An important provision of the Minamata Convention on Mercury is to monitor and evaluate
the effectiveness of the adopted measures and its implementation. Here, we describe for the …

Abstract On November 5th, 2015, the Fundão dam collapsed in Minas Gerais, southeastern
Brazil, releasing millions of cubic meters of mud containing mining residue into the Doce …

Abstract In Brazil, the Doce River basin has been a region historically affected by intense
mining activity. The apex of the problems related to mining in this region occurred in 2015 …

Trace elements (TEs) constitute the oldest emerging pollutants globally, most occur from
natural sources, but a few are derived from anthropogenic sources. Marine mammals are …

In November 2015, a tailings dam ruptured and affected the second largest nesting site of
loggerhead sea turtles in Brazil. This study aimed to evaluate the reproductive success, and …

We used microsatellite DNA markers to examine the impact of the Fundão Dam failure, one
of the world's worst mining-related environmental disasters, on the genetic diversity of four …

The concerning of plastic pollution in different ecosystems has been worsened by the
widespread presence. Phthalate esters (PAEs), plasticizers found in everyday products, can …

The present study investigates the spatial and temporal patterns of species richness and
assemblage structure of decapod and stomatopod crustaceans in the area impacted by the …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are organic compounds ubiquitous in the
environment and known for their toxic, mutagenic, and carcinogenic effects. These …

The Navachiste complex (NAV) is impacted by neighbored human activities and is located in
the southwestern coastal zone of the Gulf of California. The study determines the trace metal …