Use and misuse of the seafloor : report of the Dahlem Workshop on Use and Misuse of Seafloor, Berlin, March 17-22, 1991
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Use and misuse of the seafloor : report of the Dahlem Workshop on Use and Misuse of Seafloor, Berlin, March 17-22, 1991
（Environmental sciences research report, ES 11）（Dahlem workshop reports）
Wiley, c1992
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Held and published on behalf of the Freie Universität Berlin
Sponsored by Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Description
This study identifies the resources of the seafloor and the impact of their exploitation on the marine environment. It explores the riches of marine materials, the ability of the seafloor to absorb large quantities of waste, and the archaeological importance of seafloor sediments.
Table of Contents
- Group report - what is the resource potential of the deep ocean?, N.F. Exon et al
- new concepts from the deep oceans - inspiration for earth sciences?, J. Francheteau and J. Thiede
- polymetallic sulfide riches from the deep - fact or fallacy?, S.D. Scott
- ocean mining and the future of world order, E. Mann Borgese
- potential use of the deep seafloor for waste disposal, C.D. Hollister
- group report - how can anthropogenic impact on the shelf seas be defined and controlled?, J.H. Hull et al
- the physical exploitation of shallow seas, P.J. Cook et al
- what is the environmental capacity of enclosed marginal seas? - approaches to the problem in the Baltic, North and Mediterranean seas, K.C. Emeis et al
- management of the coastal zone - impact of onshore activities on the coastal environment, J.D. Milliman
- how can fragile marine ecosystems best be conserved?, J.S. Bunt
- group report - how can we assess the likely impact of humans on the deep seafloor?, W.C. Burnett et al
- deep-sea physical oceanography and contaminant dispersal, C. Garrett
- flux of biogenous materials to the seafloor - open questions, W.H. Berger and G. Wefer
- global chemical fluxes and fluid flow through the seafloor, J. Boulegue and C. Pflumio
- deep-sea Benthic ecosystems - dynamic aspects, M. Sibuet
- group report - offshore petroleum hydrocarbon exploitation - reserves, impacts, and alternatives, P.J. Cook et al
- the short-and long-term effects of oil spills on marine ecosystems, C.S. Johnston
- the potential of ocean energy conversion systems and their impact on the environment, J.R. Vadus et al.
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