Air Quality Vegetation Monitoring, Ekati Diamond Mine, 2001 Emissions & Road Dust (ABR, Inc., 2001)
This 2001 air-quality vegetation monitoring report for the Ekati Diamond Mine presents results from emissions-related lichen and vegetation sampling and establishes baseline data for proposed Sable Road dust monitoring. The study found significantly higher concentrations of aluminum, titanium, and iron in project-area lichens compared to reference areas, but attributes these to dust from mine activities rather than power plant emissions, with no detected effects on plant community composition or concern for toxicity.
- Date
- 2002-01-10
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- BHP Billiton, Ltd., ABR, Inc. - Environmental Research and Services, Janet G. Kidd, Karen N. Max
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada, Yellowknife, Fairbanks, Alaska, Grizzly Lake, Misery mine site, Sable Pit, Panda waste rock stockpile, Nanuq Lake, Count Lake, Fox Area, Sable Area, Lac de Gras, Snare Lake, MacKay Lake, Contwoyto Lake, Coppermine River, Burnside River, Takijua Lake, Lupin Mine, Dalton Highway, Alaska
- Parameters
- air quality, emissions, vegetation cover, lichen tissue analysis, trace metals, aluminum, titanium, iron, water quality, wildlife habitat, particulates, road dust, soil chemistry, pH, electrical conductivity, calcium, potassium, magnesium, ammonia, nitrate, sulfate, plant species composition, Labrador Tea, Sphagnum moss, lichens, shrubs, graminoids, forage vegetation, photosynthetic capability, soil nutrients, cation-exchange capacity, albedo, dust deposition
- Pages
- 41
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