Part 1: General issues and interdisciplinary approach to deep-sea mining.- Chapter 1: Deep-sea mining and the water column - an Introduction.- Chapter 2: Interdisciplinary approach to Deep Sea Mining - with an emphasis on the water column.- Part 2: Engineering concepts for deep-sea mining, ore handling and processing.- Chapter 3: Contemporary Technological Progress in Deep Sea Mining.- Chapter 4: Handling of bulk solids in a marine environment, from seabed to shore.- Chapter 5: Considerations for using Polymetallic Nodules as alternative metal extraction resource: focus on energy related applications.- Part 3: Approaches to sea surface and water column monitoring.
- Chapter 6: Understanding deep-sea turbulence for environmental impact assessments.- Chapter 7: Turbidity at the source: aiming for minimized sediment dispersion during deep-sea mining.- Chapter 8: Applicability of satellite data in the selection of protected areas within REMP- Chapter 9: Assessment of possible environmental impacts using flow-cytometric analysis of metal toxicity in marine phytoplankton.- Part 4: Regional assessment of water column characteristics and management.- Chapter 10: Atmospheric and oceanographic characteristics of the BGR exploration area in the CCZ and model simulations of suspended sediment transport.- Chapter 11: Ocean current observations throughout the water column in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, tropical North Pacific.- Chapter 12: Biogeochemistry of the South Indian Ocean - Water Masses, Nutrient Distribution, and Sinking Particulate Matter.- Chapter 13: Multilevel assessment and options for the management of cumulative impacts on pelagic ecosystems in the north-eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.
- Chapter 14: Marine mammal communities and human activities in the north-eastern tropical Pacific: Conservation and management strategies.- Part 5: Legal, policy and economic issues of deep-sea mining.- Chapter 15: The water column and seabed mining in the Area - selected environmental legal issues.- Chapter 16: Economic policy considerations for deep-sea mining.- Chapter 17: A Comparative Economic Scenario of Nodules Mining in Pacific and Indian Oceans, Associated Challenges and Their Prospects.- Chapter 18: Economic potential of polymetallic nodules mining.