| Literature DB >> 30347368 |
Gabrielle R Quadra1, Fábio Roland2, Nathan Barros2, Olaf Malm3, Adan S Lino3, Guilherme M Azevedo2, José R Thomaz3, Larissa F Andrade-Vieira4, Milene M Praça-Fontes5, Rafael M Almeida6, Raquel F Mendonça2, Simone J Cardoso2, Yago S Guida3, José Marcello S Campos7.
Abstract
On November 2015, one of Brazil's most important watersheds was impacted by the mine waste from Fundão dam collapse in Mariana. The mine waste traveled over 600 km along the Doce River before reaching the sea, causing severe devastation along its way. Here we assessed trace element concentrations and cytogenotoxic effects of the released mine waste. Water samples were collected along the Doce River ten days after the disaster in two impacted sites and one non-impacted site. Sampling points were located hundreds of kilometers downstream of the collapsed dam. Water samples were used for trace element quantification and to run an experiment using Allium cepa to test cytogenotoxicity. We found extremely high concentrations of particulate Fe, Al, and Mn in the impacted sites. We observed cytogenotoxic effects such as alterations in mitotic and phase indexes, and enhanced frequency of chromosomal aberrations. Our results indicate interferences in the cell cycle in impacted sites located hundreds of kilometers downstream of the disaster. The environmental impacts of the dam collapse may not only be far-reaching but also very likely long-lasting, because the mine waste may persist in the Doce River sediment for decades.Entities:
Keywords: Allium cepa; Cytogenotoxicity; Dam collapse; Doce River; Mariana; Trace elements
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Year: 2018 PMID： 30347368 DOI： 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.10.104
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chemosphere ISSN： 0045-6535 Impact factor: 7.086