Affiliation:
1. Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry and Marine Pollution, Department of Oceanography, Center of Human and Natural Sciences Federal University of Espírito Santo Vitória Espírito Santo Brazil
2. Laboratory of Marine Biogeochemistry, Department of Oceanography and Limnology, Center of Biosciences Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte Natal Rio Grande do Norte Brazil
Abstract
AbstractThe coast of Espírito Santo state (Southeast Brazil) is recognized for its environmental arsenic (As) enrichment and, over the years, mining operations have potentialized it. We aimed to evaluate the effect of Rio Doce discharge on As inputs and the role of iron ore tailings from the Fundão dam disaster in enhancing As contamination in the marine sediment. Two scenarios were evaluated: Predisaster and Postdisaster; dry and wet conditions were considered in each period. High As concentrations were found in the Predisaster (28.44 ± 13.53 µg g−1), but a significant increase in As was remarkable during the Postdisaster in the wet season, one year after the disaster (maximum of 58.39 µg g−1; geoaccumulation index (Igeo) Class 3, moderately severe pollution). On that occasion, iron (Fe) oxy‐hydroxides from tailings were remobilized from the Rio Doce channel and deposited on the continental shelf bottom. Therefore, chemical interactions among Fe, As, and carbonates were enhanced, resulting in As and Fe coprecipitation and the trapping by carbonate adsorption. Rio Doce discharge seems to be the main factor in As inputs to the inner continental shelf when flooding do not occur previously in samplings, which allows further dispersion of contaminants, although this hypothesis should be tested further. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2024;20:159–168. © 2023 SETAC
Subject
General Environmental Science,General Medicine,Geography, Planning and Development
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