Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-04280, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Fraser, Lauchlan (Thompson Rivers University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. operates the Bralorne Gold Mine in southwestern British Columbia. Bralorne_x000D_
Gold Mine has been operating under trial production since 2010, but the Company is developing a strategic_x000D_
operating plan to achieve a profitable operation. During monitoring of mine tailings water at Bralorne Gold_x000D_
Mine it has been determined that arsenic is the major contaminant of concern that will require treatment_x000D_
following mine closure. Wetlands may provide a natural source for the uptake and sequestration of arsenic in_x000D_
non-toxic forms. Here we propose an analysis of arsenic in its various forms within the water, soils, and plants_x000D_
of a natural wetland that receives an intermittent supply of mine-influenced arsenic-tainted effluent. We will_x000D_
use the synchrotron facility at the University of Saskatchewan's Canadian Light Source to analyze and map_x000D_
arsenic speciation in our sample materials. Our goal is to test the capability of the synchrotron to analyze_x000D_
arsenic in mine samples and to identify the location of arsenic uptake in our wetland samples. By doing so we_x000D_
hope to better understand the dynamics of the chemical pathway of arsenic so that we can design efficient_x000D_
treatment methods for ecological restoration., program purpose french : Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. operates the Bralorne Gold Mine in southwestern British Columbia. Bralorne_x000D_
Gold Mine has been operating under trial production since 2010, but the Company is developing a strategic_x000D_
operating plan to achieve a profitable operation. During monitoring of mine tailings water at Bralorne Gold_x000D_
Mine it has been determined that arsenic is the major contaminant of concern that will require treatment_x000D_
following mine closure. Wetlands may provide a natural source for the uptake and sequestration of arsenic in_x000D_
non-toxic forms. Here we propose an analysis of arsenic in its various forms within the water, soils, and plants_x000D_
of a natural wetland that receives an intermittent supply of mine-influenced arsenic-tainted effluent. We will_x000D_
use the synchrotron facility at the University of Saskatchewan's Canadian Light Source to analyze and map_x000D_
arsenic speciation in our sample materials. Our goal is to test the capability of the synchrotron to analyze_x000D_
arsenic in mine samples and to identify the location of arsenic uptake in our wetland samples. By doing so we_x000D_
hope to better understand the dynamics of the chemical pathway of arsenic so that we can design efficient_x000D_
treatment methods for ecological restoration., agreement title english : The use of wetlands to sequester and treat mine-influenced effluent containing arsenic, agreement title french : The use of wetlands to sequester and treat mine-influenced effluent containing arsenic, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-09-20, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada