Mining Waste Challenges: Environmental Risks of Gigatons of Mud, Dust and Sediment in Megadiverse Regions in Brazil

• Published in: Sustainability Vol. 12; no. 20; p. 8466
• Main Authors: Carmo, Flávio F., Lanchotti, Andressa O., Kamino, Luciana H.Y.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Access to information; Aquatic ecosystems; Biodiversity; Contamination; Dams; Geographic information systems; Iron; Mineral reserves; Public policy; Sediments; Sustainability; Waste disposal; Brazil; Atlantic Forest

The management of long-lived mining wastes is a complex environmental challenge, but the subject is little discussed among the public, scientific community, and policymakers. The negative environmental impacts caused by mining wastes are severe and cause damage to human health and the loss and degra...