Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Re-Evaluation and Refinement Report, Proposed Program for 2003–2007, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, October 2002)
This is a draft report evaluating and refining the Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) at the Ekati Diamond Mine for the 2003-2007 period. The report recommends modifications to sampling locations (adding Leslie Lake, evaluating Vulture Lake and Little Lake), monitoring frequencies, and analytical procedures based on assessment of historical data and comparison with established monitoring guidelines.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc., Rescan Environmental Services Ltd., Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA)
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Grizzly Lake, Leslie Lake, Little Lake, Vulture Lake, Kodiak Lake, Moose Lake, Nema Lake, Slipper Lake, Koala Watershed, King-Cujo Watershed, Long Lake Containment Facility, Beartooth Pit, Panda Pit, Panda Diversion Channel
- Parameters
- water quality, phytoplankton biomass and abundance, zooplankton biomass and abundance, sediment quality, nitrate, ammonia, fugitive dust, dissolved oxygen, fish communities, benthos communities, hydrology, total suspended solids (TSS), turbidity, total aluminum, total arsenic, total chromium, total nickel, major ions, diversity indices
- Pages
- 301
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