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Effects of bauxite tailing on PAR attenuation in an Amazonian crystalline water lake

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The PAR attenuation in Batata Lake, an Amazonian crystalline system subject to the effect of bauxite mining, was increased through dumping of tailing by 35% during low periods in impacted areas. Subsequently, the euphotic zone was reduced by 1 meter and phytoplankton production decreased by 60%. The tailing, which are frequently resuspended and transported into non-impacted areas by currents, and remain in suspension as small particles (>50% of frequency distribution), thereby increasing inorganic turbidity (>25 NTU) and PAR scattering. However, during the high water hydrological phase, there was no distinct difference in PAR attenuation between the impacted and non-impacted areas.

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Roland, F., de Assis Esteves, F. Effects of bauxite tailing on PAR attenuation in an Amazonian crystalline water lake. Hydrobiologia 377, 1–7 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003252805671

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