Macronutrients and dissolved iron in a land-ocean approach: Influences of contamination by ore tailings in Southeastern Brazil

Macronutrients and dissolved iron in a land-ocean approach: Influences of contamination by ore tailings in Southeastern Brazil

Recently, many dam rupture disasters related to the mining industry have caused significant disruption to ecosystems globally. Contaminants, including nutrients in excess, can be transported from the river watersheds to the ocean in great quantities. In 2015, millions of m3 of iron ore tailings were...

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Main Authors: Renata Caiado Cagnin, Cybelle Menolli Longhini, Eduardo Schettini Costa, Cesar Alexandro da Silva, Stéfano Zorzal-Almeida, Danniel Mendes, Vânya Márcia Duarte Pasa, Paulo Jorge Sanches Barbeira, Alessandra Delazari-Barroso, Björn Gücker, Iola Gonçalves Boëchat, Ana Teresa Lima, Renato Rodrigues Neto, Fabian Sá, Gilberto Fonseca Barroso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
nutrients
iron
phytoplankton
ore tailing
river and ocean contamination
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.990809/full

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