Deep-Sea Mining and the Water Column/Глубоководная добыча полезных ископаемых и водная толща

Издание на английском языке
The book is dedicated to deep-sea mining and examines many aspects of this topic. She analyzes the transition from exploration to exploitation of deep-sea resources, focusing on both scientific and technological advances in this field. Unlike previous volumes that focused on resources, ecology, and sustainable development, the new work examines the impact of mining on the water column, emphasizing the importance of understanding impacts on the marine ecosystem. The book also calls for a more objective and informed discussion of the economic, geological, and technological aspects of deep-sea mining, making it a significant contribution to the scientific literature on the topic.

Contents
Part I General Issues and Interdisciplinary Approach to Deep-Sea Mining
1 Deep-Sea Mining and the Water Column: An Introduction
Rahul Sharma
2 Interdisciplinary Approach to Deep-Sea Mining—With an Emphasis on the Water Column
Steinar L0ve Ellefmo, Murat V. Ardelan, Siri Granum Carson, Rudy Helmons, and Svein Stevik
Part II Engineering Concepts for Deep-Sea Mining, Ore Handling and Processing
3 Contemporary Technological Progress in Deep-Sea Mining
M. A. Atmanand, K. C. Janardhanan, K. Amuda, A. Gnanaraj,
S. Rajesh, P Muthuvel, Gopkumar Kuttikrishnan, and G. A. Ramadass
4 Handling of Bulk Solids in a Marine Environment, from Seabed to Shore
Dingena Schott, Edwin de Hoog, Jort van Wijk, and Rudy Helmons
5 Considerations for Using Polymetallic Nodules as Alternative Metal Extraction Resource: Focus on Energy-Related
Applications
P. K. Sen and Sanjay Kali
Part III Approaches to Sea Surface and Water Column Monitoring
6 Understanding Deep-Sea Turbulence for Environmental Impact Assessments
Yasuo Furushima, Mamoru Tanaka, Mehul Naresh Sangekar, Dhugal John Lindsay, Tatsuo Fukuhara, and Masayuki Nagao
7 Turbidity at the Source: Aiming for Minimized Sediment Dispersion During Deep-Sea Mining
Rudy Helmens, Said Alhaddad, Claire Chassagne, Mohamed Elerian, Geert Keetels, Alex Kirichek. and Laurenz Thomsen
8 Applicability of Satellite Data in the Selection of Protected Areas Within REMP
Tomohiko Fukushima, Akira Tsune. Chisato Murakami, and Hideki Sugishima
9 Assessment of Possible Environmental Impacts Using Flow-Cytometric Analysis of Metal Toxicity in Marine Phytoplankton
Shuhei Ota, Hiroshi Koshikawa, and Masanobu Kawachi
Part IV Regional Assessment of Water Column Characteristics and Management
10 Atmospheric and Oceanographic Characteristics of the BGR
Exploration Area for Polymetallic Nodules in the Northeastern Tropical Pacific Ocean and Model Simulations of Dredge-Induced Suspended Sediment Transport
Carsten Ruhlemann and Kaveh Purkiani
11 Ocean Current Observations Throughout the Water Column in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, Tropical North Pacific
Jon Wood
12 Biogeochemistry of the South Indian Ocean—Water Masses, Nutrient Distribution, and Sinking Particulate Matter
Natalie C. Harms, Niko Lahajnar, Birgit Gaye, Tim Rixen, and Ralf Freitag
13 Multilevel Assessment and Options for the Management of Cumulative Impacts on Pelagic Ecosystems in the North-Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean
Virginie Tilot, Le'a Fourchault, Alain Jeudy de Grissac, Je'rome Mallefet, and Juan Moreno Navas
14 Marine Mammal Communities and Human Activities in the North-Eastern Tropical Pacific: Conservation and Management Strategies
Virginie Tilot, Lea Fourchault, and Alain Jeudy de Grissac
Part V Legal, Policy and Economic Issues of Deep-Sea Mining
15 The “Water Column” and Seabed Mining in the Area:
Selected Environmental Legal Considerations
Philomene Verlaan
16 Economic Policy Considerations for Deep-Sea Mining
Kaja von der Leyen, Mads Fjeld Wold, and Taryn Ann Galloway
17 A Comparative Economic Scenario of Nodule Mining in Pacific and Indian Oceans, Associated Challenges and Their Prospects
T. R. P. Singh
18 Economic Potential of Polymetallic Nodules Mining
Rahul Sharma
Index