The Potential for Estuarine Alkalinity Enhancement via Nearshore Crushed Limestone Application is Concealed by Natural Variability in the Marine Carbonate System

Fiona Teevan-Kamhawi1, Hongjie Wang1, Jaime B Palter1, Stephanie Anderson2, Shelby Gibson1, Jason S Grear3, David T Ho4, Roger Patrick Kelly1, Robert A. Pockalny1, Rebecca S Robinson1, Samantha Siedlecki5 and Teresa Schwemmer6, (1)University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, United States, (2)Environmental Protection Agency, Narragansett, United States, (3)Environmental Protection Agency, Narragansett, RI, United States, (4)University of Hawaii, Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, United States, (5)University of Connecticut, Department of Marine Sciences, Groton, United States, (6)University of Rhode Island, Environmental Protection Agency, Narragansett, United States