Water and Sediment Quality in the Coastal Zone Around the Mouth of Doce River After the Fundão Tailings Dam Failure

ABSTRACT Fundão dam (Minas Gerais, Brazil) breached on 5 November 2015, releasing 50 million m³ of Fe ore tailings and dam materials into the upper Doce River system. The tailings travelled 670 km along the river system to the ocean. Starting on 17 November 2015, 6 days before the tailings reached t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Integrated environmental assessment and management 2020-09, Vol.16 (5), p.643-654
Hauptverfasser:	Richard, Eduardo da Cunha, Estrada, Gustavo Calderucio Duque, Bechtold, Jean‐Philippe, Aguiar Duarte, Helvecio, Maioli, Brigida Gusso, Freitas, Antonio Henrique Araujo, Warner, Kara Elizabeth, Figueiredo, Luis Henrique Melges
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aluminum Atlantic Ocean Brazil Coastal zone Coastal zones Dam failure Dams Disasters Dry season Environmental impact Environmental Monitoring Fundão dam failure Hydrology Iron Iron ores Manganese Marine parks Marine protected areas Mine tailings Offshore Parameters Particle size Particle size distribution Protected areas Quality standards Rainy season River mouth River mouths Rivers Sampling Schedules Sea surface Seasons Sediment Sediments Size distribution Solid suspensions Statistical analysis Statistical tests Surface temperature Suspended particulate matter Tailings Total suspended solids Turbidity Water Water depth Water monitoring Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis Water quality Water quality management Water quality standards Wet season
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