Iron biogeochemistry and its control on dynamics of trace metals in the soils of Doce River estuary after the "Mariana disaster"

• Grant number: 18/04259-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): March 01, 2019
• Effective date (End): May 15, 2021
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Agronomy - Soil Science
• Principal Investigator: Tiago Osório Ferreira
• Grantee: Hermano Melo Queiroz
• Host Institution: Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 19/17413-2 - Redox processes controlling Fe oxide-associated metals dynamics in rio Doce estuary sediments after the Mariana dam disaster, BE.EP.DR

Abstract

In 2015, failure of a tailing dam in Mariana - Minas Gerais, dumped into Doce River basin tons of iron tailings, reaching the Doce River estuary in the state of Espírito Santo. This has been the biggest environmental disaster in the Brazil's history. The tailings deposited are rich in iron oxides, which has an important role in metal retention in soils. However, iron is susceptible to oxireduction processes in estuarine environments, being controlled by soil parameters such as redox potential, pH and organic carbon. For example, iron reduction can solubilize iron oxides present in the tailings, promoting metal bioavailability and bringing contamination risks. In this context, iron dynamics is one of the main control mechanisms of trace metal bioavailability in the Doce River estuary. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the geochemical behavior of this element and its associated metals after the Samarco mining disaster. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

QUEIROZ, HERMANO M.; FERREIRA, TIAGO O.; BARCELLOS, DIEGO; NOBREGA, GABRIEL N.; ANTELO, JUAN; OTERO, XOSE L.; BERNARDINO, ANGELO F.. From sinks to sources: The role of Fe oxyhydroxide transformations on phosphorus dynamics in estuarine soils. Journal of Environmental Management, v. 278, n. 2, JAN 15 2021. (18/04259-2, 19/02855-0, 18/08408-2, 19/19987-6)

FERREIRA, AMANDA DUIM; QUEIROZ, HERMANO MELO; LUIS OTERO, XOSE; BARCELLOS, DIEGO; BERNARDINO, ANGELO FRAGA; FERREIRA, TIAGO OSORIO. ron hazard in an impacted estuary: Contrasting controls of plants and implications to phytoremediatio. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, v. 428, APR 15 2022. (21/00221-3, 19/19987-6, 18/08408-2, 18/04259-2, 19/14800-5)

QUEIROZ, HERMANO M.; YING, SAMANTHA C.; ABERNATHY, MACON; BARCELLOS, DIEGO; GABRIEL, FABRICIO A.; OTERO, XOSE L.; NOBREGA, GABRIEL N.; BERNARDINO, ANGELO F.; FERREIRA, TIAGO O.. Manganese: The overlooked contaminant in the world largest mine tailings dam collapse. Environment International, v. 146, JAN 2021. (18/08408-2, 18/04259-2, 19/19987-6, 19/17413-2, 19/02855-0)

QUEIROZ, HERMANO MELO; RUIZ, FRANCISCO; DENG, YOUJUN; DE SOUZA JUNIOR, VALDOMIRO S.; FERREIRA, AMANDA DUIM; LUIS OTERO, XOSE; CAMELO, DANILO DE LIMA; BERNARDINO, ANGELO FRAGA; FERREIRA, TIAGO OSORIO. Mine tailings in a redox-active environment: Iron geochemistry and potential environmental consequences. Science of The Total Environment, v. 807, n. 3, FEB 10 2022. (19/17413-2, 19/14800-5, 19/19987-6, 18/04259-2, 18/08408-2, 19/18324-3)

SILVA, ISABELA MELLO DA; RODRIGUES, SUELI; LIMA, HERDJANIA; QUEIROZ, HERMANO MELO; PEREIRA VALANI, GUSTAVO; DA SILVA, ALVARO PIRES. Visual evaluation of soil structure in organic smallholder farms in the eastern Amazon: a useful tool to assess soil quality. ARCHIVES OF AGRONOMY AND SOIL SCIENCE, v. 68, n. 9, p. 10-pg., 2021-03-05. (18/04259-2)

BARCELLOS, DIEGO; QUEIROZ, HERMANO M.; FERREIRA, AMANDA D.; BERNARDINO, ANGELO F.; NOBREGA, GABRIEL NUTO; OTERO, XOSE L.; FERREIRA, TIAGO O.. Short-term Fe reduction and metal dynamics in estuarine soils impacted by Fe-rich mine tailings. APPLIED GEOCHEMISTRY, v. 136, JAN 2022. (18/04259-2, 19/19987-6, 19/17413-2, 19/02855-0, 18/08408-2, 19/14800-5)

QUEIROZ, HERMANO M.; FERREIRA, TIAGO O.; BARCELLOS, DIEGO; NOBREGA, GABRIEL N.; ANTELO, JUAN; OTERO, XOSE L.; BERNARDINO, ANGELO F.. From sinks to sources: The role of Fe oxyhydroxide transformations on phosphorus dynamics in estuarine soils. Journal of Environmental Management, v. 278, p. 11-pg., 2021-01-15. (18/08408-2, 19/02855-0, 18/04259-2, 19/19987-6)

QUEIROZ, HERMANO MELO; FERREIRA, TIAGO OSORIO; KENJI TANIGUCHI, CARLOS ALBERTO; BARCELLOS, DIEGO; DO NASCIMENTO, JULIANA COSTA; NOBREGA, GABRIEL NUTO; OTERO, XOSE LUIS; ARTUR, ADRIANA GUIRADO. Nitrogen mineralization and eutrophication risks in mangroves receiving shrimp farming effluents. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, v. 27, n. 28, p. 10-pg., 2020-06-24. (19/02855-0, 18/04259-2)

FERREIRA, AMANDA DUIM; QUEIROZ, HERMANO MELO; BARCELLOS, DIEGO; OTERO, XOSE L.; NOBREGA, GABRIEL NUTO; BERNARDINO, ANGELO FRAGA; FERREIRA, TIAGO OSORIO. Screening for natural manganese scavengers: Divergent phytoremediation potentials of wetland plants. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, v. 365, p. 11-pg., 2022-09-10. (21/00221-3, 18/04259-2, 19/19987-6, 18/08408-2, 19/14800-5)

SILVA, ISABELA MELLO DA; RODRIGUES, SUELI; LIMA, HERDJANIA; QUEIROZ, HERMANO MELO; PEREIRA VALANI, GUSTAVO; DA SILVA, ALVARO PIRES. Visual evaluation of soil structure in organic smallholder farms in the eastern Amazon: a useful tool to assess soil quality. ARCHIVES OF AGRONOMY AND SOIL SCIENCE, MAR 2021. (18/04259-2)

QUEIROZ, HERMANO MELO; FERREIRA, TIAGO OSORIO; KENJI TANIGUCHI, CARLOS ALBERTO; BARCELLOS, DIEGO; DO NASCIMENTO, JULIANA COSTA; NOBREGA, GABRIEL NUTO; OTERO, XOSE LUIS; ARTUR, ADRIANA GUIRADO. Nitrogen mineralization and eutrophication risks in mangroves receiving shrimp farming effluents. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, v. 27, n. 28, SI, JUN 2020. (19/02855-0, 18/04259-2)

OTERO, X. L.; ATIAGA, O.; ESTRELLA, R.; TIERRA, W.; RUALES, J.; ZAYAS, L.; SOUZA, V. JR JR; FERREIRA, T. O.; NOBREGA, G. N.; OLIVEIRA, D. P.; et al. Geographical variations in arsenic contents in rice plants from Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula in relation to soil conditions. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH, v. 42, n. 10, APR 2020. (18/04259-2)

BARCELLOS, DIEGO; ROMERO, DANILO J.; NOBREGA, GABRIEL N.; SIQUEIRA NETO, MARCOS; FERREIRA, TIAGO O.. Crab Bioturbation and Seasonality Control Nitrous Oxide Emissions in Semiarid Mangrove Forests (Ceara, Brazil). APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL, v. 10, n. 7, APR 2020. (18/04259-2)

ZAYAS JIMENEZ, LAIS COUTINHO; QUEIROZ, HERMANO MELO; LUIS OTERO, XOSE; NOBREGA, GABRIEL NUTO; FERREIRA, TIAGO OSORIO. Soil Organic Matter Responses to Mangrove Restoration: A Replanting Experience in Northeast Brazil. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, v. 18, n. 17, SEP 2021. (18/04259-2)

QUEIROZ, HERMANO M.; YING, SAMANTHA C.; BERNARDINO, ANGELO F.; BARCELLOS, DIEGO; NOBREGA, GABRIEL N.; OTERO, XOSE L.; FERREIRA, TIAGO O.. Role of Fe dynamic in release of metals at Rio Doce estuary: Unfolding of a mining disaster. Marine Pollution Bulletin, v. 166, MAY 2021. (19/17413-2, 19/19987-6, 18/04259-2, 19/02855-0, 18/08408-2)

QUEIROZ, HERMANO MELO; FERREIRA, AMANDA DUIM; RUIZ, FRANCISCO; BOVI, RENATA CRISTINA; DENG, YOUJUN; DE SOUZA JR, VALDOMIRO S.; OTERO, XOSE LUIS; BERNARDINO, ANGELO FRAGA; COOPER, MIGUEL; FERREIRA, TIAGO OSORIO. Early pedogenesis of anthropogenic soils produced by the world's largest mining disaster, the "Funda tilde o" dam collapse, in southeast Brazil. CATENA, v. 219, p. 14-pg., 2022-12-01. (21/00221-3, 19/18324-3, 19/14800-5, 20/11502-0, 18/04259-2, 19/19987-6)

QUEIROZ, HERMANO MELO; FERREIRA, TIAGO OSORIO; ASENSIO FANDINO, VERONICA; BARBOSA FERRAZ BRAGANTINI, ISADORA OKUMA; BARCELLOS, DIEGO; NOBREGA, GABRIEL NUTO; FERREIRA, AMANDA DUIM; DE OLIVEIRA GOMES, LUIZ EDUARDO; BERNARDINO, ANGELO FRAGA. Changes in soil iron biogeochemistry in response to mangrove dieback. BIOGEOCHEMISTRY, v. 158, n. 3, p. 16-pg., 2022-02-11. (19/14800-5, 19/02855-0, 18/04259-2, 19/19987-6)

GABRIEL, FABRICIO A.; FERREIRA, AMANDA D.; QUEIROZ, HERMANO M.; VASCONCELOS, ANA LUISA S.; FERREIRA, TIAGO O.; BERNARDINO, ANGELO F.. Long-term contamination of the Rio Doce estuary as a result of Brazil's largest environmental disaster. PERSPECTIVES IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION, v. 19, n. 4, p. 417-428, OCT-DEC 2021. (18/04259-2, 19/14800-5)

FERREIRA, TIAGO OSORIO; NOBREGA, GABRIEL NUTO; QUEIROZ, HERMANO MELO; DE SOUZA JUNIOR, VALDOMIRO S.; BARCELLOS, DIEGO; FERREIRA, AMANDA DUIM; OTERO, XOSE L.. Windsock behavior: climatic control on iron biogeochemistry in tropical mangroves. BIOGEOCHEMISTRY, v. 156, n. 3, OCT 2021. (18/04259-2, 19/14800-5, 19/19987-6, 19/02855-0)

FERREIRA, AMANDA D.; QUEIROZ, HERMANO M.; KANEAGAE, MAIRA P.; NOBREGA, GABRIEL N.; OTERO, XOSE L.; BERNARDINO, ANGELO F.; FERREIRA, TIAGO O.. Gypsum Amendment Induced Rapid Pyritization in Fe-Rich Mine Tailings from Doce River Estuary after the Fundao Dam Collapse. MINERALS, v. 11, n. 2, FEB 2021. (19/14800-5, 19/19987-6, 18/04259-2, 18/08408-2, 20/06224-1)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

QUEIROZ, Hermano Melo. Iron geochemistry in tropical estuarine soils affected by anthropic and natural disasters. 2021. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALA/BC) Piracicaba.