In 2019 and 2020, KAL completed some unique field work and laboratory work for an Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM) program for an operation in northern Saskatchewan.
The program used freshwater clams as sentinel organisms instead of fish. Carried out in a remote part of the province, we compared growth, condition factor and reproduction of clams collected from a creek exposed to uranium mine effluent to clams from an unexposed reference area. This is the first time that freshwater clams have been used in this context.
Contact Catherine Proulx for more information on this project.
Email: cproulx@kilgourassociates.com
