Larry Lake and Leslie Lake Reconnaissance Surveys, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, December 1998)
Rescan Environmental Services conducted reconnaissance surveys of Larry Lake and Leslie Lake on September 1, 1998 to assess potential impacts from mine effluents and operations. Larry Lake showed evidence of nutrient enrichment with elevated phytoplankton biomass, while Leslie Lake remained largely pristine except for elevated nitrate concentrations from dam construction activities.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., Rescan Environmental Services Ltd., Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency
- Locations
- Larry Lake, Leslie Lake, Ekati Diamond Mine, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Koala Camp, Long Lake, Airstrip Lake, Nema Lake, Kodiak Lake, Moose Lake, Grizzly Lake, Vulture Lake, Slipper Lake, Coppermine River
- Parameters
- water quality, phytoplankton, zooplankton, chlorophyll a, dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH, conductivity, ammonia, nitrate, phosphorus, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, total organic carbon, metals, turbidity, Secchi depth, nutrient enrichment
- Pages
- 54
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