Air Quality Monitoring Report, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, April 1999)
BHP's 1998 Air Quality Monitoring Report for the Ekati Diamond Mine documents emissions calculations, high-volume air sampling results showing elevated TSP levels in May and July, snow survey chemistry analysis identifying mine-related metal deposition in the Koala watershed, and lichen tissue biomonitoring detecting significantly elevated trace metals near mining operations compared to control areas.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., IEMA, Enviro Test Laboratories, ABR Inc., Environmental Protection Branch GNWT
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Koala watershed, Panda Lake, Kodiak Lake, Grizzly Lake, Fox Lake, Nema Lake, Long Lake, Exeter Lake, Paul Lake, Slipper Lake, Vulture Lake
- Parameters
- air quality, total suspended particles (TSP), nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur oxides (SOx), carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), ammonia, trace metals, snow chemistry, lichen tissue analysis, vegetation cover, dust deposition, sulfate, manganese, uranium, vanadium, iron, aluminum, lead, cadmium, chromium, nickel, zinc, arsenic, barium
- Pages
- 80
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