Large spill of mining wastes in Portelo stream (Douro Basin NE Portugal) Impacts on ecosystem integrity

Streams located at Montesinho Natural Park (NE Portugal) have, generally, high biodiversity and an excellent ecological status. However, in this area there arc several abandoned mine sites. As a consequence of intense precipitation during December 2009, several millions of cubic meters of wastes wer...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Teixeira, Amílcar (author)
Outros Autores: Geraldes, Ana Maria (author), Nogueira, Mónica Sofia Reis (author), Parada, Maria João (author), Pereira, E. (author), Fernandes, Conceição (author)
Formato: conferenceObject
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2014
Assuntos:
Mine spilling
Water quality
Macro-invertebrates
Ecosystem integrity
Toxicity test
Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/11194
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/11194
Descrição
Resumo:Streams located at Montesinho Natural Park (NE Portugal) have, generally, high biodiversity and an excellent ecological status. However, in this area there arc several abandoned mine sites. As a consequence of intense precipitation during December 2009, several millions of cubic meters of wastes were spilled into Portelo stream, a tributary of Rio Sabor (Douro basin).

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