Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Annual Report Review, Ekati Diamond Mine (Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, July 2019)
The Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency reviews Dominion Diamond Mines' 2018 Ekati Aquatic Effects Monitoring Plan Annual Report and identifies concerns regarding elevated mercury levels in Kodiak Lake trout and significantly elevated selenium concentrations in slimy sculpin and whitefish in Leslie Lake, recommending further investigation and expanded monitoring protocols.
- Date
- 2019-07-03
- Document type
- letter
- Parties
- Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, Joseph Mackenzie, Wek'eezhii Land and Water Board, Dominion Diamond Mines ULC, Tłįcho Government, Yellowknives Dene First Nation, Łutsel K'e Dene First Nation, North Slave Metis Alliance, Kitikmeot Inuit Association, Government of the Northwest Territories, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Kodiak Lake, Long Lake Containment Facility, Bearclaw Lake, Panda Diversion Channel, Leslie Lake, Koala watershed, Moose Lake, Nema Lake, Lac du Sauvage, Fox pit, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
- Parameters
- aquatic effects monitoring, fish contaminant monitoring, mercury in fish, selenium in slimy sculpin, selenium in whitefish, dissolved oxygen, potassium, chloride, phosphorus, zooplankton diversity and density, EROD activity, water quality, sediment selenium concentrations, fish larval development, human consumption guidelines
- Pages
- 4
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