Deep-Sea Mining and the Water Column Advances, Monitoring and Related Issues
This book focuses on general issues of deep-sea mining for seafloor mineral deposits, as well as the scientific, technical, legal and policy issues related to impacts on the water column. The topic is a growing area of significance due to the ongoing conversations on this issue in the world communit...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Nature Switzerland
2024, 2024
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2024 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Chapter 8: Applicability of satellite data in the selection of protected areas within REMP- Chapter 9: Assessment of possible environmental impacts using flow-cytometric analysis of metal toxicity in marine phytoplankton
- Part 4: Regional assessment of water column characteristics and management
- Chapter 10: Atmospheric and oceanographic characteristics of the BGR exploration area in the CCZ and model simulations of suspended sediment transport
- Chapter 11: Ocean current observations throughout the water column in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, tropical North Pacific
- Chapter 12: Biogeochemistry of the South Indian Ocean – Water Masses, Nutrient Distribution, and Sinking Particulate Matter
- Chapter 13: Multilevel assessment and options for the management of cumulative impacts on pelagic ecosystems in the north-eastern tropical Pacific Ocean
- Part 1: General issues and interdisciplinary approach to deep-sea mining
- Chapter 1: Deep-sea mining and the water column – an Introduction
- Chapter 2: Interdisciplinary approach to Deep Sea Mining - with an emphasis on the water column
- Part 2: Engineering concepts for deep-sea mining, ore handling and processing
- Chapter 3: Contemporary Technological Progress in Deep Sea Mining
- Chapter 4: Handling of bulk solids in a marine environment, from seabed to shore
- Chapter 5: Considerations for using Polymetallic Nodules as alternative metal extraction resource: focus on energy related applications
- Part 3: Approaches to sea surface and water column monitoring
- Chapter 6: Understanding deep-sea turbulence for environmental impact assessments
- Chapter 7: Turbidity at the source: aiming for minimized sediment dispersion during deep-sea mining
- Chapter 14: Marine mammal communities and human activities in the north-eastern tropical Pacific: Conservation and management strategies
- Part 5: Legal, policy and economic issues of deep-sea mining
- Chapter 15: The water column and seabed mining in the Area – selected environmental legal issues
- Chapter 16: Economic policy considerations for deep-sea mining
- Chapter 17: A Comparative Economic Scenario of Nodules Mining in Pacific and Indian Oceans, Associated Challenges and Their Prospects
- Chapter 18: Economic potential of polymetallic nodules mining