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Satellite evidence for pervasive water eutrophication in the Doce River reservoirs following the collapse of the Fundao dam in Brazil
(Elsevier B.V., 2021-03-01)
One of the worst socio-environmental disasters to mark the history of Brazil and the world occurred in November 2015 and involved the mining sector. The collapse of the Fundao dam released approximately 43 million m(3) of ...
Possible contamination of the Abrolhos reefs by Fundao dam tailings, Brazil – New constraints based on satellite data
(2020-09-01)
The Fundão dam, located in Mariana city, Minas Gerais State, southeastern Brazil, collapsed in November 2015, causing the discharge of over 50 million m3 of iron ore tailings in the Doce river basin. The mud generated by ...
First report of field remediation of contaminated tailings from the collapsed Fundão dam in Brazil
(2019-01-01)
The failure of the Fundão dam in Brazil spilled contaminated sediments to the Doce river basin with high levels of pH,ether-amine and sodium. In the present study, it was established a riparian forest over contaminated ...
Fish otolith microchemistry as a biomarker of the world's largest mining disaster
(2022-02-10)
The Fundão dam collapse occurred in late 2015, resulting in the largest disaster in the world involving mine tailings, releasing at least 50 million m3 of iron ore tailings into the Doce river basin (Brazil). Studies ...
Rehabilitation of the Doce River Basin after the Fundão dam collapse: What has been done, what can be done and what should be done?
(2022-02-01)
Five years after the failure of the Fundão Dam in Brazil, no scientific report has been published regarding the rehabilitation interventions performed by the Renova Foundation, which is solely responsible for the rehabilitation ...
Remediation of a Riparian Site in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Reached by Contaminated Tailings from the Collapsed Fundão Dam with Native Woody Species
(2020-09-01)
The failure of the Fundão dam in Brazil spilled alkaline contaminated sediments (pH ~8) into the Doce River basin. The contaminated sediments had high levels of ether amine (6 mg/kg) and Na (54 mg/kg) in relation to those ...
An assessment of natural and manmade hazard effects on the underwater light field of the Doce River continental shelf
(Elsevier B.V., 2019-10-01)
Natural and manmade disasters have occurred more frequently due mainly to climate change and human pressure for productivity. One of the world's vastest disasters in the mining industry occurred due to the collapse of the ...
Formigas no contexto do pior desastre ambiental da história do Brasil: mudanças na comunidade de formigas em área a jusante ao rompimento da barragem de Fundão, em Mariana, MGAnts in the context of the worst environmental disaster in Brazil's history: changes in the ant community in an area downstream from collapsing of Fundão dam, in Mariana, MG
(Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 2019)
Retroanálise da propagação decorrente da ruptura da barragem do fundão com diferentes modelos numéricos e hipóteses de simulação
(Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisUFMG, 2017-07-07)
Mining is an important economic activity in Brazil, which aggregates value into the National Gross Domestic Product. Ore processing generates tailings that are disposed, most often in reservoirs, which usually are considered ...