Selenium studies in the Elk River Basin of the East Kootenay

British Columbia Mine Reclamation Symposium

Selenium studies in the Elk River Basin of the East Kootenay Berdusco, Roger Joseph; Dixon, B. M. (Brenda M.), 1952-; Lant, Jim; Jones, Ron; Cole, Matthew

Abstract

This paper outlines the history, current work performed and future studies planned to investigate selenium concentrations in the Elk River. One of the sources of selenium appears to be related to coal-mining activity; measured selenium concentrations in the stream systems below coal mines are consistently higher than waters above the mines. Various selenium studies have been conducted by government ministries and the coal mines. Further studies are planned to determine what, if any, environmental effects have occurred or can occur. Preliminary results show no effect on native Cutthroat trout embryos in exposed versus reference populations. Results of studies performed in the local waters are discussed here, as well as the proactive approach being taken by industry and government to developing site-specific water quality criteria.

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Title	Selenium studies in the Elk River Basin of the East Kootenay
Creator	Berdusco, Roger Joseph; Dixon, B. M. (Brenda M.), 1952-; Lant, Jim; Jones, Ron; Cole, Matthew
Contributor	British Columbia Mine Reclamation Symposium; University of British Columbia. Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Date Issued	2000
Description	This paper outlines the history, current work performed and future studies planned to investigate selenium concentrations in the Elk River. One of the sources of selenium appears to be related to coal-mining activity; measured selenium concentrations in the stream systems below coal mines are consistently higher than waters above the mines. Various selenium studies have been conducted by government ministries and the coal mines. Further studies are planned to determine what, if any, environmental effects have occurred or can occur. Preliminary results show no effect on native Cutthroat trout embryos in exposed versus reference populations. Results of studies performed in the local waters are discussed here, as well as the proactive approach being taken by industry and government to developing site-specific water quality criteria.
Extent	137599 bytes
Genre	Conference Paper
Type	Text
File Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
Date Available	2009-06-25
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI	10.14288/1.0042371
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/9631
Affiliation	Non UBC
Peer Review Status	Unreviewed
Scholarly Level	Other
Copyright Holder	British Columbia Technical and Research Committee on Reclamation
Rights URI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Aggregated Source Repository	DSpace

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