Effects of explosives on incubating lake trout eggs in the Canadian Arctic

• Main Authors: Welz, M., Faulkner, S.G., Tonn, W.M., Schmitt, D.R.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: envir; geo; Arctic; Lac de Gras; Northwest Territories
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7939/R3H708B2P; https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/ca7a95ab-d801-4470-9c86-952744ae06b6

Industrial development, including geophysical exploration and mining, has increased use of explosives in and near fish habitat. To protect fish and their incubating eggs, Canadian blasting guidelines contain maximum allowable limits for overpressure and peak particle velocity (PPV). Although many st...