A systematic review of the water quality in the Doce River Basin: following the Fundão dam collapse
Revisão sistemática da qualidade da água na bacia do rio Doce: perspectivas após o rompimento da barragem de Fundão
Bianca Loureiro do Valle; Lorena Torres Oporto; Diego Guimarães Pujoni; José Fernandes Bezerra-Neto
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Submitted date:
10/07/2024
Accepted date:
08/26/2025
Publication date:
12/08/2025
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