A critical review on the migration and transformation processes of heavy metal contamination in lead-zinc tailings of China

T Chen, X Wen, J Zhou, Z Lu, X Li, B Yan - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
The health risks of lead-zinc (Pb–Zn) tailings from heavy metal (HMs) contamination have
been gaining increasing public concern. The dispersal of HMs from tailings poses a …

Global epidemiology, genetic environment, risk factors and therapeutic prospects of mcr genes: A current and emerging update

M Mmatli, NM Mbelle, J Osei Sekyere - Frontiers in Cellular and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Mobile colistin resistance (mcr) genes modify Lipid A molecules of the
lipopolysaccharide, changing the overall charge of the outer membrane. Results and …

Stabilization of gold mining tailings with alkali-activated carbide lime and sugarcane bagasse ash

CP dos Santos, GJ Bruschi, JRG Mattos… - Transportation …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent tailings dam failures have attracted special attention to the mining sector. These
incidents pressured the mining industry to develop more secure and sustainable practices …

Prognosis of metal concentrations in sediments and water of Paraopeba River following the collapse of B1 tailings dam in Brumadinho (Minas Gerais, Brazil)

FAL Pacheco, RF do Valle Junior… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract In January 25, 2019, the B1 dam of Córrego do Feijão mine located in Brumadinho
municipality (Minas Gerais, Brazil) collapsed and injected nearly 2.8 Mm 3 of iron (Fe)-and …

Green stabilization of bauxite tailings: Mechanical study on alkali-activated materials

GJ Bruschi, CP dos Santos… - Journal of Materials in …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
This study evaluates the alkali activation of a binary system composed of sugar cane
bagasse ash and carbide lime as a green stabilization technique for bauxite tailings (BTs) …

A partial least squares-path model of environmental degradation in the Paraopeba River, for rainy seasons after the rupture of B1 tailings dam, Brumadinho, Brazil

RG Mendes, RF do Valle Junior, MMAP de Melo… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to investigate the rupture of B1 tailings dam of Córrego do Feijão
mine, which drastically affected the region of Brumadinho (Minas Gerais, Brazil). The …

Tailings storage facilities, failures and disaster risk

KA Hudson-Edwards, D Kemp… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Mining generates 13 billion tonnes per year of potentially toxic wet slurry waste, called
tailings, commonly deposited in tailings storage facilities (TSF). Since 1915, 257 TSF failures …

Removal of cephalexin and erythromycin antibiotics, and their resistance genes, by microalgae-bacteria consortium from wastewater treatment plant secondary …

DA da Silva Rodrigues, CCRF da Cunha… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Antibiotics have become a concern in the aquatic environments owing to the potential
development of bacterial resistances. Thus, this study evaluated the removal of cephalexin …

Leaching assessment of cemented bauxite tailings through wetting and drying cycles of durability test

GJ Bruschi, CP Dos Santos, WMK Levandoski… - … science and pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Disposal of mine tailings can cause negative environmental effects by releasing
contaminants to surface and underground water. Alkali activation is a promising technique …

[HTML][HTML] A partial least squares-path model of causality among environmental deterioration indicators in the dry period of Paraopeba River after the rupture of B1 …

RG Mendes, RF do Valle Junior, MMAP de Melo… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigated the collapse of B1 mine-tailings dam that occurred in 25 January
2019 and severely affected the Brumadinho region (Minas Gerais state, Brazil) socially …