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The Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOAON) tare da kimanin wurare na 'ApHRICA', aikin gwaji don tura na'urorin pH na teku a Afirka ta Kudu, Mozambique, Seychelles, da Mauritius a karon farko. Wannan aikin haɗin gwiwa ne na jama'a da masu zaman kansu don cike giɓin bincike na acidification na teku a Gabashin Afirka wanda ya haɗa da Ma'aikatar Harkokin Wajen Amurka, Gidauniyar Ocean Foundation, Gidauniyar Heising-Simons, Schmidt Marine Technology Partners, da Gidauniyar XPRIZE da cibiyoyin bincike daban-daban.

A wannan makon ne za a fara wani taron karawa juna sani da na gwaji na girka na’urorin sarrafa na’urori masu adon teku a kasashen Mauritius da Mozambique da Seychelles da kuma Afirka ta Kudu don yin nazari kan yadda za a samar da acid din teku a gabashin Afirka a karon farko. Ainihin ana kiran aikin "OceAn pH Ryanki Ihadewa da Caiki a cikin Africa - APHRICA". Masu jawabai na bita sun hada da jakadan kimiyya na fadar White House kan teku, Dr. Jane LubchencoDr. Roshan Ramessur a Jami'ar Mauritius, kuma masu horar da firikwensin teku da masana kimiyya Dr. Andrew Dickson na UCSD, Dr. Sam Dupont na Jami'ar Gothenburg, da James Beck, Shugaba na Sunburst Sensors.

APHRICA An shafe shekaru ana aiwatarwa, farawa tare da haɓaka kayan aikin firikwensin pH na teku, haɗa manyan masana da tara kuɗi don haɗa mutane masu kishi da sabbin fasahohi don ɗaukar mataki da cike gibin da ake buƙata na bayanan teku. A watan Yulin da ya gabata, XPrize bayar da $2 miliyan Wendy Schmidt Lafiyar Tekun XPRIZE, Gasar kyaututtuka don haɓaka na'urori masu auna firikwensin teku na pH don haɓaka fahimtar yanayin acidification na teku. Bayan shekara guda, ƙungiyar Sunburst Sensors, ƙaramin kamfani a Missoula, Montana, tana ba da firikwensin pH na 'iSAMI' na teku don wannan aikin. The iSAMI an zaɓe shi saboda iyawar sa da ba a taɓa yin irinsa ba, daidaito da sauƙin amfani. 

James Beck, Shugaba na Sunburst Sensors tare da iSAMI (dama) da tSAMI (hagu), na'urori biyu masu nasara na pH na $ 2 miliyan Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE. iSAMI abu ne mai sauƙin amfani, daidai kuma mai araha mai firikwensin pH na teku, wanda za a tura shi cikin ApHRICA.

Tekun Indiya wuri ne da ya dace don wannan aikin na matukin jirgi ba wai don ya daɗe yana zama sananne ga masana kimiyyar teku ba, amma kuma ba a daɗe da lura da yanayin teku a yawancin yankuna na Gabashin Afirka. APHRICA zai karfafa juriya na al'ummomin bakin teku, inganta haɗin gwiwar teku a yankin, da kuma ba da gudummawa sosai ga ayyukan Cibiyar Kula da Acidification na Duniya (GOAON) don inganta fahimta da mayar da martani ga acidification na teku. 

Danna nan don karanta sanarwar da Ma'aikatar Harkokin Wajen Amurka ta fitar akan ApHRICA.