Ecotoxicological assessment after the world’s largest tailing dam collapse (Fundão dam, Mariana, Brazil): effects on oribatid mites
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DOI: 10.1007/s10653-020-00593-4
Abstract: Worldwide, environmental tragedies involving mining dam ruptures have become more frequent. As occurred a few years ago in Brazil (on 5 November 2015, in Minas Gerais state) the Fundão Dam rupture released 60 million m3… read more here.
Keywords: assessment world; oribatid mites; dam; fund ... See more keywords
Chemical, physical, and biological attributes in soils affected by deposition of iron ore tailings from the Fundão Dam failure
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DOI: 10.1007/s10661-021-09234-4
Abstract: Monitoring degraded areas is essential for evaluation of the quality of the rehabilitation process. In this study, we evaluate how the physical and chemical characteristics of the mixture of iron ore tailings with the soil… read more here.
Keywords: ore tailings; iron ore; deposition; microbial biomass ... See more keywords
Fertilization assures mineral nutrition but does not overcome the effects of Fe accumulation in plants grown in iron ore tailings
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16989-3
Abstract: The rupture of Fundão dam was the biggest environmental disaster of the worlds’ mining industry, dumping tons of iron ore tailings into the environment. Studies have shown that the Fundão dam’s tailings are poor in… read more here.
Keywords: fertilization; ore tailings; iron ore; leaf area ... See more keywords
Tracing iron ore tailings in the marine environment: An investigation of the Fundão dam failure.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127184
Abstract: This work aims to characterize, in mineral and chemical terms, the ore tailings related to the Mariana disaster (MG, Brazil), occurred on 5 November 2015, and assess its correlation with sediments found in the continental… read more here.
Keywords: dam failure; iron; ore tailings; fund dam ... See more keywords
Effects of metal contamination on liver in two fish species from a highly impacted neotropical river: A case study of the Fundão dam, Brazil.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110165
Abstract: Environmental disasters such as the rupturing of mine tailings dams are a major concern worldwide. In the present study, we assess the effects of the release of mine waste due to the rupture of the… read more here.
Keywords: river; fish species; site; fund dam ... See more keywords