We characterized the surf-zone fish assemblage structure of an ocean beach on central coast Brazil (Guriri Beach, Espírito Santo) and assessed its diel variability. Like entire Santo coast, Guriri Beach was also affected by ore tailings from Fundão dam, which collapsed November 5, 2015. Monthly samplings were carried out before dam collapse along a year cycle (May 2013-April 2014), during day n...

Heavy metal contamination of minesoils is a widespread problem in China. In Pingle manganese mineland in Guangxi (south China), heavy metal concentrations in soils and dominant plants were determined, and soil contamination was assessed with pollution index (Pi) and index of geoaccumulation (I-geo). Pi showed the minesoil was heavily polluted by Cd and slightly polluted by Cr. I-geo showed a se...

The State is not always able to proactively improve environmental policies. Eventually, policy improvements are a result of disasters that expose pre-existing problems. This situation reflected in the state Minas Gerais (Brazil), where, after failures Fundão and B1 tailings dam, Mariana Brumadinho, several problems dam safety emergency policies were exposed. study had twofold objective: 1) iden...