Aftershocks of the Samarco disaster: diminished growth and increased metal content of Raphanus sativus cultivated in soil with mining tailings

• Published in: Acta scientiarum. Biological sciences Vol. 44; no. 1; p. e59175
• Main Authors: Araújo, Bárbara Dias, Maia, Renata, Arantes-Garcia, Lucas, Oki, Yumi, Negreiros, Daniel, Assis, Igor Rodrigues de, Fernandes, Geraldo Wilson
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Maringa Editora da Universidade Estadual de Maringá - EDUEM 13.05.2022; Universidade Estadual de Maringá
• Subjects: Biomass; doce river disaster; ecotoxicology; food security; mining tailings; plant nutrition; radish; Leaf area; Manganese; Metals; Organic soils; Raphanus sativus; Soil pollution

The collapse of the Fundão tailings dam of the Samarco mining complex in Mariana, Brazil, was the largest mining disaster in the world to date with many socio-economic and environmental impacts. Soil affected by mining tailings was severely altered with negative impacts for agriculture. We tested wh...