Mount Polley--biological effects of metals on salmonids and freshwater foodwebs of the Quesnel system following Mount Polley Mine tailing pond breach : Technical memorandum : Mount Polley--biological effects of metals on salmonids and freshwater foodwebs of the Quesnel system following Mount Polley Mine tailing pond breach

The Client has been party to the development of the scope of work for the subject project and understands its limitations. [...] In providing this report and performing the services in preparation of this report Azimuth accepts no responsibility in respect of the site described in this report or for any business decisions relating to the site, including decisions in respect of the management, purchase, sale or investment in the site. [...] Ultimately, information regarding the spatial extent and temporal dynamics of the plume need to be considered along with the water quality data when evaluating the potential for adverse effects related to the tailings spill. [...] Azimuth Consulting Group Partnership 8 All of the station names that were used are shown in the map (Figure 1) and the station groupings are shown in Table 1. Note that Hazeltine stations were split into those near the mouth of the creek (Hazeltine-Mouth) and those at the deep station further offshore from the mouth (Hazeltine-Deep). [...] The selection of the “Full” fraction samples excluded the four tailings samples and one of the downstream samples.