The environmental consequences associated with the Fundão tailings dam failure in Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil on 5 November 2015 are still being investigated. Bees are the main pollinators believed to be most affected by the accident because they occur throughout the area affected by the dam rupture and build their nests in the soil. In this study, we evaluated the richness of different bee species in areas affected and not affected by the accident and measured the concentration of different metals on the pollen basket, or corbicula, located on the hind legs of Apis mellifera. Diversity indices were similar and there was no statistical difference in the diversity of bees sampled when comparing the sites affected and not affected by the tailings mud, either before or after the dam rupture. It is possible that the similarity is due to nearby forests that may be serving as areas of refuge. The levels of Al, Cu, Cd, Hg, and Pb in A. mellifera suggest no change in the level of metals in pollen collected by the bees that can be attributed to the rupture of the dam. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2020;16:631–635. © 2020 SETAC

中文翻译：

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蜜蜂和Fundão大坝破裂对环境的影响。

2015年11月5日，巴西米纳斯吉拉斯州马里亚纳的Fundão尾矿坝溃坝相关的环境后果仍在调查中。蜜蜂是据信受事故影响最大的主要传粉者，因为它们在受大坝破裂影响的整个地区都发生，并在土壤中筑巢。在这项研究中，我们评估了受事故影响和未受事故影响的地区不同蜂种的丰富度，并测量了蜜蜂蜜蜂后腿上的花粉篮或小球藻中不同金属的浓度。。在比较大坝破裂之前或之后受尾矿泥影响和未受到尾矿泥影响的地点时，蜜蜂的多样性指数相似且没有统计学差异。相似之处可能是由于附近的森林可能成为避难所。铝，铜，镉，汞，铅和在各级西方蜜蜂表明，在由可以归因于大坝破裂的蜜蜂采集花粉金属的水平没有变化。Integr环境评估管理2020； 16：631–635。©2020 SETAC