Data Supplement to Biological Effects of Mining Wastes in the Northwest Territories
Auteur : M. R. Falk, M. D. Miller, S. J. M. Kostiuk, Canada. Fisheries Operations Directorate. Central Region
Date de publication : 1973
Éditeur : Resource Management Branch, Fisheries Operations Directorate, Central Region
Nombre de pages : 54
Résumé du livre
Studies to determine the effects of mine wastes on aquatic biota were carried out at four Northwest Territories mining operations during the summer of 1972. Under investigation were the Giant and Con mines near Yellowknife and the Echo Bay and Terra mines on Great Slave Lake. At each study site assessments were made of: water quality of the mine wastes and in the receiving water bodies; effluent toxicity; metal contamination of sediments, invertebrates and fish; and benthos diversity in the receiving waters.