As the most severe damage form of tailings ponds, dam failure causes a serious threat and
damage to the surrounding lives and environment. Therefore, based on the systematic …

Mining has been described as an important source of contaminants to the coastal zone
worldwide, which is greatly intensified in the case of tailing dam ruptures. This study …

Understanding the geochemistry and contamination of rivers affected by the rupture of
tailings dams is paramount to emergency water resources management. This needs the …

Abstract In January 25, 2019, the B1 dam of Córrego do Feijão mine located in Brumadinho
municipality (Minas Gerais, Brazil) collapsed and injected nearly 2.8 Mm 3 of iron (Fe)-and …

The rupture of mine-tailings dams can severely contaminate rivers, because released
tailings can interact with water for years keeping contaminant concentrations high. The …

Abstract The Rio Doce basin in SE Brazil was critically impacted in November 2015 by the
spillage of millions of tons of mining waste. In the Rio Doce estuary, the tailings removed …

This study investigates the ecotoxicological impacts of the Fundão dam rupture, one of the
major environmental disaster that occurred in Brazil and in the world mining industry history …

Tailings from iron mining are characterized by high concentrations of iron and manganese
oxides, as well as high pH values. With these characteristics, most of the potentially toxic …

This study evaluated the impacts of the mining tailings after the rupture of the Fundão dam
on fish communities on the Atlantic Ocean southeast coast. Four sample collections were …

The rupture of the Fundão dam (Mariana, MG, southeast Brazil) released a huge flood of
mine tailings to Doce river basin and its adjacent coastal area, in November 2015. This …