Environmental considerations for the decommissioning of subsea cables

Since the first trans-oceanic telegraph cables were laid in the nineteenth century, a subsea network of cables has grown across the global ocean; becoming upgraded with co-axial, and more recently, fibre-optic cable systems. Demands for digital connectivity mean that this network continues to expand...

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Published in:Journal of environmental management 2025-12, Vol.396, p.127962, Article 127962
Main Authors: Clare, M.A., Gates, A.R., Jones, D.O.B., Yeo, I.A., Hilario, A., Van Landeghem, K.J.J., Harris, L., Carter, L., Appleby, S., Appleby, P., du Plessis, A., Logan, M., Melville, R., Nguyen, Q., Calhoun, E., Fletcher, R., Wrottesley, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Circular economy
decision making
Decommissioning
Environment
environmental impact
Environmental impacts
environmental management
infrastructure
oceans
Oceans and Seas
Recycling
Subsea cables
Telecommunications
Telecommunications cables
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