Charting the territory: Exploring stakeholder reactions to the prospect of seafloor exploration and mining in Australia     

Claire Mason  Gillian Paxton  Joanna Parr  Naomi Boughen 《Marine Policy》2010

Geological surveys of Australia’s marine territory have revealed significant potential for development of a marine resource industry. As onshore mineral deposits become harder to find, less accessible to their market and more challenging to extract, seafloor exploration and mining becomes an economically viable option. However, evidence from industry and environmental literature suggests that social acceptance will be important in determining the future of this industry in Australia. This paper reports on findings from research investigating the social viability of seafloor mining in Australia. A combination of interviews and focus groups were used to explore industry and community reactions to the possible development of seafloor mining in Australia. Although stakeholders’ reactions were variable, the majority of the participants were reluctant to see development of seafloor mining in Australia, primarily because of concerns about the industry’s potential environmental impact. All stakeholders sought further information about the benefits and costs associated with the industry suggesting that they did not yet have a fixed attitude towards the industry. Stakeholders favoured a precautionary approach towards the industry, supported by rigorous scientific analysis of the potential environmental impacts, transparent and socially responsive management processes and meaningful engagement with stakeholders.  相似文献   

下古生界海相页岩TOC测井预测模型优选及应用——以川南长宁地区为例     

陈轶林  孔令明  梁浩然 《地质论评》2022,68(6):2022112013-2022112013

有机碳含量（TOC）是页岩气资源评价与预测选区的关键指标之一,测井预测是实现单井TOC连续识别的重要手段,本次研究拟揭示各类预测方法在下古生界海相页岩中的预测效果。本次以川南长宁地区龙一段黑色页岩为对象,尝试采用多类预测方法（ΔLogR法及其改进方法、多元线性回归法与神经网络法）与不同的研究尺度（全段或分层）建立TOC测井预测模型,并对不同方法的预测效果进行深入探讨。研究表明,各方法预测效果差异较大,适用性各不相同。整体而言,多元线性回归法与BP神经网络法在研究区的预测效果均优于ΔLogR法及其改进方法。笔者等研究提出多元线性回归法对研究区TOC高值段的预测效果更佳,而神经网络法对TOC低值段的预测精度更高。本次研究根据龙一段各亚段有机质分布特征与测井响应特征的差异,提出通过“精细分层与最优方法匹配”的方式,因地制宜地选择相应的方法进行TOC测井预测。针对龙一1a-c与龙一1d-龙一2,分别采用多元线性回归法与BP神经网络法进行分层精细建模,并获得了最佳的预测效果,不仅预测精度较高,而且相对误差较小,绝大部分样品相对误差不超过20%。  相似文献   

Geological evolution of offshore pollution and its long-term potential impacts on marine ecosystems     

《地学前缘(英文版)》2022,13(5):101427

Populations and metropolitan centers are accumulated in coastal areas around the world. In view of the fact that they are geographically adjacent to coasts and intense anthropogenic activities, increasing global offshore pollution has been an important worldwide concern over the past several decades and has become a very serious problem that needs to be addressed urgently. Due to offshore pollution, various geological disasters occur in high frequency, including intensified erosion and salinization of coastal soils, frequent geological collapses and landslides and increasing seismic activities. Moreover, offshore pollution shows increasingly serious impacts on the topography and geomorphology of offshore and coastal areas, including coastal degradation, retreating coastlines and estuary delta erosion. Offshore sedimentation processes are strongly influenced by the pH changes of terrestrial discharges, and sedimentary dynamics have become extremely acute and complex due to offshore pollution. The seabed topography and hydrodynamic environment determine the fate and transport of pollutants entering offshore regions. Coastal estuaries, port basins and lagoons that have relatively moderate ocean currents and winds are more likely to accumulate pollutants. Offshore regions and undersea canyons can be used as conduits for transporting pollutants from the continent to the seabed. It is particularly noteworthy that the spatial/temporal distribution of species, community structures, and ecological functions in offshore areas have undergone unprecedented changes in recent decades. Due to increasing offshore pollution, the stable succession and development trend of marine ecosystems has been broken. It is thus important to identify and regulate the quantity, composition and transportation of pollutants in offshore regions and their behavior in marine ecosystems. In particular, crucial actions for stabilizing marine ecosystems, including increasing species and biodiversity, should be implemented to enhance their anti-interference capabilities. This review provides an overview of the current situation of offshore pollution, as well as major trends of pollutant fate and transportation from continent to marine ecosystems, transformation of pollutants in sediments, and their bioaccumulation and diffusion. This study retrospectively reviews the long-term geological evolution of offshore pollution from the perspective of marine geology, and analyses their long-term potential impacts on marine ecosystems. Due to ecological risks associated with pollutants released from offshore sediments, more research on the influence of global offshore pollution based on marine geology is undoubtedly needed.  相似文献   

Application of wellhead suction anchor technology in the second production test of natural gas hydrates in the South China Sea     

Bo Li  Bei-bei Kou  Bin Li  Jing Li  Jing Zeng  Qing-lei Niu  Yu-tao Shao  Ke-wei Zhang  Hao-yu Yu  Ying-sheng Wang 《China Geology》2022,5(2):293-299

Traditional suction anchor technology is mainly used in the fields of subsea structure bearing foundations, single-point mooring systems and offshore wind power. It is characterized by providing sufficient lateral and vertical bearing capacities and lateral bending moment. The anchor structure of a traditional suction anchor structure is improved with wellhead suction anchor technology, where a central pipe is added as a channel for drilling and completion operations. To solve the technical problems of a low wellhead bearing capacity, shallow built-up depth, and limited application of conductor jetting in the second production test of natural gas hydrates (NGHs) in the South China Sea (SCS), the China Geological Survey (CGS) took the lead in independently designing and manufacturing a wellhead suction anchor, which fulfilled the requirements of the production test. This novel anchor was successfully implemented in the second production test for the first time, providing a stable wellhead foundation for the success of the second production test of NGHs in the SCS.©2022 China Geology Editorial Office.  相似文献   

Current status and cause analysis of microplastic pollution in sea areas in China     

Wei Xiong  Xi Mei  Bei-bei Mi  Hao Yang  Zong-zhu Han  Yong Zhang  Wen-chao Lu 《China Geology》2022,5(1):160-170

As a new type of pollutants in the marine environment,microplastics have attracted increasing attention from scientific researchers and environmental protection workers in China and abroad.However,for the microplastic pollution in sea areas in China,there are a very limited number of studies on its current status and few reviews of research on the microplastics.This paper reviews the surveys and researches of microplastics in the Bohai Sea,the Yellow Sea,the East China Sea,the South China Sea,and main estuaries in China carried out in recent years and proposes an outlook for future work,aiming to provide research suggestions and solutions for ecological protection against microplastic pollution in sea areas in China.Previous studies have shown that microplastics are widely distributed in water bodies and sediments in sea areas and major estuaries in China.The Pearl River Estuary,in the South China Sea suffers the most serious microplastic pollution,followed by the Bohai Sea.In contrast,the microplastic pollution in the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea is comparatively slight.Microplastics in sea areas in China are mainly fibrous and are concentrated in offshore areas with developed industry and a dense population(especially around estuaries and bays).In addition,they are widely affected by human activities,such as shipping,aquaculture,industry,and sewage discharge.Here the authors suggest unifying measurement units and research methods and developing related standard systems to carry out researches related to microplastics.Furthermore,this paper also suggests further deepening researches on both the source-sink process of microplastics and nanoscale microplastics while enhancing the development and implementation of related policies,aiming to promote researches and control of microplastics in sea areas in China.  相似文献   

定量表征河流砂颗粒的形状——在西藏帕隆藏布的尝试     

张艺秋  胡修棉  董小龙  赖文 《地质论评》2023,69(3):2023030031-2023030031

河流搬运体系中,颗粒的形状属性可以反映其来源、搬运、沉积的过程。长期以来沉积学界缺乏相对统一的定量的、多维的颗粒形状参数。本研究以西藏雅鲁藏布江支流帕隆藏布为例,运用图像分析、软件分析等计算机辅助技术,对8个天然河流砂样品中的2276个颗粒开展碎屑成分鉴定和形状参数量化等工作。重点评估了11个颗粒形状参数,通过因子分析等统计方法提取并定义了3个形状信号,包括圆形度因子、规则度因子和平滑度因子。这些参数可用于表征颗粒宏观形状上接近圆形的程度、中观尺度上轮廓规则的程度及轮廓平滑的程度。挖掘天然河流砂的重要形状特征后,进一步探索了这些形状参数与颗粒成分、粒度的关系。本研究成果为解释河流系统中颗粒的形状信号、理解颗粒自身微观属性和外部物理过程等提供重要借鉴。  相似文献   

纳米比亚湖山铀矿载铀矿物研究     

徐楷  李光来  王仁波  刘晓东  张怀峰  张雄杰  邬斌 《地质论评》2023,69(Z1):209-212

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基于紧密堆积理论的低密度固井水泥浆设计   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0       下载免费PDF全文

郑少军  王凯伦  刘思雨  刘天乐  蒋国盛  白世卿 《探矿工程》2021,48(3):94-100

合理的颗粒级配是提高固井水泥环内部密实度、早期力学强度和界面胶结能力的关键。基于此,本文从几种典型的连续颗粒级配的紧密堆积理论中优选出DFE进行固井水泥浆体系设计,并通过大量实验首次确定了适宜G级油井水泥基深水固井水泥浆体系设计的n值最优范围：0.33~0.40。结合激光粒度分析仪实测结果,在粒径≤3.38 μm、3.38~70.70 μm、≥70.70 μm三个范围内依次采用纳米CaCO₃（nano CaCO₃,以下简称“NC”）、G级油井水泥和漂珠,并按DFE（n=0.33~0.40）体积分布曲线进行混配。在此基础上,提出一种密度为1.50 g/cm³的低成本低温早强三元固相级配水泥浆体系,并与漂珠二元固相水泥浆体系和NC二元固相水泥浆体系的性能进行对比。研究结果表明：该三元体系水泥石的抗压强度、抗折强度和二界面胶结强度相比于漂珠二元体系和NC二元体系分别提高了7%~21.1%、13.4%~51.9%和41.4%~122.2%。三元体系的固井水泥石在垂向上的最大密度差为0.022 g/cm³。基于DFE设计的三元体系具有良好的流变性、稳定性和力学性能。DFE对于多元固井水泥浆体系的设计和应用具有一定的指导意义,在保证低密度的前提下能够有效地提高固井水泥石的早期强度和综合性能。  相似文献   

Obtaining a social licence for MPAs – influences on social acceptability     

《Marine Policy》2015

The biological success of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) depends to a large extent on their social acceptability, sometimes referred to as a social licence. Local resistance has slowed international progress towards a global network of MPAs. The causes of local resistance and limited social acceptability are poorly known, which constrains the development of new planning paradigms that could address these issues. Two case studies in New South Wales, Australia determined the factors that influenced community attitudes towards MPAs. The Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park (PSGLMP) and Batemans Marine Park (BMP) underwent virtually identical and concurrent planning processes, however resistance to the BMP was more intense and sustained. Differences in the demographics, history, local media coverage and social impacts of each marine park contributed to these different community responses. The BMP demonstrated the ‘perfect storm’ of opposition triggers – a community struggling in the transition away from a primary production economy, a highly politicised media dominated by powerful elites with ideological objections to the park, and social impacts sufficiently profound to motivate local citizens to support an active campaign against the park. These impacts included loss of access, identity and increased competition for resources. This research points to the importance of developing a deeper understanding of the social, cultural and political landscape of the communities in which MPAs are proposed and a rethink of planning processes to better incorporate community objectives and knowledge.  相似文献   

Status of the marine protected area network across the English channel (La Manche): Cross-country similarities and differences in MPA designation,management and monitoring     

《Marine Policy》2015

Recent international policy developments require states to conserve at least 10% of coastal and marine areas by creating effectively managed and ecologically coherent networks of protected areas in the marine environment. In the framework of the PANACHE project, the current status of designation, management and monitoring of the network of marine protected areas (MPAs) of an important environmental, social and economic marine area: the English Channel (the Channel) was examined. Currently 224 MPAs exist belonging to 12 different designation categories and covering 17 440 km², or approximately 20.3% of the project area in the Channel. International protection targets in the marine environment are thus met at this regional scale, although the individual contributions of the UK and France are considerably different, with French MPAs accounting for nearly 80% of the total area protected. Differences between countries are also found regarding MPA designation categories (11 in France, 6 in the UK, 1 in the Channel Islands) and management structures (with more actors involved in the UK) and approach, whereas the monitoring techniques used are similar, although more standardised in the UK. Pending challenges include greater within-country and cross-country MPA designation, monitoring and management simplicity, integration and coordination as well as the assessment of management effectiveness and ecological coherence of the Channel network of MPAs.  相似文献