Critics say the environmental risk and technological cost of seabed mining is too high given the industry’s unproven profitability. Studies show the marine environment is slow to recover and collecting nodules reduces the biodiversity and abundance of seafloor life-forms by more than 30 percent.
批評人士指出,鑑於海底採礦業的獲利能力尚未得到證實,其環境風險和技術成本過高。研究表明,海洋環境恢復緩慢,採集結核會使海底生物的生物多樣性和數量減少30%以上。
St Augustine in his Study, predella panel from the Altarpiece of St Mark #earlyrenaissance
predella
/prɪˈdɛlə/
noun
- a step or platform on which an altar is placed.
- a raised shelf above an altar.
- a painting or sculpture on this, typically forming an appendage to an altarpiece."four predella panels by Botticelli"
noun
plural noun: nodules
- 1."the area feels firm but has irregular nodules which can be painful to touch"
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