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Title: Environmental impact analyses of mining of marine minerals

 Project Leader:
Rahul Sharma


Research papers presented in symposia and published in proceedings

  1. R. Sharma, B.N. Nath, S. M. Gupta, Z.A. Ansari.Benthic environmental baseline investigations in the manganese nodule area of CIB. Proceedings of Int. Symp. of Offshore and Polar Engineers (Hawaii, May, 1997). 
  2. A. Suryanarayana. Deepsea currents in Central Indian Basin. Nat. seminar on recent developments and future trends in LOA system (Waltair, October 1997).
  3.  E. Desa and INDEX project group.Initial results of Indian Deepsea Experiment. Int. Symp. on Environmental Research for deepsea mining (Japan, November 1997).
  4.  R. Sharma, B.N. Nath, A.B. Valsangkar, N.H. Khadge, S.M. Gupta, G. Parthiban.Seafloor and sediment charactersitics in INDEX area. Int. Symp. on Environmental research for deepsea mining (Japan, November 1997).
  5.   R. Sharma and B.N. Nath Benthic disturbance and monitoring experiment in CIB. ISOPE - Ocean Mining Symposium (Korea, November 1997).
  6.  Khadge N.H. 1997.  Geotechnical properties of sediments from the nodule-rich area of the Central Indian Basin (abstract).  28th Underwater Mining Institute Conference, Seattle, Washington, November, 1997.
  7.   Anderson,O.R., S.M. Gupta (1998). Evidence of binary division in mature central capsules of a Collosphaerid Colonial radiolarian : implications for shell ontogenetic patterns in modern and fossil species. Palaeontological-electronica, Natiral History Museum, london. (http:\\www.nhm.ac.uk\palaeonet\palaeontologica_electronica).
  8.  Rahul Sharma (1999). Indian Deepsea Environment   Experiment (INDEX):   Achievements and applications. 3rd Ocean Mining Symposium, NIO, Goa,  (November, 1999).
  9.  A.B. Valsangkar, N.V. Ambre, Maria Rodrigues (1999). Sedimentological      impacts of INDEX experiment. 3rd Ocean Mining Symposium, NIO, Goa,  (November, 1999).
  10. B.S. Ingole, Z.A. Ansari, S.G.P. Matondkar (1999). Immediate response of benthic meio and macrofauna to benthic disturbance caused by benthic disturber. 3rd Ocean Mining Symposium, NIO, Goa, (November, 1999).
  11.  N.H. Khadge (1999). Effect of benthic disturbance on geotechnical characteristics of sediments from nodule mining area in the Central Indian Basin. 3rd Ocean Mining Symposium, NIO, Goa, (November, 1999).
  12.  Sheelu G., P.A. Loka Bharati, Shanta Nair, C. Raghukumar, C. Mohandass  Assessing the effect of sampling methods for monitoring biochemical and bacterial parameters in the Indian nodule mining area. 3rd Ocean Mining Symposium, NIO, Goa, (November, 1999).
  13.  V. Ramesh Babu, V.S.N. Murty, A. Suryanarayana, B.S. Beena (1999). Watermass structure at benthic disturbance site (INDEX area) and  anticipated mining effects on hydrophysical properties.3rd Ocean Mining Symposium, NIO, Goa, (November, 1999).
  14.  V.S.N. Murty, V. Ramesh Babu, A. Suryanarayana, B.S. Beena (1999). Current structure and kinetic energy of the abyssal waters in the Central Indian Basin. 3rd Ocean Mining Symposium, NIO, Goa (November, 1999).
  15.  A. Suryanarayana, V.S.N. Murty, V. Ramesh Babu, B.S. Beena (1999). Surface meteorological conditions at benthic disturbance site - INDEX area during Austral winter 1997. India. 3rd Ocean Mining Symposium, NIO, Goa,   (November, 1999).
  16.  S.N. De Souza, S.D. Sardessai (1999). Baseline studies and evaluation of effects of surface discharge of deepsea mining -INDEX area. 3rd Ocean Mining Symposium, NIO, Goa, (November, 1999).
  17.  A.A. Fernandes, Shailesh Pednekar, P. Vethamony (1999). Intercomparison between Aanderaa and Potok current meters deployed during phase II of  PMN EIA programme. 3rd Ocean Mining Symposium, NIO, Goa,  (November, 1999).
  18. J.S. Chung, G. Schriever, R. Sharma, T. Yamazaki (2001). Deep seabed mining environment: preliminary engineering and environmental assessment. 4th ISOPE- Ocean Mining Symposium, Poland (September, 2001).
  19. R. Sharma (2001). Standardisation of environmental data and information-  need and approach. Proceedings of workshop to standardise environmental  data and information required by mining code and guidelines for contractors.International Seabed Authority (UN), Jamaica (25-29 June, 2001).
  20. T. Yamazaki, Sharma R. (2001). Preliminary experiment on powderisation of deep-sea sediment during hydraulic transportation. 4th ISOPE- Ocean Mining Symposium, Poland (September, 2001).
  21. R. Sharma et al. (2003). Monitoring effects of simulated disturbance at  INDEX site: Current status and future activities. Proceedings of ISOPE –  Ocean Mining Symposium, Tsukuba, Japan, 208-215.
  22. Loka Bharathi, P.A.  Pradeep Ram, Shanta Nair, Nagender Nath, B.B. and Chandramohan, (2004):. Distribution of Baroduric, psychrotrophic and culturable nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria in the central Indian basin. Proceedings of the National Seminar on new frontiers in marine bioscience research January 22-23, 2004 eds SAH Abidi, M Ravindran, R Venkatesan and M. Vijayakumaran. 319-330.
  23. Raghukumar, C. Ancient fungi from a deep-sea core. Invited talk during National Seminar on Recent Advances in Mycology at Mangalore University, Dec 2-3, 2004.
  24. Sharma R. Technological and environmental considerations for co-crust mining. Workshop on ‘Establishment of environmental baseline of deep seafloor co-rich crusts and deep  seabed polymetallic sulphide minesites in the Area” at International Seabed Authority, Jamaica, 6-10 September, 2004.
  25. Sonali Shyam Naik, P.Suja.Jayan and P.A.Loka Bharathi. Deep-sea bacteria: Morphology, physiology and culturability in the Central Indian Ocean Basin.    (MBGC (P)-03) Conference on Microbiology of the Tropical Seas 13-15Dec 2004, NIO, Goa India
  26. Christabelle E. G. Fernandes, Maria Judith B. D’Souza, Shanta Nair and P. A. Loka Bharathi RNA/DNA ratio in the deep sea sediments of Central Indian Ocean Basin (MBGC (P)-04) Conference on Microbiology of the Tropical Seas 13-15Dec 2004, NIO, Goa India
  27. B. Nagender Nath and R. Sharma (2001) Environmental Impact Assessment of deep seabed mining in Indian Ocean. National Conference on Mineral Based Industries: Present status and future prospects  held at Visakhapatnam during 5-7 December, 2001. Abstract vol. P. 133
  28. C. Prakash Babu & B. Nagender Nath (2003) Processes controlling forms of phosphorus in eastern Arabian Sea sediments impinged by varying bottom water oxygenation conditions. Paper presented during International Workshop on Biogeochemical Processes in the Northern Indian Ocean held at NIO, Goa during 24-25, 2003
  29. D. Naman and B. Nagender Nath (2004) Solid phase speciation of sedimentary phosphorus in coastal rivers of Goa : Assessing the influence of anthropogenic activity of phosphorus geochemistry. Trivandrum
  30. B. Nagender Nath and C.P. Babu (2004) Solid phase phosphorus speciation studies on sediments reveal the impact of lake reclamation and shrinkage of Vembanad Lake on the coastal ecosystem Trivandrum
  31. D. Naman. and B. Nagender Nath (2004) Intensity of metal pollution in sediments from coastal Goa, India Invited abstract for Workshop on "Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology" held during 25-26 February 2004 at National Institute of Oceanography, p. 174-175.
  32. C.P.Babu, B.Nagender Nath, V. Ramaswamy (2005) Dissolved oxygen and sedimentation control on phosphorus transformation in northern Indian Ocean : an overview. AOGS, Singapore
  33. B.Nagender Nath, A. Aldahan, K. Selvaraj, M.B.L.Mascarenhas-Pereira, G. Possnert (2005) 10Be variation in surficial sediments of the Central Indian Basin. The 10th International Conference on Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Berkeley, Califonia.
  34. R. Sharma (2005). Environmental studies for mining of deep-sea polymetallic nodules – accomplishments and future plans. Proceedings of national seminar on PMN, RRL, Bhubaneshwar, 29-30 Sept. 2005.
  35. B.S. Ingole, S. Pavithran, R. Goltekar (2005). Benthic communities associated with ferromanganese nodules from the Central Indian Ocean, Proceedings of National seminar on polymetallic nodules (RRl, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, India, 29-30 September 2005), 32-37 pp.
  36. Sini Pavithran and Baban Ingole (2005). Macrobenthic standing stock in the nodule areas of Central Indian Ocean Basin. Proceedings of National seminar on polymetallic nodules  (RRl, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, India, 29-30 September 2005), 26-31 pp.
  37. A.Das,  Fernandes, C.E.G.; Naik, S.S.; B. Nagender Nath,  LokaBharathi, P.A. (2005) Bacterial response to contrasting geochemistry in the sediments of central Indian Ocean basin. Proceedings of National Seminar on Polymetallic Nodules (PMN 2005), RRL, Bhubaneswar, 29-30 September. eds. by: Anand, S.; Sanjay, K.(Natl. Semin. on Polymetallic Nodules (PMN 2005); Regional Research Laboratory, Bhubaneswar, Orissa; India; 29-30 Sep 2005). RRL; Bhubaneswar; India; 2005; 1-8
  38. R. Sharma (2006). Environmental implications of deep-sea mining, at National Seminar on ‘Evaluation of mineral resources of India’, Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam, 2-4 March, 2006.
  39. Sudeshna Samanta, Rahul Sharma, S.Jai Sankar, A. Sardar (2006).   Distribution of Polymetallic Nodules using sea floor photographs in Central Indian Ocean Basin (CIOB), at National Seminar on ‘Evaluation of mineral resources of India’, Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam, 2-4 March, 2006.
  40. Ingole, B.S., S. Pavithran, R. C. Goltekar & M. R. Nanajkar (2006) Diversity, abundance and distribution of deep-sea macrobenthos in the abyssal Indian Ocean. presented at 7th International Asia-Pacific Marine Biotechnology Conference held at Cochin from 2-5 th Nov. 2006 .
  41. Sini Pavithran and Baban Ingole (2006). Spatial and temporal variation of macrofaunal distribution in the Central Indian Ocean Basin. National Symposium on Recent Trends in Life Sciences, Sawantwadi, Maharashtra, India, Dec 1-2.
  42. Ingole, B.S., S. Pavithran, R. C. Goltekar & M. R. Nanajkar (2006). Response of deep-sea macrofauna to a simulated benthic disturbance in the Central Indian Ocean. 30th National Systems Conference (NSC 2006), National Institute of Oceanography, Dona-Paula, Goa, India. 2-4 November
  43. Das A.; Naik S. S.; Sharma N.; Theyyambattil M. R.; Fernandes C. E. G. and Loka Bharathi P. A. 2006. Abundance, Diversity And Activity Of Culturable Bacteria In Central Indian Ocean Basin. 7th Asia Pacific Marine Biotechnology Conference, Kochi-India, 2-5, November 2006 organized by National Institute of Oceanography, India.
  44. Naik S. S, Fushe M., Das A., Fernandes C. E. G. and Loka Bharathi P. A. 2006. Evolution Of Culturable Diversity Of Deep Sea Sediments: Effect Of Simulated Disturbance. 7th Asia Pacific Marine Biotechnology Conference, Kochi-India, 2-5, November 2006 organized by National Institute of Oceanography, India.
  45. Sharma R. (2007). Marine mining and environmental issues. National Seminar on Eco-restoration of derelict mined lands, NIO, Goa, 1-2 March 2007.

 

Patents

  1.  G. P. Naik, C. Raghukumar. The design and fabrication of ‘insitu pressure  sampler. A patent has been filed for the same.
  2. P.A. Loka Bharathi, Shanta Nair and D. Chandramohan. A process for the preparation of an extract with multiple properties from deep sea bacterium for use in food and cosmetics. Ref. No.394/NF/2000. Application serial no. 09/825,406 dated April 3, 2001 (US Patent).
  3. S. Jai Sankar and Sharma R. Software for interactive database on underwater photography. Copyright application sent.
  4. 4.  A.B. Valsangkar. A mechanical sediment core slicer with graduated core tube
         and scale bar  has been designed and patent application is being prepared.


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