How toxic impact of Mount Polley disaster filters through B.C. waters, 10 years later
- The Mount Polley mine disaster occurred on August 4, 2014, when a tailings dam collapsed, releasing about 25 million cubic metres of poisoned water into local waterways including Polley and Quesnel Lakes.
- Scientists continue to observe elevated toxicity levels in creatures from Quesnel Lake, indicating ongoing environmental impacts a decade later.
- Fine particles contaminated with copper and other metals remained suspended in the water for months before settling at the lake's bottom.
- Fishing in Quesnel Lake remains active, and some locals feel the disaster is now a 'far distant memory,' according to Marita Boxrud.
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