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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 403, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123852
Keywords
Ecotoxicity tests; Fundao dam collapse; Proisotoma minuta; Riparian soils; Trace metals
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Funding
- FAPERJ - Fundacao Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro [202.453/2017]
- CAPES - Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior [001]
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An ecological risk assessment was conducted in 18 areas affected by a major mining dam collapse in southeastern Brazil, revealing that the contaminated soils exceeded regional reference values for soil quality and posed potential ecological and human health risks due to high metal levels. Ecotoxicological assays indicated significant toxicity towards soil dwellers, providing valuable information for prioritizing areas for remediation and monitoring strategies.
Environmental impacts caused by mine dam ruptures or inappropriate tailing depositions represent a global concern. An ecological risk assessment was performed in 18 areas affected by the collapse of a major mining dam in southeastern Brazil, in two monitoring periods (2015 and 2018). In these areas, pedogeochemical surveys, and ecological risk levels were determinate. In addition, ecotoxicological assays with Proisotoma minuta (Collembola) were carried out in laboratory. Soil screening values indicated that all contaminated areas were above regional reference values for soil quality for at least one metal (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb and Zn), likewise exceeding threshold values for potential ecological and human health risks. In two monitoring years, significant ecotoxicity in the avoidance and reproduction of P. minuta (> 60 % and >80 %, respectively) were evidenced in most soils; and lethal responses in some areas like C ' orrego Novo, Governador Valadares and Tumiritinga. Results suggest changes in soil physical-chemical properties due to tailing deposition, thus affecting soil dwellers. This study can elucidate the use of appropriate tools to ecological risk assessments, helping to identify the priority areas for defining remediation and monitoring strategies.
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