Water Stewardship Information Sources
| ID | 2374 |
|---|---|
| Citation | Mount Polley Mine Spill Research |
| Organization | UNBC |
| URL | http://www.unbc.ca/quesnel-river-research-centre/mount-polley |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | UNBC faculty, staff and students, together with collaborators from universities and research institutes across Canada and overseas, federal and provincial government agencies and First Nations, are actively involved in research aimed at improving understanding of the immediate and longer-term environmental and ecological implications of this event. This work has continued throughout the past two years, and builds on the 'baseline' data accumulated previously. The main goals of our research are to compile a detailed picture of how the physical and chemical characteristics of the tailings influx are interacting with the lake's water, natural sediments, biology and bathymetry, within the context of its internal circulations and the meteorological influences which drive them. Based primarily from the QRRC, we continue to collect and analyze water, sediment, and biological samples from the lake and surrounding watershed, and to monitor the movement of water and sediment plumes in Quesnel Lake itself. Other researchers from the University of BC, University of Lethbridge and the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans are also involved in this major project, which received a grant of $800,000 by Environment and Climate-Change Canada's Environmental Damages Fund |
| Information Type | Project |
| Regional Watershed | Fraser, Quesnel |
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| Project status | ongoing |
| Contact Name | Phil Owens |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |