This statistic shows the selenium discharges to surface and groundwater in Canada from the mineral industry from 2005 to 2014. In 2014, the discharges of selenium to groundwater and surface water from the mining/mineral industry in Canada amounted to 52.3 metric tons, an amount much larger than usual because of the Mount Polley dam breach that happened in British Columbia that year, which contributed 33 metric tons of the total selenium discharges to water in that year.
Selenium discharges to surface and groundwater from the mineral industry in Canada from 2005 to 2014
(in metric tons)
Characteristic
Discharges in metric tons
2014
52.3
2013
22.6
2012
22.9
2011
17.9
2010
2.2
2009
3.2
2008
1.8
2007
2.8
2006
2.4
2005
2
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Adapted from Statistics Canada, Mining Sector Performance Report 2006-2015, page 53, 2005 to 2014. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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