LOC-NESS Project Receives EPA Permit
Adam Subhas Trials: The goal of the LOC-NESS project is to test the ability to “label” a patch of waterwith dye and track it over time to determine how long that patch of water stays at the surface. Thereason scientists areinterested in how the dye disperses—horizontally and vertically—and how fast thedispersal occurs, is because the alkaline solution must be at the ocean surface to remove carbon dioxidefrom the atmosphere. Subsequent field trials in 2025 will release analkaline solution together withRhodamine WT dye. Conducting this series of field experiments in the well-studied waters off the U.S.Northeast Coast will allow researchers to use the data they collect to transparently assess theatmospheric and environmental impacts of carbon dioxide removal via ocean alkalinity enhancement. (Photo by: Ken Kostel, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
On April 23, 2025, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) announced that the LOC-NESS Project, a research project focused on transparently evaluating the effectiveness and environmental impact of a proposed carbon dioxide removal approach called ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE), has been granted a permit by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | April 23, 2025