Impaired Short-Term Functioning of a Benthic Community from a Deep Norwegian Fjord Following Deposition of Mine Tailings and Sediments

The extraction of minerals from land-based mines necessitates the disposal of large amounts of mine tailings. Dumping and storage of tailings into the marine environment, such as fjords, is currently being performed without knowing the potential ecological consequences. This study investigated the e...

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Main Authors: Lisa Mevenkamp, Tanja Stratmann, Katja Guilini, Leon Moodley, Dick van Oevelen, Ann Vanreusel, Stig Westerlund, Andrew K. Sweetman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2017.00169/full