Purpose Humanity has been modifying the planet in a measurable way for thousands of
years. Recently, this influence has been such that some feel we are in a new geological …

With global demands for mineral resources increasing and ore grades decreasing,
microorganisms have been increasingly deployed in biomining applications to recover …

Tailings are the waste materials generated from mining activities and are typically stored in
large man-made earthen dams in the form of slurry. Failures of such tailings dams can have …

Manganese (Mn) is an abundant element in terrestrial and coastal ecosystems and an
essential micronutrient in the metabolic processes of plants and animals. Mn is generally not …

The rupture of the Brumadinho mining tailings dam in Brazil is considered one of the largest
mining disasters in the world, resulting in 244 deaths and 26 missing people, in addition to …

Environmental impacts caused by mine dam ruptures or inappropriate tailing depositions
represent a global concern. An ecological risk assessment was performed in 18 areas …

In the context of the Doce river (Southeast Brazil) Fundão dam disaster in 2015, we
monitored the changes in concentrations of metal (loid) s in water and sediment and their …

Abstract In November 2015, the Fundão Dam collapsed releasing about 35 million m− 3 of
iron ore tailings into the environment, which covered approximately 15 km 2 of floodplain …

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 collapse of the Fundão Dam, in Southeastern Brazil, caused about 50 million m³ of iron
ore tailings to sluice down the mountain to Rio Doce, in what is considered the greatest …