lake bottoms to begin to grow photosynthesis oxygen producing life
Defining a Challenge
There is an exponential growth of ocean dead zones occurring and increasing at an alarming rate on Earth.
When I was born in the 1950's we were breathing over 22% oxygen. Today we are down to just over 20%. It has been scientifically proven that we will drop below 20% oxygen by the end of 2025.
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There are numerous animals and insects that cannot live in lower atmospheric levels of oxygen. Pollinating Bees, Hummingbirds and other pollinators will slowly die off which will only compound the problem of lower levels of atmospheric oxygen.
Lower levels of oxygen land producing plants and ocean photosynthesis oxygen producers will only cause a continued decline in oxygen levels.
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Only a small portion of oxygen is dissolved in the seawater and lakes. If the atmospheric levels of oxygen decline, so does the oxygen absorption of dissolved oxygen in oceans and lakes. Declining ocean habitat means less marine life.
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Where is our oxygen?
Much of my life was spent near, in, on or over the water.
As a Professional Mariner and Yachtsman, my love for the water has grown to the point of appreciating the value of the natural state of oceans and lakes rivers etc.
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Only 30 years ago, the British Columbia, coast had endless volumes of Sockeye Salmon. Where did they all go?
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Many people jumped to conclusions believing that aquaculture operations were at fault. Over fishing and many other assumptions have been examined. Has anyone ever really looked at the Habitat that these fish and marine life require to thrive?
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Warm water holds less dissolved oxygen than cold water. The Alaskan fishery has lots of cold water and their salmon flourish. Canadian waters are warmer and hold less dissolved oxygen. When industrial activities such as pulp mills use water in the Kraft Process, the water is heated and later the effluent is discharged in enormous quantities in which the dissolved oxygen is almost completely void. Sewage Treatment Plants use a "BOD" biological oxygen demand system which also discharges extreme low levels of dissolved oxygen. Human activities that result in the discharge of domestic wastewater, industrial waste water or stormwater all add to the issue of lowered dissolved oxygen levels entering into lakes and the oceans. The greater the human population, the greater the lowered levels of dissolved oxygen occur, lowering the water quality for marine life habitat.
The "OUT OF SIGHT - OUT OF MIND ATTITUDE"
Dump it down the drain or flush it down the toilet attitude has to change.
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SOLUTION
The team at Ocean Oxygenation and Environment Inc. has worked diligently at defining all possible solutions to the low dissolved oxygen levels of our ocean and lakes which also contribute to the lower levels of atmospheric oxygen.
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The Earth's ocean use to provide over 65% of the Earth's atmospheric oxygen. The balance of oxygen produced was from land plants and trees. The Ocean is now dropping to producing less that 50% oxygen and land is producing less than 30% oxygen.
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How can we help Mother Nature to get back our oceans producing photosynthesis oxygen and how can we help get the Earth's land producing oxygen?
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Jim Matei has designed and patented a system which can economically dissolve oxygen into seawater or freshwater using only renewable energy.
The MOXYTANK has been born.
I believe Mother Nature and the Creator are smiling at us now.
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Have you ever wondered why the age of the Dinosaurs and plants were so large?
It is estimated that the Earth had over 30% oxygen during that time.
Process
The MOXYTANK uses a simple process moving water to dissolve oxygen.
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Due to current Patent development, there will be much more to follow shortly.
First Steps
After visiting many countries and learning of the similar issues global communities are experiencing of their ocean which use to provide food security to now, an ocean that is only producing deadly methane gas, I have developed a plan to help Mother Nature to come back to these communities.
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Oregon State University Ocean Sciences is by far the front runner of discovering the issues of ocean dissolved oxygen dead zones and bringing this to academia.
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Spending many years of studying the composting effects on land had given me the idea of how we could compost the ocean floor dead zones.
Working in a private area, I was able to perform at test and was delightfully surprised on how fast Mother Nature responded to my efforts by growing Eel Grass and other marine plants.
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The new era of change
Ocean Oxygenation and Environment Inc. has developed a system which can be sized to enable small areas to be converted from a methane gas producing dead zone, to a photosynthesis oxygen producing ocean or lake bed floor creating habitat for marine life.
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This is a very exciting time as area such as the Washington State Puget Sound, British Columbia Salish Sea and many others areas can now be converted back to exponential growth of marine life and further producing oxygen in the Earths atmosphere.
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As more people become aware of how we can help Mother Nature to bring back our marine life and what is necessary actions for each and every human on this Earth, we can make our planet the dream of all life and a world for our Grand Children
