Characterization of Kimberlite Toxicity to Aquatic Life Forms (HydroQual, August 1998)
HydroQual Laboratories conducted a comprehensive toxicity characterization of Fox and Panda kimberlite from BHP Diamonds Inc.'s diamond mining operations in the Northwest Territories, testing effects on multiple freshwater organisms and assessing sublethal health impacts on juvenile rainbow trout exposed to kimberlite suspensions over 30 days.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- HydroQual Laboratories Ltd., EnviroTest-Eco Laboratories, BHP Minerals, BHP Diamonds Inc., New York University, GlobalTox Inc., Bob Allen's Trout Farm
- Locations
- Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Calgary, Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Fox formation, Panda formation
- Parameters
- kimberlite toxicity, acute toxicity, chronic toxicity, water quality, suspended solids, luminescent bacteria, Daphnia magna, rainbow trout, algal growth inhibition, Ceriodaphnia dubia, fish health, body condition factor, liver somatic index, dissolved oxygen, pH, conductance, ammonia, turbidity, histopathology, biomarkers
- Pages
- 144
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