Toxic effects of deep-sea mining - can we apply shallow-water standard toxicity test protocols to the deep sea?
- Organization:
- Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration
- Pages:
- 4
- File Size:
- 361 KB
- Publication Date:
- Sep 1, 2014
Abstract
Mineral extraction activities in the deep sea will expose the local fauna to potentially toxic compounds. However, very few data are currently available on the complex ecotoxicological risks to deep-sea fauna from the potential release of heavy metals, trace metals and Rare Earth Elements (REEs). Nonetheless, this is key information essential to support the regulation of industrial activities in the deep sea. One of the fundamental issues that the MIDAS project will address consists in exploring the concept of whether the existing toxicity test protocols and limits established in shallow-water species are applicable to deep-sea mining. We will detail the specific challenges to recommending exposure limits within the deep sea and show preliminary results of comparative toxicity tests in the shallow-water and in the deep-sea environment.
Citation
APA: (2014) Toxic effects of deep-sea mining - can we apply shallow-water standard toxicity test protocols to the deep sea?
MLA: Toxic effects of deep-sea mining - can we apply shallow-water standard toxicity test protocols to the deep sea?. Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 2014.