Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Part 2 — Data Report, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, March 2013)

Date

2013-03-01

Document type

report

Parties

BHP Billiton Canada Inc., Rescan Environmental Services Ltd., Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA), Wek'eezhii Land and Water Board (WLWB), Environment Canada (EC), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR-GNWT), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), Aurora Research Institute, EcoAnalysts, ALS Laboratories Ltd

Locations

Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Nanuq Lake, Counts Lake, Vulture Lake, Grizzly Lake, Kodiak Lake, Leslie Lake, Moose Lake, Nema Lake, Slipper Lake, Lac de Gras, Cujo Lake, Lac du Sauvage, Koala Watershed, King-Cujo Watershed, Long Lake Containment Facility (LLCF), King Pond Settling Facility (KPSF), Cell E, Panda Diversion Channel, Polar Lake

Parameters

water quality, physical limnology, phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthic invertebrates, fish communities, dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH, alkalinity, hardness, total dissolved solids, chloride, sulphate, potassium, ammonia-N, nitrate-N, nitrite-N, phosphate, total organic carbon, metals (aluminum, antimony, arsenic, copper, iron, molybdenum, nickel, selenium, strontium, uranium, zinc), chlorophyll a, hydrology, meteorology, fish morphometry, fish age, fish reproduction, stomach contents, tissue metals, EROD activity, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dioxins, furans, chlorinated phenols, parasites, fish health (DELT assessment)

Pages

758