Assessment of Kodiak Lake Mitigation for Oxygen Depletion, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, February 1998)
This report assesses BHP Diamonds' response to rapid oxygen depletion in Kodiak Lake at the Ekati Mine in February 1998, evaluating mitigation measures including lake aeration, snow removal, sewage treatment modifications, and discharge alterations. The document provides monitoring data, literature review on Arctic lake limnology, and recommendations for continued monitoring and consultation with aeration experts.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., Dillon Consulting Limited, Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), Alberta Conservation Association, Alberta Environmental Protection, Ministry of Environment, British Columbia, Arbrux Limited, University of Guelph, University of British Columbia, Freshwater Institute, GNWT Renewable Resources
- Locations
- Kodiak Lake, Ekati Mine, Northwest Territories, Little Lake, Beartooth Lake, Koala Lake, Panda Pit, Alberta, British Columbia, Uxbridge, Ontario, Kamloops, BC, Peace River, Yellowknife, Chesterfield Inlet, Cornwallis Island, Michigan, Wisconsin, Prairie lakes
- Parameters
- dissolved oxygen (DO), oxygen depletion, water quality, lake aeration, sewage effects, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), photosynthesis, lake stratification, sediment respiration, nutrient loading, phosphorus (P), nitrogen (N), phytoplankton, winter kill, ice cover, snow cover, light penetration, fish habitat, anaerobic conditions, effluent discharge
- Pages
- 21
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