Gypsum Amendment Induced Rapid Pyritization in Fe-Rich Mine Tailings from Doce River Estuary after the Fundão Dam Collapse

Gypsum Amendment Induced Rapid Pyritization in Fe-Rich Mine Tailings from Doce River Estuary after the Fundão Dam Collapse

Mine tailings containing trace metals arrived at the Doce River estuary, after the world’s largest mine tailings disaster (the Mariana disaster) dumped approximately 50 million m<sup>3</sup> of Fe-rich tailings into the Doce River Basin. The metals in the tailings are of concern because...

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Main Authors: Amanda D. Ferreira, Hermano M. Queiroz, Maira P. Kaneagae, Gabriel N. Nóbrega, Xosé L. Otero, Ângelo F. Bernardino, Tiago O. Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
sulfidation
pyrite
lead sulfide
soil remediation
chemical immobilization
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/11/2/201

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