Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Part 2 — Data Report, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, April 2011)
This 2010 Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Part 2 Data Report for Ekati Diamond Mine presents comprehensive aquatic environmental monitoring results and field methodologies for the October 2009 to September 2010 period. The report documents meteorological, hydrological, physical limnological, water quality, and biological monitoring data (phytoplankton, zooplankton, and benthic invertebrates) from lakes and streams in the Koala and King-Cujo watersheds, including three special studies on benthos mesh size, sediment sampling methods, and sediment hydrocarbons.
- Date
- 2011-04-01
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- BHP Billiton Canada Inc., Rescan Environmental Services Ltd., Environment Canada, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR-GNWT), Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA), Wek'eezhii Land and Water Board, ALS Environmental Services
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Koala Watershed, King-Cujo Watershed, 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, Long Lake Containment Facility (LLCF), King Pond Settling Facility (KPSF), Cell E, Polar Lake, Kugluktuk, Diavik
- Parameters
- water quality, physical limnology, phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthic invertebrates, stream benthos, temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, alkalinity, hardness, total dissolved solids, chloride, sulphate, potassium, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate, total organic carbon, metals, aluminum, arsenic, copper, iron, molybdenum, nickel, selenium, strontium, uranium, zinc, antimony, hydrology, streamflow, meteorology, precipitation, wind speed, sediment quality, hydrocarbons, chlorophyll a, biomass, density, diversity
- Pages
- 273
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