Abstract
The Breakage of the Fundão Dam, situated on the Rio Doce Hydrographic Basin, in November 5th 2015, released more than 50 x 106 m3 of tailings from iron mining and was considered the worst environmental disaster in the history of Brazil. The direct consequences of the disaster were varied, and involved the spread of the muddy residues along the hydrographic basin, reaching the coast and ma…