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Mesopelagic Biogeochemistry:

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Article Evaluation: Ocean Chemistry

This article is very brief in topics of ocean chemistry, and leaves considerable room for expansion. The sections in the article seem random and are not comprehensive, especially the section on extremophiles and organic compounds. Facts are stated without context, and don't seem logical. References are mostly appropriate for the statements included.

The extremophile section does not include any citations, and could use further development. The diagram included in this section could be located closer to the related text, and should be cited as well.

The section on climate change is very brief, and while it doesn't seem biased, it is outdated and does not include significant reference to ocean acidification. The mention of a proposal to add lime to the ocean seems out of place and overemphasized in a paragraph of three sentences.

The references to a newspaper article on adding lime to the ocean was referenced to the primary source, although an additional citation is included (6, Ian Katz) that refers to the initial source without adding substantial information. Another citation no longer works (7, Infrastructurist). The external link to "Ocean Surface Chemistry" has a broken link as well.

The article is listed as level-5 vital, and it is considered C-class. The importance is low within the WikiProject Chemistry, and the WikiProject Ocean is inactive. I would agree with the low rating within Chemistry, but would expect a higher rating in the Ocean project, if it were active. I also think this article would be better listed as a "Start" instead of C-class, as it seems seriously lacking in the basics and mostly contains random sections.

A comment in the talk page suggests this article is biased regarding climate change, although I felt the statements in the article were very vague, and do not see significant bias.