Guidelines and best available techniques for submarine tailings disposal in Norwegian fjords: Recommendations from the NYKOS project.

Report

Year of publication: 2019
External websites: Cristin; Arkiv
Involved from NIVA: Trine Bekkby; Steven Brooks; Evgeny Yakushev; Hege Gundersen
Contributors: Eva Ramirez-Llodra, Guri Sogn Andersen, Trine Bekkby, Steven Brooks, Carlos Escudero-Oñate, Hege Gundersen, Morten Schaanning, Hilde Cecilie Trannum, Evgeniy Yakushev, Nicole Baeten, Aivo Lepland, Olga Ibragimova, Rolf Arne Kleiv, Raymond Nepstad, María Muñoz, Per Helge Høgaas, Roar Sandøy

Summary

The NYKOS project aimed at addressing some of the main knowledge gaps on the environmental impacts of submarine tailing disposal (STD) to facilitate the development of techniques, practices and management measures that will minimize such impact. Here, we report on the main issues addressed by the different research groups within NYKOS, the results obtained during the project and how this new knowledge can be used by the authorities to develop guidelines for best available techniques related to STDs in Norwegian fjords.