The initiation of deep-sea dredging

the effect of taftan pozzolan on the compressive strength of concrete in the environmental conditions of oman sea (chabahar port)

cement is an essential ingredient in the concrete buildings. for production of cement considerable amount of fossil fuel and electrical energy is consumed. on the other hand for generating one tone of portland cement, nearly one ton of carbon dioxide is released. it shows that 7 percent of the total released carbon dioxide in the world relates to the cement industry. considering ecological issu...

Geochemical Changes in Aquatic Environment Caused by Deep Dredging – A Case Study: The Puck Bay (Baltic Sea)

Deep sea in deep trouble?

Ahead of the imminent start of the industrial exploitation of deep sea resources, an EU report finds that scientific knowledge and understanding of this environment and its ecosystems still fall short of what would be needed for a sustainable use.

The deep sea under siege

P T a o c f fi l s t s t r s h s Mineral source: The fluid ejected from hydrothermal vents (black smokers) contains valuable minerals, which accumulate in the sediment around the vents. The image shows a black smoker known as The Brothers, off the coast of New Zealand. (Photo: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/ Wikimedia Commons.) eneath deep ocean waters, the sea oor remains very...

Gambling in the deep sea

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