Air Quality Monitoring Program (AQMP), Appendix F to the 2021 Environmental Agreement and Water Licence Annual Report, Ekati Diamond Mine (Arctic Canadian Diamond Company, April 2022)
The 2021 Air Quality Monitoring Program (AQMP) report for the Ekati Diamond Mine presents meteorological and air quality monitoring data collected from 2018 to 2021, assessing compliance with ambient air quality standards and the effectiveness of dust mitigation measures. Key findings include no exceedances of total suspended particulate standards, greenhouse gas emissions of 150.8 ktCO2e in 2021, and elevated metal and particulate concentrations in snow and lichen tissue near mining infrastructure that decrease with distance from the mine site.
- Date
- 2022-04-01
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- Arctic Canadian Diamond Company Ltd., ERM Consultants Canada Ltd., Government of the Northwest Territories, Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, Bureau Veritas Laboratories
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Lac de Gras, Coppermine River, Yellowknife, Arctic Circle, Misery Road, Sable Road, Lynx Pit, Pigeon Pit, Sable Pit, Koala Pit, Fox Pit, Misery Underground, Long Lake Containment Facility, Polar Lake, Mackenzie District, Lupin airport
- Parameters
- air quality, meteorology, temperature, precipitation, wind speed, wind direction, total suspended particulates (TSP), particulate matter (PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen oxides (NOx), dustfall, acid deposition, metal deposition, greenhouse gas emissions, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), snow chemistry, lichen tissue, fugitive dust, dust suppression, ambient air quality, air contaminants, fuel consumption
- Pages
- 1649
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