期刊
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 627, 期 -, 页码 1505-1514出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.221
关键词
Hazard assessment; Deep-sea; Technology; Legal framework; Test guidelines
资金
- North Portugal Regional Operational Programme (NORTE), under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) [NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000036]
The growing economic interest in the exploitation of mineral resources on deep-ocean beds, including those in the vicinity of sensitive-rich habitats such as hydrothermal vents, raise amounting concern about the damage that such actions might originate to these poorly-know ecosystems, which represent millions of years of evolution and adaptations to extreme environmental conditions. It has been suggested that mining may cause a major impact on vent ecosystems and other deep-sea areas. Yet, the scale and the nature of such impacts are unknown at present. Hence, building upon currently available scientific information it is crucial to develop new cost-effective technologies embedded into rigorous operating frameworks. The forward-thinking provided here will assist in the development of new technologies and tools to address the major challenges associated with deep sea-mining; technologies for in situ and ex situ observation and data acquisition, biogeochemical processes, hazard assessment of deep-sea mining to marine organisms and development of modeling tools in support of risk assessment scenarios. These technological developments are vital to validate a responsible and sustainable exploitation of the deep-sea mineral resources, based on the precautionary principle. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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