Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : metal and diamond mining effluent quality. : En4-144/62-2020E-PDF
"The effects of untreated mining effluent could be highly damaging to aquatic environments. The Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations are designed to protect fish and fish habitat by governing the discharge of mining effluent into water frequented by fish. The indicator summarizes the test results observed since the regulations came into effect in 2002. In 2018 the regulations were amended to include diamond mines, to strengthen effluent limits and to improve the monitoring of environmental effects"--Page 5.
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| Ministère/Organisme | Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada, issuing body. |
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| Titre | Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : metal and diamond mining effluent quality. |
| Variante du titre | Metal and diamond mining effluent quality |
| Type de publication | Monographie |
| Langue | [Anglais] |
| Autres langues publiées | [Français] |
| Édition ultérieure | Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : |
| Édition précédente | Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : |
| Format | Électronique |
| Document électronique | |
| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Indicateurs canadiens de durabilité de l'environnement : qualité des effluents des mines de métaux et des mines de diamants. Issued also in HTML format. Includes bibliographical references. |
| Information sur la publication | Gatineau QC : Environment and Climate Change Canada = Environnement et changement climatique Canada, November 2020. ©2020 |
| Description | 1 online resource (14 pages) : colour illustration |
| ISBN | 9780660357775 |
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| Descripteurs | Mineral industries -- Waste disposal -- Environmental aspects -- Canada. Diamond mines and mining -- Waste disposal -- Environmental aspects -- Canada. Effluent quality -- Canada -- Testing -- Statistics. Environmental indicators -- Canada. |