Title: Environmental impact analyses of mining of marine minerals

i. Nodule mining project

Reports

1. Report of first baseline studies cruise onboard AA Sidorenko (INDEX 1A) (1996)
2. Report of second baseline studies cruise onboard AA Sidorenko (INDEX1B) (1996)
3. Report of third baseline studies cruise onboard AA Sidorenko (INDEX 2A) (1996)
4. Report of fourth baseline studies cruise onboard AA Sidorenko (INDEX2B) (1996)
5. Report of fifth baseline studies cruise onboard Sagar Kanya (SK128)
6. Selection of test and reference areas (February, 1997).
7. Benthic Baseline conditions in study area (April, 1997)
8. Baseline ocean currents in Central Indian Basin (May, 1997).
9. Report of pre-disturbance cruise onboard RV Yuzhmorgeologiya (June, 1997)    
10. Report of post-disturbance cruise onboard RV Yuzhmorgeologiya (August, 1997)          
11. Performance of Benthic Disturber (November, 1997)
12. Benthic disturbance and impact studies (December, 1997)
13. Indo-Russian joint report on Benthic Disturbance and Impact            assessment studies in Indian Pioneer area (January, 1998).
14. Baseline water column characteristics (March, 1998)
15. EIA of deepsea mining : guidelines for implementation and data collection (July, 1998).
16.  Report of first monitoring cruise onboard  AA Sidorenko (May 2001)
17. Restoration and recolonisation of benthic environment in the CIB- first monitoring report (April,2002).
18. Report of second monitoring cruise onboard AA Sidorenko (August 2002)
19.  Report of cruise for third monitoring and environmental variability data in CIB (June, 2003).
20. Restoration and recolonisation of benthic environment in the CIB- second monitoring report (April,2003).
21. Restoration and recolonisation of benthic environment in the CIB- third monitoring report (April,2004).
22. Report of cruise for fourth monitoring and environmental variability data in CIB (July, 2005).
23. Restoration and recolonisation of benthic environment in the CIB- fourth monitoring report (December, 2005).
24.  Environmental variability in CIB –I  (June 2005)
25.  Environmental variability in CIB- II  (October 2006)
26. Environmental variability in CIB-III  (January 2008)

Papers in international journals

1. Sharma, R., Nath B. Nagender (2000). Selection of test and reference areas for the Indian Deep-sea Environment Experiment (INDEX). Marine Georesources and Geotechnology, vol. 18, 177-187. (IF = 0.333)
2.  Valsangkar, A.B., Ambre, N.V. (2000). Distribution of grain size and clay minerals in sediments from the INDEX area, CIB. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology, vol. 18, 189-199. (IF = 0.333)
3.  Ansari, Z.A. (2000). Distribution of deep-sea benthos in the proposed mining area of Central Indian Basin. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology ‘ vol. 18, 201-207. (IF = 0.333)
4.  Sharma, R., Nath B. Nagender, Valsangkar A.B., Parthiban, G., Sivakholundu. K.M., Walker, G. (2000). Benthic disturbance and impact experiment in the Central Indian Basin. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology ‘ vol. 18, 209-221. (IF = 0.333)
5.  Parthiban, G. (2000). Increased particle fluxes at the INDEX site attributable to simulated benthic disturbance. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology ‘ vol. 18, 223-235. (IF = 0.333)
6.  Sharma, R. (2000). Assessment of impact on seafloor features in INDEX area. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology ‘ vol. 18, 237-250. (IF = 0.333)
7.  Khadge, N.H. (2000). Geotechnical properties of surface sediments in INDEX area. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology ‘ vol. 18, 251-257. (IF = 0.333)
8.  Gupta, S. M. (2000). Biostratigraphic analysis of the top layer of sediment cores from the reference and test sites of the INDEX area. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology ‘ vol. 18, 259-262. (IF = 0.333)
9.  Ingole, B.S., Ansari, Z.A., Rathod, V., Rodrigues, N (2000). Response of meiofauna to immediate benthic disturbance in the Central Indoan Ocean Basin. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology ‘ vol. 18 263-272. (IF = 0.333)
10.  Nair, S., Mohandass, C., Lokabharati, P.A., Sheelu, G., Raghukumar, C. (2000). Microscale response of sediment variables to benthic disturbance in the Central Indian Ocean Basin. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology ‘ vol. 18, 273-283. (IF = 0.333)
11. Nath, B. Nagender, Sharma, R. (2000). Environment and deep-sea mining - a perspective. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology, vol. 18, 285-294. (IF = 0.333).

Total of 2000 = 3.663

1. Raghukumar, C, Sheelu, G. Lokabharati, P.A., Nair, S., Mohandass, C (2001) Microbial biomass and organic nutrients in the deep-sea sediments of the Central Indian Ocean Basin. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology, vol 19, 1-12. (IF = 0.333)
2.  Sharma, R. (2001). Indian Deep-sea Environment Experiment (INDEX) - an appraisal. Deep-Sea Research II , 48 (16): 3295-3308. (IF = 1.358)
3.  V.S.N Murty, M. Savin, V. Ramesh Babu,     A. Suryanarayana (2001). Seasonal variability in the vertical current structure and kinetic energy in the Central Indian Ocean Basin. Deep-Sea Research II, 48 (16): 3309-3326. (IF = 1.358)
4.  Ramesh Babu, A. Suryanarayana, VSN Murty (2001). Thermohaline circulation in the Central Indian Ocean Basin during austral summer and winter periods of 1997. Deep-Sea Research, 48 (16): 3327-3342. (IF = 2.214)
5. De Souza, S.D. Sardessai, V. Ramesh Babu, V.S.N. Murty, GVM Gupta (2001).  Chemical characteristics of Central Indian Basin during the southern summer. Deep-Sea Research, 48 (16): 3343-3352. (IF = 2.214)
6.  Sardessai, S. N. Desouza (2001). Dissolved organic carbon in the INDEX area of the Central Indian Basin. Deep-Sea Research, 48 (16): 3353-3362. (IF = 2.214)
7.  Rahul Sharma, B. Nagender Nath, G. Parthiban, S. Jai Sankar (2001). Sediment redistribution during simulated benthic disturbance and its implications on deep seabed mining. Deep-Sea Research II, 48 (16): 3363-3380. (IF = 1.358)
8.  Raghukumar, Lokabharati P.A., Z.A. Ansari, Shanta Nair, B.S. Ingole, G. Sheelu, C. Mohandass, B. Nagender Nath, N. Rodrigues (2001).  Bacterial standing stock, meiofauna and sediment nutrient characteristics : indicators of benthic disturbance in the Central Indian Basin. Deep-Sea Research II, 48 (16): 3381-3400. (IF = 1.358)
9. BS Ingole, ZA Ansari, V. Rathod, N. Rodrigues (2001). Response of benthos to a small scale deep-sea environmental disturbance. Deep-Sea Research II, 48 (16): 3401-3410. (IF = 1.358)
10.  Rodrigues, Sharma R., Nath B.N (2001). Impact of benthic disturbance on megafauna in Central Indian Basin. Deep-Sea Research II, 48 (16): 3401-3411. (IF = 1.358)
11. 22.Pradeep Ram, A.S., P.A. Loka Bharathi, Shanta Nair and D. Chandramohan.(2001) A deep sea bacterium with unique nitrifying property.Current Science, 80 (9) 1222-1224 (IF = 0.737)
12.  Valsangkar, A.B. (2001). Implications of post-disturbance studies on the grain Size of sediments from Central Indian Basin. Current Science, 81 (10), 1365-1373. (IF = 0.737)
13. Yamazaki, T. and Sharma, R. (2001). Estimation of sediment properties during benthic impact experiments. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology, 19: 269-289. (IF = 0.333).

TOTAL of 2001 = 16.597

1. Khadge, N.H. (2002). Geotechnical properties of siliceous sediments from the Central Indian Basin. Current Science, 82(3), 338-342. (IF = 0.737).

Total of 2002 = 0.737

1. Valsangkar, A.B. (2003). Deep-sea polymetallic nodule mining: challenges ahead for technologists and environmentalists. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology, 21: 81-91. (IF = 0.333).
2. Ingole B.S. (2003). Macrobenthic abundance in th viscinity of spreading ridge environment in Central Indian Ocean. Current Science, vol. 85, no.3, 328-333. (IF = 0.737)

Total of 2003 = 1.07

1. Raghukumar, C., Raghukumar, S., Sheelu, G., Gupta, S.M., Nath, B.N. Rao, B.R. (2004). Buried in time: culturable fungi in a deep-sea sediment core from the Chagos Trench, Indian Ocean. Deep-Sea Research Part I, 51: 1759-1768.    (IF = 2.214).
   
2. Valsangkar, A.B. 2004. Clay as indicator of sediment plume movement in deep-sea environment. Current Science,  vol. 87(12), 1747-1751. (IF = 0.737).
   

Total of 2004 = 2.951

1. S. Jaisankar and R. Sharma. 2005.  An interactive end-user software application for a deep-sea photographic database. Computers and Geosciences, vol 31, 718-734. (IF = 0.802).
2. R. Sharma,  B. Nagender Nath, S. Jaisankar (2005) Monitoring the impact of simulated deep-sea mining in Central Indian Basin. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology, 23(4); 2005; 339-356 (IF = 0.333).
3. 32. R. Sharma (2005). Deep-sea impact experiments and their future requirements. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology, 23(4), 331-338. (IF = 0.333).
4. B. Nagender Nath, G. Parthiban, G.; Banaulikar, S.; Sarkar (2005) Alterations in geochemical associations in artificially disturbed deep-sea sediments. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology, 23(4); 2005, 373-400 (IF = 0.333).
5. 34. Valsangkar, A.B., (2005). First phase monitoring studies of simulated benthic disturbance delineating movement of fine particles in the Central Indian Basin. Marine Georesources Geotechnology, 23(4), 357-371. (IF = 0.333).
6. 35.  N H Khadge (2005) Changes in geotechnical properties of sediments from the CIB induced by disturbance experiment. Marine Georesources Geotechnology, 23(4), 401-417. (IF = 0.333).
7. C. Prakash Babu and B. Nagender Nath (2005). Processes controlling forms of phosphorus in surficial sediments from the eastern Arabian Sea impinged by varying bottom water oxygenation conditions. Deep-Sea Research II, 52: 1965-1980 (IF = 1.358).
8. Loka Bharathi, P.A.,  B. Nagender Nath, B. S. Ingole, G. Parthiban, S. G. P. Matondkar, Chandralata Raghukumar, N. H. Khadge, A. B. Valsangkar, A. Suryanarayana, S. Jai Sankar and R. Sharma  (2005): Impacts on Surface Productivity during Sediment Dispersal Experiment in Central Indian Basin. Marine Geosources and Geotechnology,23, 315-330. (IF = 0.333).
9. Loka Bharathi P.A. and Shanta Nair (2005) Rise of the Dormant: Simulated Disturbance Improves Culturable Abundance, Diversity, and Functions of Deep-Sea Bacteria of Central Indian Ocean Basin. Marine Geosources and Geotechnology, 23,419-428. (IF = 0.333).
10. Ingole, B.S., Pavithran, S., Ansari, Z.A., (2005) Restoration of Deep-sea macrofauna after simulated benthic disturbance in the Central Indian Basin. Marine Georesources  and Geotechnology, 23, 267–288.  (IF = 0.333).
11. Ingole, B.S., Goltekar, R., Gonsalves, S. and Z. A. Ansari (2005). Recovery of Deep-sea meiofauna after artificial disturbance in the Central Indian Basin. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology, 23: 253 – 266. (IF = 0.333).
12. Ingole, B.S., S. Sivadas, R. Goltekar, S. Clemente, M. Nanajkar, R. Sawant., C. D’Silva, A.Sarkar, Z.A. Ansari (2006) Ecotoxicological effect of grounded MV River Princess on the intertidal benthic organism off Goa. Environment International, 32:284-291. (IF = 2.626).
13. Matondkar, S.G.P., Nair, K.K.C.,  Ansari, Z.A. (2005) Biological characteristics of Central Indian Basin waters during Southern summer. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology, 23: 299 – 314. (IF = 0.333).
14. Fernandes, C. E. G., M. J. B. D. de Souza, Shanta Nair and P.A. Loka Bharathi (2005) Response of Sedimentary Nucleic Acids to Benthic Disturbance in the Central Indian Basin. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology, 23,289-297 (IF = 0.333).

Total of 2005 = 8.782

1. Mascarenhas-Pereira, M.B.L., B. Nagender Nath, D. V. Borole and S. M. Gupta. (2006). Nature, source and composition of volcanic ash in sediments from a fracture zone trace of Rodriguez Triple Junction in the Central Indian Basin. Marine Geology :229, 79-90. (IF = 2.029).
2. Raghukumar, C., Nath, B.N., Sharma, R., Loka bharathi, P.A., Dalal, S.G. (2006).  Long-term changes in microbial and biochemical parameters in the Central Indian Basin. Deep-Sea Research I, 53: 1695-1717. (IF = 2.214).

Total of 2006 = 4.243

1. Nagender Nath, B., Aldahan A., Possnert G.,  Selvaraj K. and Mascarenhas-Pereira M.B.L., (2007) 10Be variation in surficial sediments of the Central Indian Basin. Nuclear Instruments and Methods –B, (IF =0.946).
2. Iyer, S.D., Mascarenhas-Pereira, M.B.L., Nagender Nath B., (2007) Native aluminium (spherules and particles) in the Central Indian Basin sediments: Implications on the occurrence of hydrothermal events, Marine Geology (in press) (IF = 2.029).
3. Shivaji, S., Bhadra, B., Rao, R.S., Chaturvedi, P., and Raghukumar, C. (2007) Microbacterium indicum sp. nov. isolated from a deep-sea sediment sample from Chagos Trench in the Indian Ocean. International Journal of Systematics and Evolutionary Microbiology, 57: 1819-1822  (IF = 2.662)
4.  Valsangkar A.B. (2007). A device for finer-scale sub-sectioning of aqueous sediments. Current  Science, 92 (4), 428-431. (IF = 0.737)

Total of 2007 = 6.374

Papers communicated to SCI journals

1. M.B.L.Mascarenhas-Pereira & B. Nagender Nath.  Evidence for hydrothermal signatures in the Central Indian Basin sediments recovered from a seamount flank.  Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (in review)
2. A. Makishima, B. Nagender Nath & E. Nakamura. New sequential separation procedure for Sr, Nd and Pb isotope ratio measurement in geological material using MC-ICP-MS to achieve high sample throughput. Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research (in review)
3. 3.   Sharma R., Sankar S.J., Sardar A., Gracious D., Samanta S.  Image analysis of seafloor photographs for resource estimation of deep-sea minerals. Current Science (communicated)
4. 4.   B. Nagender Nath, Sapana Nabar, B.S. Ingole, N.H. Khadge, A.B. Valsangkar, K. Srinivas, and C. Raghu Kumar. Carbon dynamics in an artificially disturbed deep-sea sedimentary environment. Applied Geochemistry (communicated)
5. 5.   Ingole, B.S., Sharma,R., Nath, B.N., Jai Sankar S., Pavithran, S. Megabenthic Re-establishment in the Central Indian Basin 44 months after the physical disturbance. Deep-sea Research, I (communicated)
6. 6. Jaisankar S.J., Sharma R., Valsangkar A.B. Identification of sensitive sedimentological parameter for deep-sea environmental impact using geostatistical  model. Gep-Marine Letters (in review).
7. Anindita Das, Christabelle E. G. Fernandes, Sonali S. Naik, B. Nagender Nath and P.A. Loka Bharathi  (2006). Bacterial response to contrasting geochemistry in the sediments of Central Indian Ocean Basin (Microbial Ecology) 
8. B. Nagender Nath, D. V. Borole, A. Aldahan, M. B. L. Mascarenhas-Pereira, G. Possnert, V. Ramaswamy and S. M. Gupta. 210PB, 230Th and 10Be in central Indian basin seamount sediments: Signatures of degassing and hydrothermal alteration of recent origin. (Geophysical Research Letters).