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Third national assessment

Appendix G: Annual Mean Concentrations of Effluent Characterization Data

Table G1. 2004 to 2012 annual mean concentrations of substances measured in the effluents of base metal mines from final discharge points (FDPs) associated with biological monitoring studies and all other FDPs
Year	Type of FDP	n	Hardness mg/L	Alkalinity mg/L	Aluminum mg/L	Cadmium mg/L	Iron mg/L	Mercury mg/L	Molybdenum mg/L	Ammonia mg/L	Nitrate mg/L
2004	biological FDPs	33	1100	70	0.155	0.00086	0.219	0.00018	0.146	3.03	23.16
2004	other FDPs	11	681	105	0.140	0.00215	0.418	0.00002	2.323	0.26	3.46
2005	biological FDPs	35	995	59	0.180	0.00104	0.331	0.00025	0.184	1.51	6.94
2005	other FDPs	18	603	106	0.224	0.00903	0.594	0.00090	1.721	1.79	4.52
2006	biological FDPs	35	912	70	1.178	0.15115	3.654	0.00547	0.220	1.47	5.30
2006	other FDPs	20	510	82	0.438	0.00134	0.864	0.00001	1.152	0.47	2.14
2007	biological FDPs	37	918	75	0.396	0.00074	0.419	0.00253	0.207	1.93	6.00
2007	other FDPs	17	572	104	0.242	0.01579	1.384	0.00002	1.819	0.20	1.95
2008	biological FDPs	45	863	95	0.504	0.00165	0.286	0.00006	0.267	2.36	7.43
2008	other FDPs	19	539	100	0.237	0.00147	0.376	0.00002	1.935	0.51	2.47
2009	biological FDPs	43	826	76	0.119	0.00092	0.265	0.00002	0.212	1.12	4.89
2009	other FDPs	20	518	98	0.150	0.00183	0.377	0.00003	2.094	0.22	1.83
2010	biological FDPs	43	920	79	0.096	0.00072	0.233	0.00002	0.211	1.35	4.24
2010	other FDPs	18	574	103	0.149	0.00288	0.279	0.00002	2.407	0.20	1.41
2011	biological FDPs	48	888	76	0.082	0.01145	0.456	0.00002	0.224	1.52	4.88
2011	other FDPs	25	615	131	1.249	0.00114	3.330	0.00001	1.854	0.17	1.70
2012	biological FDPs	51	891	75	0.333	0.14092	0.299	0.00002	0.141	1.18	4.50
2012	other FDPs	24	618	125	0.211	0.00079	0.330	0.00094	2.389	0.26	2.82

Table G2. 2004 to 2012 annual mean concentrations of substances measured in the effluents of iron ore mines from FDPs associated with biological monitoring studies and all other FDPs
Year	Type of FDP	n	Hardness mg/L	Alkalinity mg/L	Aluminum mg/L	Cadmium mg/L	Iron mg/L	Mercury mg/L	Molybdenum mg/L	Ammonia mg/L	Nitrate mg/L
2004	biological FDPs	3	556	45	4.720	0.00325	1044.891	0.00004	0.007	3.64	5.60
2004	other FDPs	10	226	42	0.970	0.00051	405.405	0.00004	0.004	0.46	1.67
2005	biological FDPs	3	2305	46	39.131	0.01181	2846.823	0.00009	0.010	2.35	4.07
2005	other FDPs	11	253	39	2.508	0.00139	332.712	0.00004	0.002	0.97	2.69
2006	biological FDPs	3	1521	43	27.941	0.00886	1635.333	0.00006	0.010	2.85	5.22
2006	other FDPs	11	229	41	2.073	0.00122	214.710	0.00005	0.002	1.34	3.24
2007	biological FDPs	3	503	37	9.158	0.00471	591.118	0.00336	0.004	3.15	6.04
2007	other FDPs	11	198	43	1.467	0.00138	129.370	0.00139	0.002	2.69	4.75
2008	biological FDPs	4	1092	38	25.794	0.00	1655.911	0.00027	0.010	2.89	5.34
2008	other FDPs	13	150	50	1.531	0.00031	102.672	0.00002	0.002	1.24	5.22
2009	biological FDPs	4	50	36	0.196	0.00023	0.586	0.00001	0.001	0.57	2.61
2009	other FDPs	10	80	47	0.443	0.00024	1.376	0.00001	0.001	1.73	6.27
2010	biological FDPs	5	48	32	0.116	0.00019	0.590	0.00003	0.001	0.39	2.60
2010	other FDPs	9	76	43	0.189	0.00020	1.539	0.00002	0.115	2.00	6.16
2011	biological FDPs	7	51	33	0.251	0.00014	1.446	0.00004	0.002	0.58	3.65
2011	other FDPs	7	87	47	0.324	0.00006	2.193	0.00001	0.001	1.50	6.28
2012	biological FDPs	6	66	39	0.087	0.00015	0.561	0.00001	0.002	0.77	4.98
2012	other FDPs	7	89	50	0.218	0.00004	0.889	0.00001	0.001	2.02	6.80

Table G3. 2004 to 2012 annual mean concentrations of substances measured in the effluents of precious metal mines from FDPs associated with biological monitoring studies FDPs and all other FDPs
Year	Type of FDP	n	Hardness mg/L	Alkalinity mg/L	Aluminum mg/L	Cadmium mg/L	Iron mg/L	Mercury mg/L	Molybdenum mg/L	Ammonia mg/L	Nitrate mg/L
2004	biological FDPs	25	792	81	0.158	0.00065	0.322	0.00005	0.052	5.48	9.65
2004	other FDPs	11	157	65	0.065	0.00041	1.763	0.00006	0.009	2.74	2.75
2005	biological FDPs	28	681	75	0.221	0.00041	0.318	0.00024	0.045	5.57	12.58
2005	other FDPs	9	187	61	0.072	0.00019	1.942	0.00015	0.009	1.69	3.01
2006	biological FDPs	36	557	87	0.301	0.00041	0.279	0.00005	0.050	3.77	10.78
2006	other FDPs	13	267	71	0.162	0.00022	1.091	0.00005	0.054	0.92	6.59
2007	biological FDPs	35	549	95	0.177	0.00033	0.281	0.00005	0.036	3.71	9.77
2007	other FDPs	19	370	74	0.650	0.00014	1.075	0.00004	0.069	3.39	11.01
2008	biological FDPs	42	547	88	0.787	0.00054	2.311	0.00025	0.041	3.97	12.72
2008	other FDPs	15	329	66	0.138	0.00019	1.660	0.00003	0.039	4.27	13.89
2009	biological FDPs	40	480	92	0.186	0.00026	0.439	0.00016	0.039	3.08	13.51
2009	other FDPs	14	324	74	0.089	0.00022	1.459	0.00003	0.055	2.04	6.86
2010	biological FDPs	41	531	91	0.137	0.00028	0.272	0.00008	0.041	3.36	13.27
2010	other FDPs	15	428	86	0.075	0.00022	1.817	0.00002	0.071	2.55	6.21
2011	biological FDPs	42	497	98	0.451	0.00014	0.329	0.00008	0.052	3.06	14.48
2011	other FDPs	9	448	68	0.073	0.00011	0.122	0.00004	0.084	2.75	7.19
2012	biological FDPs	47	522	95	0.287	0.00013	0.421	0.00014	0.050	4.13	19.55
2012	other FDPs	8	455	78	0.270	0.00012	0.232	0.00002	0.104	3.07	10.39

Table G4. 2004 to 2012 annual mean concentrations of substances measured in the effluents of uranium mines from FDPs associated with biological monitoring studies FDPs and all other FDPs
Year	Type of FDP	n	Hardness mg/L	Alkalinity mg/L	Aluminum mg/L	Cadmium mg/L	Iron mg/L	Mercury mg/L	Molybdenum mg/L	Ammonia mg/L	Nitrate mg/L
2004	biological FDPs	6	741	21	0.065	0.00050	0.325	0.00106	1.498	6.50	3.77
2004	other FDPs	2	27	12	0.003	0.00050	0.083	0.00003	0.003	0.06	1.51
2005	biological FDPs	7	815	20	0.052	0.00052	0.232	0.00057	1.707	7.66	8.55
2005	other FDPs	2	30	14	0.003	0.00050	0.041	0.00003	0.002	0.06	1.85
2006	biological FDPs	6	938	15	0.148	0.00050	0.209	0.00003	1.212	7.79	19.37
2006	other FDPs	1	1	9	0.003	0.00063	0.004	0.00003	0.004	0.09	0.33
2007	biological FDPs	6	925	19	0.193	0.00041	0.326	0.00003	1.011	7.03	17.49
2007	other FDPs	1	2	7	0.001	0.00005	0.026	0.00003	0.006	0.04	1.78
2008	biological FDPs	6	915	17	0.111	0.00052	0.210	0.00003	0.898	6.70	26.80
2008	other FDPs	1	2	5	0.000	0.00005	0.009	0.00003	0.000	0.04	2.40
2009	biological FDPs	6	920	19	0.081	0.00036	0.225	0.00002	0.742	5.57	24.42
2009	other FDPs	2	37	13	0.004	0.00004	0.117	0.00002	0.003	0.05	3.11
2010	biological FDPs	5	1094	17	0.098	0.00004	0.149	0.00001	0.305	5.03	15.45
2010	other FDPs	2	40	12	0.003	0.00001	0.088	0.00001	0.003	0.05	4.66
2011	biological FDPs	5	1010	16	0.124	0.00001	0.242	0.00065	0.128	4.58	20.28
2011	other FDPs	3	120	11	0.003	0.00001	0.075	0.00001	0.008	0.02	21.98
2012	biological FDPs	5	978	18	0.115	0.00002	0.142	0.00002	0.169	5.98	21.08
2012	other FDPs	3	94	11	0.002	0.00001	0.052	0.00001	0.008	0.04	21.87

Table G5. 2004 to 2012 annual mean concentrations of substances measured in the effluents of “other” types of mines from FDPs associated with biological monitoring studies and all other FDPs
Year	Type of FDP	n	Hardness mg/L	Alkalinity mg/L	Aluminum mg/L	Cadmium mg/L	Iron mg/L	Mercury mg/L	Molybdenum mg/L	Ammonia mg/L	Nitrate mg/L
2004	biological FDPs	2	208	81	0.063	0.00005	0.228	0.00008	0.013	7.25	3.78
2004	other FDPs	1	157	216	0.050	0.00001	0.933	0.00010	0.005	0.15	0.06
2005	biological FDPs	2	208	68	0.092	0.00007	0.082	0.00004	0.013	6.79	4.07
2005	other FDPs	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006	biological FDPs	2	233	101	0.053	0.00005	0.186	0.00004	0.012	7.96	3.64
2006	other FDPs	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	biological FDPs	2	249	97	0.097	0.00007	0.273	0.00008	0.014	6.21	3.29
2007	other FDPs	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	biological FDPs	2	246	75	0.030	0.00003	0.113	0.00003	0.013	6.29	4.01
2008	other FDPs	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	biological FDPs	2	261	73	0.020	0.00004	0.158	0.00003	0.013	12.38	5.55
2009	other FDPs	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	biological FDPs	2	328	90	0.027	0.00003	0.148	0.00002	0.010	8.20	5.18
2010	other FDPs	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	biological FDPs	2	345	91	0.043	0.00003	0.169	0.00003	0.009	10.58	5.81
2011	other FDPs	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2012	biological FDPs	2	317	77	0.038	0.00004	0.122	0.00002	0.010	10.09	6.61
2012	other FDPs	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Date modified:: 2017-06-30