Contamination and oxidative stress biomarkers in estuarine fish following a mine tailing disaster
Background The Rio Doce estuary, in Brazil, was impacted by the deposition of iron mine tailings, caused by the collapse of a dam in 2015. Based on published baseline datasets, the estuary has been experiencing chronic trace metal contamination effects since 2017, with potential bioaccumulation in f...
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Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2020-10-01
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/10266.pdf |