Chemical, physical, and biological attributes in soils affected by deposition of iron ore tailings from the Fundão Dam failure

• Published in: Environmental monitoring and assessment Vol. 193; no. 8; p. 462
• Main Authors: Silva, Aline Oliveira, Guimarães, Amanda Azarias, Lopez, Bruna Daniela Ortiz, Zanchi, Carin Sgobi, Vega, Cesar Florentino Puma, Batista, Éder Rodrigues, de Souza Moreira, Fatima Maria, da Costa Souza, Flávia Romam, Pinto, Flávio Araújo, dos Santos, Jessé Valentim, Carneiro, Joana Junqueira, Siqueira, José Oswaldo, Kemmelmeier, Karl, Guilherme, Luiz Roberto Guimarães, Rufini, Márcia, de Souza Dias Junior, Moacir, da Silva Aragão, Osnar Obede, de Castro Borges, Pedro Henrique, de Oliveira-Longatti, Silvia Maria, Carneiro, Marco Aurélio Carbone
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.08.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Actinobacteria; Ammonifying microorganisms; Arbuscular mycorrhizas; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Bacteria; Biological activity; Biomass; Cellulolytic microorganisms; Chemical elements; Dam failure; Density; Deposition; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecology; ecosystems; Ecotoxicology; Elements; Environment; Environmental Management; Environmental monitoring; Environmental science; Enzymatic activity; Enzyme activity; Fungi; Iron; Iron compounds; Iron ores; Macroporosity; Manganese; Microbial activity; microbial biomass; microbial carbon; Microorganisms; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; nitrogen-fixing bacteria; Organic matter; Phosphates; Porosity; Rehabilitation; Respiration; rivers; Silt; silt fraction; Soil; Soil chemistry; Soil density; Soil porosity; Soils; Tailings; texture; vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae; Soil porosity; Rehabilitation; Functional groups; Gualaxo do Norte

Monitoring degraded areas is essential for evaluation of the quality of the rehabilitation process. In this study, we evaluate how the physical and chemical characteristics of the mixture of iron ore tailings with the soil have affected the soil microbial biomass and activity in areas along the Gual...