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Environmental Sciences
Eduardo Baudson Duarte, Mirna Aparecida Neves, Fabricia Benda de Oliveira, Marx Engel Martins, Carlos Henrique Rodrigues de Oliveira, Diego Lang Burak, Marcos Tadeu D'Azeredo Orlando, Caio Vinicius Gabrig Turbay Rangel
Summary: The collapse of the Fundao Dam in Southeastern Brazil led to a significant environmental disaster, impacting the Rio Doce river and its surrounding areas. Large amounts of iron ore tailings flowed into the river, affecting the concentration of trace metals in the sediments. The study found an increase in cadmium and arsenic levels in sediment after the disaster, with mining mud identified as the main source of cadmium.
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Economics
Thiago Christiano Silva, Fabiano Jose Muniz, Benjamin Miranda Tabak
Summary: This paper examines the impact of government alerts about potential dam ruptures on the local economic and financial conditions of Brazilian municipalities. The study finds that these alerts have a detrimental effect on municipalities, leading to a decline in local consumption, a concentration of labor markets in less industrialized sectors, and a decrease in financial development. The alerts also diffuse to neighboring municipalities with a magnitude inversely proportional to the distance to the notified dam.
ENVIRONMENTAL & RESOURCE ECONOMICS
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Amanda Duim Ferreira, Hermano Melo Queiroz, Diego Barcellos, Xose L. Otero, Gabriel Nuto Nobrega, Angelo Fraga Bernardino, Tiago Osorio Ferreira
Summary: This study evaluated the role of three naturally occurring wetland plants in manganese biogeochemistry and found that Typha domingensis showed the highest efficiency in manganese phytoremediation. T. domingensis was able to accumulate high concentrations of manganese in its shoots and promote the uptake of manganese from soils through rhizospheric acidification.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Liang Cheng, Jiang Xu, Shoujian Peng, Lei Qin, Fazhi Yan, Yang Bai, Bin Zhou
Summary: Coal-and-gas outburst (CGO) is a major challenge in coal mining, and the initial gas pressure has a significant influence on the flow characteristics of CGO airflow. The study found that the gas pressure decreases periodically or continuously during the CGO process, and the static pressure in the roadway shows alternating positive-negative pressure transition. The increase in coal seam initial gas pressure leads to higher velocity and longer duration of high-speed airflow in the roadway.
NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tengfei Yang, Jibo Xie, Guoqing Li, Lianchong Zhang, Naixia Mou, Huan Wang, Xiaohan Zhang, Xiaodong Wang
Summary: Social media texts contain valuable disaster information but also have limitations, such as insufficient location information. This paper proposes a disaster reduction framework that combines social media data with remote sensing to address these issues. The framework integrates the advantages of social media and remote sensing, providing both macro disaster information and public observation-based assessment of flooded areas.
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Environmental Sciences
Rodolfo Leandro Nascimento, Paulo Ricardo Alves, Maikon Di Domenico, Adriane Araujo Braga, Paulo Cesar de Paiva, Marcos Tadeu D'Azeredo Orlando, Athur Sant'Ana Cavichini, Cybelle Menolli Longhini, Cesar C. Martins, Renato Rodrigues Neto, Caroline Fiorio Grilo, Kyssyanne Samihra Santos Oliveira, Valeria da Silva Quaresma, Eduardo S. Costa, Renata Caiado Cagnin, Cesar Alexandro da Silva, Fabian Sa, Leila de Lourdes Longo
Summary: The failure of the Fundao dam resulted in the leakage of a massive amount of tailings mud, which has had a long-lasting impact on the benthic macrofauna in the Doce River Shelf. This mud, along with organic pollutants and metal(oids), has significantly altered the composition of macrofauna in the affected areas, reducing species richness and diversity. Sediment variables, metal(oids)-IMS intersection, and mud have played important roles in structuring macrofauna composition on a broad spatial scale.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ana Paula Damasceno Souza, Paulo Eduardo Teodoro, Larissa Pereira Ribeiro Teodoro, Aline Cordeiro Taveira, Jose Francisco De Oliveira-Junior, Joao Lucas Della-Silva, Fabio Henrique Rojo Baio, Mendelson Lima, Carlos Antonio da Silva Junior
Summary: This study analyzed the spatiality of the impacted area by the collapse of the tailing dam in Brumadinho, Brazil, using orbital remote sensing to assess the environmental impacts, particularly on water quality, revealing significant environmental destruction.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Daniel Rodrigues da Silva, Carlos Ernesto Goncalves Reynaud Schaefer, Kacilda Naomi Kuki, Michel Filiphy Silva Santos, Gustavo Heringer, Luzimar Campos da Silva
Summary: This study investigated the reasons for Brachiaria decumbens becoming the main grass in pasturelands affected by mining tailings in Mariana, Brazil. It also examined the ecophysiological effects of mining tailings on B. decumbens and tested the potential of mixing the tailings with unaffected local soil to improve the affected soil properties. The results showed that the tailings compromised the normal ecophysiological state of B. decumbens, but the species was able to survive by efficiently acquiring essential elements. The soil management tested in this study could mitigate the stress caused by the tailings and serve as an alternative for environmental recovery.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Zhihua Li, Ke Yang, Xinzhu Hua, Cheng Liu, Peng Zhou, Shengwen Ge
Summary: Theoretical analysis and numerical simulation were conducted to study the disaster-causing mechanism of structural instability of the overlying strata induced by water-rock coupling and effectively prevent and control the powered support jammed accident during mining below the unconsolidated confined aquifer. The influencing factors on the stability of the overlying strata structure were analyzed, and the prevention measures for the structural instability of the overlying strata were proposed and verified in some engineering practice. Results show that the stability of the overlying strata structure reduces with the increase in hydraulic pressure, the breaking interval of the main roof, and the decrease in the overlying strata strength and waterproof coal pillar height.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Layla Howe, Susan Johnston, Claire Cote
Summary: Mining-related disasters have severe and long-term impacts on the environment, resulting in loss of life, destruction of communities, and financial loss. The study of High Reliability Organisations (HRO) provides new methods of analysis and prevention. Analyzing two mining-related environmental disaster case studies, this paper evaluates the extent to which companies have established a collective mindset to avoid such disasters and the relationship between their actions and the five hallmark HRO characteristics. The results suggest that applying HRO theoretical concepts can help mining companies increase resilience and reliability in environmental performance to prevent mining-related environmental disasters.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Min-Cheng Teng, Siao-Syun Ke
Summary: This study evaluated earthquake damage to underground pipelines in urban areas and discussed pipeline disaster management procedures and improvement measures, such as establishing a geographic information platform. These measures aim to enhance pipeline safety and reduce the likelihood of secondary disasters.
JOURNAL OF LOSS PREVENTION IN THE PROCESS INDUSTRIES
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Tariqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Ah Choy Er, Nurfashareena Muhamad, Joy Jacqueline Pereira
Summary: Small-scale flash flood events are climate-related disasters that pose risks to various aspects of the system. While the consequences of flash floods in densely populated cities are increasingly problematic globally, they are often overlooked in disaster impact assessment studies, particularly in assessing socioeconomic loss and damage. A structural equation model (SEM) was developed in this study to assess socioeconomic dimensions, showing direct tangible and intangible impacts with significant beta coefficients, leading to disruptions in mobility and income-generating activities.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Shinpei Matsuda, Hitoshi Yoshimura, Ichiro Kawachi
Summary: Natural disasters may have a negative impact on oral health, but there is currently no systematic summary of their effects. This review aimed to gather existing literature on the impact of natural disasters on oral health. Eight eligible studies on earthquakes were included, with most focusing on the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. The studies analyzed various aspects of oral health, with six suggesting a negative impact, two unable to determine the impact, and only one conducting pre- and post-disaster surveys. Further research is needed to establish a relationship between natural disasters and oral health.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xuefei Wu, Hongxia Li, Baoli Wang, Mengbo Zhu
Summary: This paper reviews the promotion of intelligent coal mining to coal mine safety, including its history, safety motivation, disaster prevention and control schemes, and evaluates its positive impacts on safety.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Connor Reed, Weston Anderson, Andrew Kruczkiewicz, Jennifer Nakamura, Dominy Gallo, Richard Seager, Sonali Shukla McDermid
Summary: Record rainfall and flood events have raised concerns about the impact of floods on food security. A study in Africa found that approximately 12% of the population experienced food insecurity due to flooding. The impacts of flooding on food security vary locally and regionally.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Frederico Fernandes Ferreira, Mariella Bontempo Duca de Freitas, Neucir Szinwelski, Natallia Vicente, Laila Carine Campos Medeiros, Carlos Ernesto Goncalves Reynaud Schaefer, Jorge Abdala Dergam, Carlos Frankl Sperber
INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT
(2020)
Article
Cell Biology
Kessia L. Souza, Marco A. Peixoto, Cynthia A. V. Barreto, Renato N. Feio, Jorge A. Dergam
Summary: The tree frog Aplastodiscus is a Neotropical taxon with high levels of diploid number variation. This study reports karyotypic information on 4 species, supporting multiple and independent chromosome fusion events within Aplastodiscus.
CYTOGENETIC AND GENOME RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Filipe Schitini Salgado, Marina Souza Cunha, Silvana Melo, Jorge Abdala Dergam
Summary: Recent phylogenetic hypotheses within Anostomidae have resulted in the description of new genera and the synonymization of others. Cytogenetic techniques revealed the absence of heteromorphic sex chromosomes and the presence of specific chromosomal markers using microsatellite probes. The chromosomal macrostructure is congruent with higher systematic arrangements, while microsatellite probes are informative about autapomorphic differences between species.
COMPARATIVE CYTOGENETICS
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Joanna Malukiewicz, Reed A. Cartwright, Nelson H. A. Curi, Jorge A. Dergam, Claudia S. Igayara, Silvia B. Moreira, Camila Molina, Patricia A. Nicola, Angela Noll, Marcello Passamani, Luiz C. M. Pereira, Alcides Pissinatti, Carlos R. Ruiz-Miranda, Daniel L. Silva, Anne C. Stone, Dietmar Zinner, Christian Roos
Summary: This study reconstructed a robust phylogeny and divergence time estimates of Callithrix marmosets, finding C. aurita lineages as basal and C. jacchus lineages among the most recent within the genus. The investigation revealed that mitochondrial DNA lineages of anthropogenic hybrids and allochthonous marmosets are broadly distributed inside and outside of the Atlantic Forest, and provided evidence of potential hybridization between allochthonous Callithrix and native C. aurita.
Article
Biology
Pia J. Schucht, Nicole Klein, Markus Lambertz
Summary: A study on the reliability of histology-based skeletochronology in a variety of extant tetrapods revealed significant issues with conflicting age estimates between different approaches. The study highlights the need for further research on the methodological side of skeletochronology.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Cynthia Aparecida Valiati Barreto, Marco Antonio Peixoto, Kessia Leite de Souza, Natalia Martins Travenzoli, Renato Neves Feio, Jorge Abdala Dergam
Summary: The study focused on characterizing the karyotype of Enyalius boulengeri, a lizard species with 36 chromosomes. It revealed two distinctive chromosomal groups within the Enyalius genus. The molecular cytogenetics data obtained from the study will contribute to a better understanding of chromosome evolution in the Enyalius genus.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Heather E. Ewart, Peter G. Tickle, William I. Sellers, Markus Lambertz, Dane A. Crossley, Jonathan R. Codd
Summary: This study found that self-righting in terrestrial Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise is relatively metabolically expensive, costing about two times the mass-specific power required for walking. Rapid limb and head movements facilitate successful righting, but the constraint of breathing while being upside down also contributes to a significant metabolic cost. Therefore, these animals should choose environments or behaviors that reduce the risk of becoming inverted.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Joanna Malukiewicz, Reed A. Cartwright, Jorge A. Dergam, Claudia S. Igayara, Sharon Kessler, Silvia B. Moreira, Leanne T. Nash, Patricia A. Nicola, Luiz C. M. Pereira, Alcides Pissinatti, Carlos R. Ruiz-Miranda, Andrew T. Ozga, Adriana A. Quirino, Christian Roos, Daniel L. Silva, Anne C. Stone, Adriana D. Grativol
Summary: Mammalian captives, especially folivores and primate dietary specialists, are prone to gastrointestinal distress and suffer the greatest gut microbiome diversity losses in captivity. This study focuses on another dietary specialist group, marmosets, which eat plant exudates. The research reveals that the captive marmosets have a gut microbiome composition similar to that of humans with gastrointestinal diseases, suggesting the need for husbandry modifications to improve the welfare of captive exudivores.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Anatomy & Morphology
Markus Lambertz
Summary: Detailed anatomical knowledge is crucial for studying biological questions, particularly in evolution where fossils play a significant role. Bojanus' "Anatome Testudinis Europaeae" stands out among studies on chelonian anatomy. This article clarifies myths surrounding the publication and discusses unrecognized aspects, such as the existence of exceptional colored variant editions.
ANATOMICAL RECORD-ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE ANATOMY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
(2023)
Biographical-Item
Biology
Jonathan Richard Codd, Wilfried Klein, Markus Lambertz
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Marina Souza Cunha, Silvana Melo, Filipe Schitini Salgado, Cidimar Estevam Assis, Jorge Abdala Dergam
Summary: This study analyzed Oligosarcus acutirostris using various cytogenetic techniques and identified the diploid number, karyotypic formula, and chromosomal characteristics of this species. The findings suggest that Oligosarcus genus is prone to chromosomal rearrangements and may be used to detect biogeographical subunits within the coastal Brazilian basins.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Joanna Malukiewicz, Reed A. Cartwright, Jorge A. Dergam, Claudia S. Igayara, Patricia A. Nicola, Luiz M. C. Pereira, Carlos R. Ruiz-Miranda, Anne C. Stone, Daniel L. Silva, Fernanda de Fatima Rodrigues da Silva, Arvind Varsani, Lutz Walter, Melissa A. Wilson, Dietmar Zinner, Christian Roos
Summary: The study successfully determined the mitogenome of the Brazilian buffy-tufted-ear marmoset and discovered a cryptic hybrid specimen. Diversity estimates for C. aurita and three other marmoset species were also derived using publicly available data. Mitogenomics shows great potential for addressing deficiencies in genomic data for endangered species but should be used in conjunction with other data for species identification.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Paola R. de Oliveira, Juliane Floriano Lopes Santos, Jorge Abdala Dergam dos Santos, Bernadete M. de Sousa
Summary: Lizards of the Ophiodes genus, commonly known as glass snakes, are unique to the Neotropical region. This study analyzed possible sexual and population morphological differences of Ophiodes striatus specimens collected from different municipalities in Minas Gerais, Brazil, and found no significant sexual dimorphism between males and females, with principal component analysis failing to group specimens by sex or locality.
ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS
(2021)
Article
Zoology
Bianca de Souza Araujo Ada, Natalia Martins Travenzoli, Fernanda Morais Cortes, Marta Svartman, Jorge Abdala Dergam, Gisele Lessa
ZOOLOGISCHER ANZEIGER
(2020)
Meeting Abstract
Anthropology
Joanna Malukiewicz, Reed A. Cartwright, Jorge A. Dergam, Claudia S. Igayara, Sharon Kessler, Silvia B. Moreira, Leanne T. Nash, Patricia A. Nicola, Luiz C. M. Pereira, Alcides Pissinati, Carlos R. Ruiz-Miranda, Andrew T. Ozga, Christian Roos, Daniel L. Silva, Anne C. Stone, Adriana D. Grativol
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
(2020)
