実験室の外での実験は 新しい責任を伴います
1Jack Stilgoe is Professor of Science and Technology Policy, Department of Science and Technology Studies, University College London, London, UK.
まとめ
マグネシウム水酸化物を放出する海洋実験に 住民が抗議した 詳細な情報により,
科学分野:
- 海洋生物学
- 環境科学
- 化学海洋学
背景:
- テクノロジーのスタートアップである プラネタリー・テクノロジーズは セント・アイブズ・ベイで海洋実験を始めました
- この実験では マグネシウム水酸化物を 排水に加え 海に放出しました
- コミュニティのメンバーは,実験と事前のテストリリースについて知ると憤慨を表明しました.
研究 の 目的:
- 海洋生態系におけるマグネシウム酸化物放出による環境への影響を評価する.
- 新しい海洋地球工学技術に関するコミュニティの認識と懸念を理解する.
- 環境修復のための海上化学分散の実現可能性と公衆の受け入れを評価する.
主な方法:
- マグネシウムヒドロキシドを セント・アイブス湾に放出する
- コミュニティの関与と対応の監視
- 放出地付近の海生類,海,ロブスターの観察
主要な成果:
- 地域社会の抗議活動と 潜在的生態学的リスクに対する懸念
- マグネシウム水酸化物の初期放出は2022年9月に発生した.
- 2023年4月に300人以上の抗議者が集まって,生態学的懸念を強調した.
結論:
- この実験は,生態学的懸念から,大衆の大きな反対を招いた.
- テクノロジーの目標の理解が深まったため 抗議活動家の中には 立場を改める人もいました
- 技術の革新と環境保護とコミュニティの同意をバランスとするためにさらなる研究が必要です.
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