Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Part 1 — Evaluation of Effects, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, April 2012)
This 2011 Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program report evaluates the effects of Ekati Diamond Mine operations on aquatic ecosystems in the Koala and King-Cujo watersheds. The comprehensive analysis covers water quality, sediment quality, physical limnology, and biological communities (phytoplankton, zooplankton, and benthos) across multiple lakes and streams over an 18-year monitoring period.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Billiton Canada Inc., Rescan Environmental Services Ltd., Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA)
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Koala Watershed, King-Cujo Watershed, Lac de Gras, Lac du Sauvage, Yellowknife
- Parameters
- water quality, sediment quality, dissolved oxygen, pH, alkalinity, chloride, sulphate, ammonia, nitrate, phosphate, metals (aluminum, arsenic, copper, iron, nickel, selenium, uranium, zinc), phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthic macroinvertebrates, chlorophyll a, Secchi depth, physical limnology
- Pages
- 417
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