Short-term microbial effects of a large-scale mine-tailing storage facility collapse on the local natural environment.

Short-term microbial effects of a large-scale mine-tailing storage facility collapse on the local natural environment.

We investigated the impacts of the Mount Polley tailings impoundment failure on chemical, physical, and microbial properties of substrates within the affected watershed, comprised of 70 hectares of riparian wetlands and 40 km of stream and lake shore. We established a biomonitoring network in Octobe...

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Main Authors: Heath W Garris, Susan A Baldwin, Jon Taylor, David B Gurr, Daniel R Denesiuk, Jonathan D Van Hamme, Lauchlan H Fraser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5918821?pdf=render

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