Danger of deep-sea mining

Science

Volumn 316, Issue 5827, 2007, Pages 987-

  Halfar, Jochen ^a   Fujita, Rodney M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Environmental Defense   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; GOLD; MANGANESE; METAL; SILVER; SULFIDE; ZINC; SEA WATER;

DEEP SEA; HAZARD; MINING;

COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DEEP SEA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HABITAT; MINING; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; SOCIAL CONTROL;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MINING; PACIFIC OCEAN; SEAWATER; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL;

EID: 34249095833     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1138289     Document Type: Short Survey

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