Environmental drivers of shifts on microbial traits in sites disturbed by a large-scale tailing dam collapse

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 738; p. 139453
• Main Authors: Batista, Éder Rodrigues, Carneiro, Joana Junqueira, Araújo Pinto, Flávio, dos Santos, Jessé Valentim, Carneiro, Marco Aurélio Carbone
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 10.10.2020
• Subjects: arylsulfatase; bioavailability; Brazil; bulk density; clay; ecophysiology; Ecosystem functioning; ecosystems; environment; Enzymatic activity; fluorescein diacetate hydrolysis; Microbial activity; microbial biomass; Microbial community changes; Mine tailings; organic carbon; rivers; silt; Soil quality index; total nitrogen; Brazil; Microbial activity; Mine tailings; Ecosystem functioning; Enzymatic activity; Soil quality index; Microbial community changes

This study aimed to assess the most affected traits related to microbial ecophysiology and activity and investigate its relationships with environmental drivers in mine tailings spilled from the Fundão dam at disturbed sites across Gualaxo do Norte river, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The mine tailings are...