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Tania E. Demchuk, MSc, GIT 6th Floor – 1810 Blanshard Street
Victoria BC V8T 4J1 phone (office): 250.952.0417
e-mail: [email protected] CAREER PROFILE Tania Demchuk is trained as a surficial geologist and is registered as a geoscientist in training with the Association for Professional Engineers and Geologists of British Columbia. She has been working within the BC provincial government since 2007 and has a solid understanding of government structure, legislation, regulation and policies related to mineral exploration and mining. Since 2010, Tania has been employed as an Environmental Geoscientist with the BC Ministry of Energy and Mines. In this role she provides technical reviews of environmental assessment and permit applications for mining projects with a focus on metal leaching and acid rock drainage, water quality, mine waste management and mitigation strategies. Tania has excellent interpersonal skills, and strengths in written and oral communication as well as project management. EDUCATION 2005-2010 M.Sc. School of Earth and Ocean Sciences. University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia.
Thesis: Surficial Geology of the Komie Creek map area and an investigation of an ice-contact glaciofluvial delta, northeast British Columbia (NTS 94P/05)
1999-2005 B.Sc., Combined Major, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences and Department of
Geography. University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia.
EXPERIENCE British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, Mines and Mineral Resources Division Environmental Geoscientist/Senior Environmental Geoscientist July 2010 to Present
• Responsible for conducting detailed reviews of major mining projects in British Columbia including review of metal leaching and acid rock drainage, water quality and management plans.
• Responsible for providing recommendations and conditions for Mines Act permits, completing detailed inspection reports and providing technical support to other provincial agencies and the mining industry.
British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Mining and Minerals Division, British Columbia Geological Survey Manager, Geoscience Marketing and Partnerships November 2007 to July 2010
• Coordinated Geological Survey Branch publications, including the major publications Geological Fieldwork, Exploration and Mining in British Columbia and the Mineral Exploration Overview for British Columbia.
• Conducted technical marketing activities of public geoscience including participation in conferences and open houses.
• Managed geoscience assistant hiring, including recruiting appropriate candidates, managing applications and completing interviewing.
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British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Oil and Gas Division, Resource Development and Geoscience Branch Senior Geological Assistant - Northeast British Columbia Quaternary Geology and Aggregate Mapping Program May 2004 to September 2005; February 2006 to August 2007
• Mapping aggregate potential features in northeast British Columbia using aerial photographs, LiDAR, RADARSAT and TRIM DEMs, and analysis of multiple digital datasets in a geographical information system (GIS).
• Coordinated office and field logistics for summer and winter field investigations including prioritizing aggregate targets, design and implementation of reconnaissance and detailed field investigations, and collection of samples for aggregate quality analyses.
• Kimberlite indicator minerals study, designed to assess the diamond potential of northeast British Columbia, including collection of till and glaciofluvial gravel samples, production of figures and editing technical publication of results.
Faculty of Education and School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, British Columbia Senior Research Assistant – Pacific CRYSTAL NSERC project August 2006 to June 2007
• Collected, compiled, analyzed and reported data on understanding of earth sciences by students entering the teacher education program at the university.
• Reported study findings via publications and presentations at technical conferences. • Updated and aided the development of laboratory manuals used by pre-Education
students in Earth and Ocean Science 120 at the University of Victoria. School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia Laboratory Instructor – Earth and Ocean Sciences 120 (Introduction to Earth System Science) and 450 (Quaternary Geology) 2003 to 2007 (periodic)
• Taught laboratory and field based exercises in and around the Victoria area. • Assisted with a four day field trip through Washington State. • Graded tutorial exercises and exams.
Coastal and Ocean Resources Incorporated Research Assistant – Coasts Under Stress project, Woody Debris Impact Assessment May 2003 to August 2003; January 2004 to May 2004
• Responsible for design, development and implementation of a new method for estimating the accumulation of woody debris on the seafloor near log handling facilities, and construction and deployment of woody debris traps.
• Responsible for logistics and implementation of boat investigation of woody debris traps using SCUBA divers and underwater video, including retrieval of woody debris traps.
• Catalogued and analyzed woody debris retrieved from traps, and developed a simple model to estimate trajectories of sinking wood that has been subjected to different current directions and strengths.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Demchuk, T.E. (2010): Surficial Geology of the Komie Creek Area (NTS 094P/05); British
Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, Open File 2010-08 and Geological Survey of Canada Open File 6568, 1:50,000 map sheet.
Demchuk, T.E. (2010): Unprocessed ground penetrating radar for the Komie North glaciofluvial
delta, northeast British Columbia (NTS 094P/05); British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, Geofile 2010-13, electronic data files.
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Simandl, G.J., Ferbey, T., Levson, V.M., Robinson, N.D., Lane, R., Smith, R., Demchuk, T.E.,
Raudsepp, I.M. and Hickin, A.S. (2006): Kimberlite and diamond indicator minerals in northeastern BC: A reconnaissance survey; in Geological Fieldwork 2005, British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, Paper 2006-1, pages 209-230.
Demchuk, T.E., Ferbey, T., Kerr, B.J. and Levson, V.M. (2005): Surficial geology and aggregate
potential mapping in northeast British Columbia using LiDAR imagery; in Summary of Activities 2005, British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, pages 51-59.
Ferbey, T., Hickin, A.S., Demchuk, T.E. and Levson, V.M., (2005): Northeast British Columbia
Aggregate Mapping Program: a summary of deposits and occurrences; in Summary of Activities 2005, British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, pages 60-68.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Registered as a Geoscientist-In-Training with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (APEGBC). VOLUNTEER 2010-present Technical and Research Committee on Reclamation
(Treasurer, 2012-present) 2008-2011 Secretary, Pacific Section – Geological Association of
Canada
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H. Andrew Rollo, M.Sc., P.Geo. 300 – 865 Hornby Street
Vancouver, B.C., V6Z 2G3 Phone: 604-660-5804
Email: [email protected] CAREER PROFILE Trained as a geologist and environmental geochemist and registered with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC, Andrew has been involved in the mining industry for over 15 years. From exploration through development and into closure, he has experience planning, monitoring, and analyzing domestic and international mining projects throughout their life cycle. From 2003 to 2010, Andrew was employed as a consultant providing environmental geochemistry/geoscience services to private and public sector mining clients in North America, Asia, Africa and South America. The services he provided included ML/ARD assessment, waste management planning, closure planning, and EA review services. From 2010 to 2012 Andrew worked as a Project Manager with the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency where he was responsible for conducting environmental assessments of large industrial projects on behalf of the federal government, many of which were mines. Finally, from 2012 to present, Andrew has been employed as an Environmental Geoscientist with the BC Ministry of Energy and Mines where he is a provincial specialist in ML/ARD issues and is responsible for conducting EA and Mines Act permitting reviews of mining projects throughout the province with a focus on ML/ARD, water quality, mine waste management and mitigation strategies. EDUCATION
2000 – 2003 M.Sc. in Geological Sciences (Environmental Geochemistry) Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario Thesis title: Processed Kimberlite-Water Interactions in Diamond Mine Waste, Ekati Diamond Mine, N.W.T., Canada
1994 - 1999
B.Sc. (Honours) in Geological Sciences Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. Thesis title: Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Mica Minerals from the Little Nahanni Pegmatite Group, Northwest Territories.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Jan 2012 - present
Ministry of Energy and Mines – Mines and Mineral Resources Division, Victoria, B.C. Senior Environmental Geoscientist
- Responsible for managing and conducting review of major mining
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projects in BC, including providing expert advice and analysis of issues relating to metal leaching and acid rock drainage, water quality, and remediation;
- Responsible for developing recommendations and conditions for Mines Act permits, preparing detailed inspection reports, and providing key technical support to the mining industry and government agencies.
Jan 2010 – Jan 2012
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, Vancouver, B.C. Environmental Assessment Project Manager - Responsible for managing environmental assessments for the federal
government, including coordination of federal technical experts and providing advice and guidance to proponents;
- Responsible for conducting early engagement and coordinating consultation with Aboriginal groups on behalf of the federal government;
- Responsible for engaging members of the public and ensuring that their needs are considered as required by the federal environmental assessment legislation;
- Position requires: o knowledge of federal and provincial environmental assessment
legislation and associated federal legislation; and, o ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of
stakeholders, including project proponents, technical experts, Aboriginal groups, and members of the public.
2003 - Jan 2010
Lorax Environmental Services Ltd., Vancouver, B.C. Environmental Geochemist
- Specialized in the geochemical characterization of materials produced during all phases of mining operations, including: ore, tailings, waste rock, overburden, and water treatment sludge;
- Developed, conducted, and managed environmental programs in support of mine permitting, waste discharge, and environmental assessment requirements in British Columbia, NWT, Nunavut, and Ontario;
- Liaised with clients and regulators to develop and conduct environmental assessment programs that fulfill all necessary requirements; and,
- Provided advice, recommendations, and guidance to mining clients to help them avoid/minimize/mitigate environmental impacts.
2000 - 2003 Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario Teaching Assistant
- Lab instructor and teaching assistant for the undergraduate and graduate courses (Introductory Geology, Quaternary Geology, Methods of Geological Data Analysis, Applied Aqueous Geochemistry)
July - Aug 2000
Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories Environmental Technician
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- Conducted monitoring and maintenance programs, including: seep and surface water sampling, sediment curtain placement and maintenance, fish surveys, and evaporation pan monitoring; and,
- Coordination of field equipment, and development of tailings, ore, and water sampling programs.
1999 - 2000 Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, B.C. Mineralogical Research Group Laboratory Manager
- Responsible for overall organization, operation, and maintenance of the mineralogical research laboratory
- Assisted graduate students with mineralogical and geochemical laboratory work using the four-circle, scanning electron microscope, electron microprobe, X-ray Diffractometer, and sequential extractions
- Participated in reconnaissance field work at the Crown Showing Emerald Deposit (Yukon) and the Little Nahanni Pegmatite Group (NWT)
July - Aug 1998
Inmet Mining Corporation, Vancouver, B.C. Geological Field/Exploration Assistant (Slave Gold Project, NWT)
July - Aug 1997
Imperial Metals Corporation, Vancouver, B.C. Geological Field/Exploration Assistant (Bear Lake Cu Project, B.C.)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION Registered as a Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (APEG BC) PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS Groat, L.A., Mulja, T., Ercit, T.S., Mauthner, M.H.F., Raudsepp, M., Gault, R.A., Rollo,
H.A. (2003). Geology and Mineralogy of the Little Nahanni Rare-Element Granitic Pegmatites, Northwest Territories. Canadian Mineralogist, 41(1): 139-160.
Rollo, H.A., Jamieson, H.E. (2004). Processed kimberlite - water interactions, Ekati diamond mine, NWT, Canada. Eleventh International Symposium on Water-Rock Interaction, R. Wanty and R. Seal II. Vol. 1, pp. 585-589.
Martin A. J., Meilleur D., Kotzer T., Hedberg S., Beckie R., Rollo A., Wepruk R., and
McNee J. J. (2005) Metallurgical and post-depositional influences on the mineralogy and chemical stability of arsenic-bearing gold mill tailings. Securing the Future: International conference on Mining and the Environment, Metals and Energy Recovery, Skellefteå, Sweden, June 27-July 1, 2005
Rollo, H.A., Jamieson, H.E. (2006). Interaction of diamond mine waste and surface water
in the Canadian Arctic. Applied Geochemistry, 21(9): 1522-1538.
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Martin A.J., Fawcett S., Kulczycki E., Loomer D., Al T., Rollo A. (2011). Application of High-Resolution Microscopy Methods to the Analysis of Fine-Grained and Amorphous Treatment Sludges, Proceedings of Tailings and Mine Waste 2011, Vancouver, Canada, November 7-9, 2011.
Martin A.J., Loomer D., Fawcett S., Rollo A., Al T. (2012). Characterization of ARD
Neutralization Sludges: Effect of ARD Influent Chemistry on Sludge Composition. International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, Ottawa, Canada, May 21-24, 2012.
Martin, A., Loomer, D., Fawcett, S., Rollo, A., Gault, A., Jamieson, H., Simpson, S., and
Al, T. (2013). Characterization and Prediction of Trace Metal Bearing Phases in ARD Neutralization Sludges. MEND Report 3.44.1.
Resume of Tania Demchuk, MSc, GIT 1
Tania E. Demchuk, MSc, GIT 6th Floor – 1810 Blanshard Street
Victoria BC V8T 4J1 phone (office): 250.952.0417
e-mail: [email protected] CAREER PROFILE Tania Demchuk is trained as a surficial geologist and is registered as a geoscientist in training with the Association for Professional Engineers and Geologists of British Columbia. She has been working within the BC provincial government since 2007 and has a solid understanding of government structure, legislation, regulation and policies related to mineral exploration and mining. Since 2010, Tania has been employed as an Environmental Geoscientist with the BC Ministry of Energy and Mines. In this role she provides technical reviews of environmental assessment and permit applications for mining projects with a focus on metal leaching and acid rock drainage, water quality, mine waste management and mitigation strategies. Tania has excellent interpersonal skills, and strengths in written and oral communication as well as project management. EDUCATION 2005-2010 M.Sc. School of Earth and Ocean Sciences. University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia.
Thesis: Surficial Geology of the Komie Creek map area and an investigation of an ice-contact glaciofluvial delta, northeast British Columbia (NTS 94P/05)
1999-2005 B.Sc., Combined Major, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences and Department of
Geography. University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia.
EXPERIENCE British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, Mines and Mineral Resources Division Environmental Geoscientist/Senior Environmental Geoscientist July 2010 to Present
• Responsible for conducting detailed reviews of major mining projects in British Columbia including review of metal leaching and acid rock drainage, water quality and management plans.
• Responsible for providing recommendations and conditions for Mines Act permits, completing detailed inspection reports and providing technical support to other provincial agencies and the mining industry.
British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Mining and Minerals Division, British Columbia Geological Survey Manager, Geoscience Marketing and Partnerships November 2007 to July 2010
• Coordinated Geological Survey Branch publications, including the major publications Geological Fieldwork, Exploration and Mining in British Columbia and the Mineral Exploration Overview for British Columbia.
• Conducted technical marketing activities of public geoscience including participation in conferences and open houses.
• Managed geoscience assistant hiring, including recruiting appropriate candidates, managing applications and completing interviewing.
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British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Oil and Gas Division, Resource Development and Geoscience Branch Senior Geological Assistant - Northeast British Columbia Quaternary Geology and Aggregate Mapping Program May 2004 to September 2005; February 2006 to August 2007
• Mapping aggregate potential features in northeast British Columbia using aerial photographs, LiDAR, RADARSAT and TRIM DEMs, and analysis of multiple digital datasets in a geographical information system (GIS).
• Coordinated office and field logistics for summer and winter field investigations including prioritizing aggregate targets, design and implementation of reconnaissance and detailed field investigations, and collection of samples for aggregate quality analyses.
• Kimberlite indicator minerals study, designed to assess the diamond potential of northeast British Columbia, including collection of till and glaciofluvial gravel samples, production of figures and editing technical publication of results.
Faculty of Education and School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, British Columbia Senior Research Assistant – Pacific CRYSTAL NSERC project August 2006 to June 2007
• Collected, compiled, analyzed and reported data on understanding of earth sciences by students entering the teacher education program at the university.
• Reported study findings via publications and presentations at technical conferences. • Updated and aided the development of laboratory manuals used by pre-Education
students in Earth and Ocean Science 120 at the University of Victoria. School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia Laboratory Instructor – Earth and Ocean Sciences 120 (Introduction to Earth System Science) and 450 (Quaternary Geology) 2003 to 2007 (periodic)
• Taught laboratory and field based exercises in and around the Victoria area. • Assisted with a four day field trip through Washington State. • Graded tutorial exercises and exams.
Coastal and Ocean Resources Incorporated Research Assistant – Coasts Under Stress project, Woody Debris Impact Assessment May 2003 to August 2003; January 2004 to May 2004
• Responsible for design, development and implementation of a new method for estimating the accumulation of woody debris on the seafloor near log handling facilities, and construction and deployment of woody debris traps.
• Responsible for logistics and implementation of boat investigation of woody debris traps using SCUBA divers and underwater video, including retrieval of woody debris traps.
• Catalogued and analyzed woody debris retrieved from traps, and developed a simple model to estimate trajectories of sinking wood that has been subjected to different current directions and strengths.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Demchuk, T.E. (2010): Surficial Geology of the Komie Creek Area (NTS 094P/05); British
Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, Open File 2010-08 and Geological Survey of Canada Open File 6568, 1:50,000 map sheet.
Demchuk, T.E. (2010): Unprocessed ground penetrating radar for the Komie North glaciofluvial
delta, northeast British Columbia (NTS 094P/05); British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, Geofile 2010-13, electronic data files.
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Simandl, G.J., Ferbey, T., Levson, V.M., Robinson, N.D., Lane, R., Smith, R., Demchuk, T.E.,
Raudsepp, I.M. and Hickin, A.S. (2006): Kimberlite and diamond indicator minerals in northeastern BC: A reconnaissance survey; in Geological Fieldwork 2005, British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, Paper 2006-1, pages 209-230.
Demchuk, T.E., Ferbey, T., Kerr, B.J. and Levson, V.M. (2005): Surficial geology and aggregate
potential mapping in northeast British Columbia using LiDAR imagery; in Summary of Activities 2005, British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, pages 51-59.
Ferbey, T., Hickin, A.S., Demchuk, T.E. and Levson, V.M., (2005): Northeast British Columbia
Aggregate Mapping Program: a summary of deposits and occurrences; in Summary of Activities 2005, British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, pages 60-68.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Registered as a Geoscientist-In-Training with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (APEGBC). VOLUNTEER 2010-present Technical and Research Committee on Reclamation
(Treasurer, 2012-present) 2008-2011 Secretary, Pacific Section – Geological Association of
Canada
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H. Andrew Rollo, M.Sc., P.Geo. 300 – 865 Hornby Street
Vancouver, B.C., V6Z 2G3 Phone: 604-660-5804
Email: [email protected] CAREER PROFILE Trained as a geologist and environmental geochemist and registered with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC, Andrew has been involved in the mining industry for over 15 years. From exploration through development and into closure, he has experience planning, monitoring, and analyzing domestic and international mining projects throughout their life cycle. From 2003 to 2010, Andrew was employed as a consultant providing environmental geochemistry/geoscience services to private and public sector mining clients in North America, Asia, Africa and South America. The services he provided included ML/ARD assessment, waste management planning, closure planning, and EA review services. From 2010 to 2012 Andrew worked as a Project Manager with the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency where he was responsible for conducting environmental assessments of large industrial projects on behalf of the federal government, many of which were mines. Finally, from 2012 to present, Andrew has been employed as an Environmental Geoscientist with the BC Ministry of Energy and Mines where he is a provincial specialist in ML/ARD issues and is responsible for conducting EA and Mines Act permitting reviews of mining projects throughout the province with a focus on ML/ARD, water quality, mine waste management and mitigation strategies. EDUCATION
2000 – 2003 M.Sc. in Geological Sciences (Environmental Geochemistry) Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario Thesis title: Processed Kimberlite-Water Interactions in Diamond Mine Waste, Ekati Diamond Mine, N.W.T., Canada
1994 - 1999
B.Sc. (Honours) in Geological Sciences Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. Thesis title: Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Mica Minerals from the Little Nahanni Pegmatite Group, Northwest Territories.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Jan 2012 - present
Ministry of Energy and Mines – Mines and Mineral Resources Division, Victoria, B.C. Senior Environmental Geoscientist
- Responsible for managing and conducting review of major mining
Resume for Andrew Rollo, P.Geo. Page 2
projects in BC, including providing expert advice and analysis of issues relating to metal leaching and acid rock drainage, water quality, and remediation;
- Responsible for developing recommendations and conditions for Mines Act permits, preparing detailed inspection reports, and providing key technical support to the mining industry and government agencies.
Jan 2010 – Jan 2012
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, Vancouver, B.C. Environmental Assessment Project Manager - Responsible for managing environmental assessments for the federal
government, including coordination of federal technical experts and providing advice and guidance to proponents;
- Responsible for conducting early engagement and coordinating consultation with Aboriginal groups on behalf of the federal government;
- Responsible for engaging members of the public and ensuring that their needs are considered as required by the federal environmental assessment legislation;
- Position requires: o knowledge of federal and provincial environmental assessment
legislation and associated federal legislation; and, o ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of
stakeholders, including project proponents, technical experts, Aboriginal groups, and members of the public.
2003 - Jan 2010
Lorax Environmental Services Ltd., Vancouver, B.C. Environmental Geochemist
- Specialized in the geochemical characterization of materials produced during all phases of mining operations, including: ore, tailings, waste rock, overburden, and water treatment sludge;
- Developed, conducted, and managed environmental programs in support of mine permitting, waste discharge, and environmental assessment requirements in British Columbia, NWT, Nunavut, and Ontario;
- Liaised with clients and regulators to develop and conduct environmental assessment programs that fulfill all necessary requirements; and,
- Provided advice, recommendations, and guidance to mining clients to help them avoid/minimize/mitigate environmental impacts.
2000 - 2003 Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario Teaching Assistant
- Lab instructor and teaching assistant for the undergraduate and graduate courses (Introductory Geology, Quaternary Geology, Methods of Geological Data Analysis, Applied Aqueous Geochemistry)
July - Aug 2000
Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories Environmental Technician
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- Conducted monitoring and maintenance programs, including: seep and surface water sampling, sediment curtain placement and maintenance, fish surveys, and evaporation pan monitoring; and,
- Coordination of field equipment, and development of tailings, ore, and water sampling programs.
1999 - 2000 Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, B.C. Mineralogical Research Group Laboratory Manager
- Responsible for overall organization, operation, and maintenance of the mineralogical research laboratory
- Assisted graduate students with mineralogical and geochemical laboratory work using the four-circle, scanning electron microscope, electron microprobe, X-ray Diffractometer, and sequential extractions
- Participated in reconnaissance field work at the Crown Showing Emerald Deposit (Yukon) and the Little Nahanni Pegmatite Group (NWT)
July - Aug 1998
Inmet Mining Corporation, Vancouver, B.C. Geological Field/Exploration Assistant (Slave Gold Project, NWT)
July - Aug 1997
Imperial Metals Corporation, Vancouver, B.C. Geological Field/Exploration Assistant (Bear Lake Cu Project, B.C.)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION Registered as a Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (APEG BC) PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS Groat, L.A., Mulja, T., Ercit, T.S., Mauthner, M.H.F., Raudsepp, M., Gault, R.A., Rollo,
H.A. (2003). Geology and Mineralogy of the Little Nahanni Rare-Element Granitic Pegmatites, Northwest Territories. Canadian Mineralogist, 41(1): 139-160.
Rollo, H.A., Jamieson, H.E. (2004). Processed kimberlite - water interactions, Ekati diamond mine, NWT, Canada. Eleventh International Symposium on Water-Rock Interaction, R. Wanty and R. Seal II. Vol. 1, pp. 585-589.
Martin A. J., Meilleur D., Kotzer T., Hedberg S., Beckie R., Rollo A., Wepruk R., and
McNee J. J. (2005) Metallurgical and post-depositional influences on the mineralogy and chemical stability of arsenic-bearing gold mill tailings. Securing the Future: International conference on Mining and the Environment, Metals and Energy Recovery, Skellefteå, Sweden, June 27-July 1, 2005
Rollo, H.A., Jamieson, H.E. (2006). Interaction of diamond mine waste and surface water
in the Canadian Arctic. Applied Geochemistry, 21(9): 1522-1538.
Resume for Andrew Rollo, P.Geo. Page 4
Martin A.J., Fawcett S., Kulczycki E., Loomer D., Al T., Rollo A. (2011). Application of High-Resolution Microscopy Methods to the Analysis of Fine-Grained and Amorphous Treatment Sludges, Proceedings of Tailings and Mine Waste 2011, Vancouver, Canada, November 7-9, 2011.
Martin A.J., Loomer D., Fawcett S., Rollo A., Al T. (2012). Characterization of ARD
Neutralization Sludges: Effect of ARD Influent Chemistry on Sludge Composition. International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, Ottawa, Canada, May 21-24, 2012.
Martin, A., Loomer, D., Fawcett, S., Rollo, A., Gault, A., Jamieson, H., Simpson, S., and
Al, T. (2013). Characterization and Prediction of Trace Metal Bearing Phases in ARD Neutralization Sludges. MEND Report 3.44.1.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Bruce D. LaZerte
Freshwater Research
Citizen of both Canada and the U.S.A. Married to Dr. Gertrud Nürnberg with two children,
Stefanie and Franz.
DEGREES
Ph.D. Botany (1978), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
M.A. Statistics (1975), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
B.S. Botany (1972), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
EMPLOYMENT
1996-now Partner, Freshwater Research, Baysville, Ontario
1994-2006 Conjunct Professor, Trent University, Watershed Ecosystems Graduate
Program, Peterborough, Ontario
1993-1996 Scientist, Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Energy, Dorset Research
Centre, Ontario
1987-1993 Supervisor, Chemical Studies, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Dorset
Research Centre, Ontario
1985-1987 Chemical Coordinator, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Dorset Research
Centre, Ontario
1981-1985 Research scientist at Trent and Guelph Universities funded by Ontario
Ministry of the Environment, Dorset Research Centre, Ontario
1978-1981 Post-doctoral fellow and project manager of the Lake Memphremagog
Project, Limnology Research Group, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
1972-1978 Teaching fellow, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mi.
REFEREED BOOK CHAPTERS
Nürnberg, G.K. and B.D. LaZerte. 2001. Predicting Water Quality, in C. Holdren, B.
Jones and J. Taggert (eds.), Managing Lakes and Reservoirs, 3rd ed., North American
Lake Management Society, Terrene Inst. and US-EPA (EPA 841-B-01-006), chapter 5, p.
139-163.
LaZerte, B.D., G. van Loon and B. Anderson. 1997. Aluminum in water, in R. Yokel and
M.S. Golub (eds.), Research Issues in Aluminum Toxicity, Taylor and Francis,
Washington D.C., USA, chapter 2, p.17-46.
LaZerte, B.D. 1989. Aluminum speciation and organic carbon in waters of central
Ontario, in T.E. Lewis (ed.), Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology of Aluminum,
Lewis Publ., Inc., Chelsea, MI, USA, chapter 11, p. 195-207.
REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
Nürnberg, G.K. and B.D. LaZerte. 2004. Modeling the effect of development on internal
phosphorus load in nutrient-poor lakes. Water Resources Research 40, W01105,
doi:10.1029/2003WR002410.
Nürnberg, G.K. and B.D. LaZerte. 2003. An artificially induced Planktothrix rubescens
surface bloom in a small kettle lake in southern Ontario compared to blooms world-wide.
Lake and Reservoir Management 19 (4), 307-322.
LaZerte, B.D. and L. Scott. 1996. Soil water leachate from two forested catchments on
the Precambrian Shield, Ontario. Can. J. For. Res. 26:1353-1365.
Peters, D.L., J.M. Buttle, C.H. Taylor and B.D. LaZerte. 1995. Runoff production in a
forested, shallow soil, Canadian Shield basin. Water Resources Res. 31:1291-1304.
LaZerte, B.D. and J. Findeis. 1995. The relative importance of oxalate and pyrophosphate
extractable aluminum to the acidic leaching of aluminum in podzol B horizons from the
Precambrian Shield, Ontario, Canada. Can. J. Soil Sci. 75:43-54.
LaZerte, B.D. and J. Findeis. 1994. Acidic leaching of a podzol Bf horizon from the
Precambrian Shield, Ontario, Canada. Can. J. Soil Sci. 74:321-333.
Kirchner, J.W, P.J. Dillon and B.D. LaZerte. 1993. Separating hydrological and
geochemical influences on runoff acidification in spatially heterogeneous catchments.
Water Resources Res. 29: 3903-3916.
Kirchner, J.W, P.J. Dillon and B.D. LaZerte. 1993. Predictability of geochemical
buffering and runoff acidification in spatially heterogeneous catchments. Water
Resources Res. 29: 3891-3901.
LaZerte, B.D. 1993. The impact of drought and acidification on the chemical exports
from a minerotrophic conifer swamp on the Precambrian Shield, Canada. Biogeochem.
18:153-175.
Kirchner, J.W., P.J. Dillon and B.D. LaZerte. 1992. Catchment geochemical buffering
predictions tested with acid episodes. Nature 358: 478-482.
Dillon, P.J. and B.D. LaZerte. 1992. Response of Plastic Lake catchment, Ontario, to
reduced sulphur deposition. Environ. Pollut. 77:211-217.
Wels, C., C.H. Taylor, R.J. Cornett and B.D. LaZerte. 1991. Streamflow generation in
headwater basins on the Precambrian Shield. Hydrol. Processes 5: 185-199.
Wels, C., R.J. Cornett and B.D. LaZerte. 1991. Hydrograph separation using geochemical
tracers. J. Hydrol. 122: 253-274.
Wels, C., R.J. Cornett and B.D. LaZerte. 1990. Groundwater and wetland contributions to
stream acidification: an isotopic analysis. Water Resources Res. 26: 2993-3003.
LaZerte, B.D. and K. Burling. 1990. Manganese speciation in dilute waters in the
Precambrian shield, Canada. Water Res. 24: 1097-1101.
Molot, L.A., P.J. Dillon and B.D. LaZerte. 1989. Factors affecting alkalinity
concentrations of streamwater during snowmelt in central Ontario. Can. J. Fish. Aquat.
Sci. 46: 1658-1666.
LaZerte, B.D., D. Evans and P. Grauds. 1989. The deposition and transport of trace
metals in an acidified catchment of central Ontario. Sci. Tot. Envir. 87/88: 209-221.
Devito, K.J., P.J. Dillon and B.D. LaZerte. 1989. Phosphorus and nitrogen retention in
five Precambrian Shield wetlands. Biogeochem. 8: 185-204.
LaZerte, B.D., C. Chun, D. Evans and F. Tomassini. 1988. Measurement of aqueous
aluminum species: comparison of dialysis and ion exchange techniques. Environ. Sci.
Technol. 22: 1106-1108.
Servos, M.R., D.F. Malley, G.L. Mackie and B.D. LaZerte. 1987. Lack of
bioaccumulation of metals by Elliptio complanata (Bivalvia) during acidic snowmelt in
three south-central Ontario streams. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 38: 762-768.
France, R.L. and B.D. LaZerte. 1987. Empirical hypothesis to explain the restricted
distribution of Hyalella azteca (Amphipoda) in anthropogenically acidified lakes. Can. J.
Fish. Aquat. Sci. 44: 1112-1121.
Clark, K.L. and B.D. LaZerte. 1987. Intraspecific variation in hydrogen ion and
aluminum toxicity in Bufo americanus and Ambystoma maculatum. Can. J. Fish and
Aquat. Sci. 44: 1622-1628.
LaZerte, B.D. 1986. Metals and acidification: an overview. Wat. Air Soil Pollut. 31: 569-
576.
Clark, K.H. and B.D. LaZerte. 1985. A laboratory study of the effects of aluminum and
pH on amphibian eggs and tadpoles. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 42: 1544-1551.
LaZerte, B.D. and P.J. Dillon. 1984. The relative importance of anthropogenic versus
natural sources of acidity in lakes and streams of central Ontario. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.
41: 1664-1677.
LaZerte, B.D. 1984. Forms of aqueous aluminum in acidified catchments of central
Ontario: a methodological analysis. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 41: 766-776.
LaZerte, B.D. 1983. Stable carbon isotope ratios: implications for the source of sediment
carbon and for phytoplankton carbon assimilation in Lake Memphremagog, Quebec. Can.
J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 40: 1658- 1666.
LaZerte, B.D. and J. Szalados. 1982. Stable carbon isotope ratio of submerged freshwater
macrophytes. Limnol. Oceanogr. 27: 413-418.
LaZerte, B.D. 1981. The relationship between total dissolved carbon dioxide and its
stable carbon isotope ratio in aquatic sediments. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 45: 647-
656.
LaZerte, B.D. and S. Watson. 1981. The prediction of lacustrine phytoplankton diversity.
Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 38: 524-534.
LaZerte, B.D. 1980. The stationary phase of a natural population of Asterionella formosa
(Bacillariophyceae) limited by silica. Arch. Hydrobiol. 90: 26-38.
LaZerte, B.D. 1980. The dominating higher order vertical modes of the internal seiche in
a small lake. Limnol. Oceanogr. 25: 846-854.
MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS
Nürnberg, G.K. and B.D. LaZerte. 2003/4. Ontario lakes: The importance of lake
management. NALMS Lakeline 23 (4): 32-37.
LaZerte, B.D. 1994. Review of "Biogeochemistry of small catchments: A tool for
environmental research." Econ. Geol. 89:222-223.
LaZerte, B.D. 1993. Recent reductions in lead deposition and surface water
concentrations in Central Ontario, Canada. Ninth Internat. Conf. on Heavy Metals in the
Environment, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vol. 2:504-507.
LaZerte, B.D. 1991. Metal transport and retention: the role of dissolved organic carbon.
Third Internat. Nordic Symp. on Humic Substances, Turku, Finland. Finnish Humus
News 3:71-82.
Stokes, P.M., P.G.C. Campbell, W.H. Schroeder, C. Trick, R.L. France, K.J. Puckett, B.
LaZerte, M. Speyer, J.E. Hanna and J. Donaldson. 1988. Manganese in the Canadian
Environment. NRCC No. 26193. 177 p.
LaZerte, B.D. 1978. The phytoplankton diatom ecology, internal seiches and
hypolimnetic turbulence of Frains Lake, Michigan. Ph.D. thesis, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Numerous internal publications for the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy.
See also Freshwater Research Reports.
INVITED LECTURES, REVIEWS of SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMES
Canadian National Toxicology Network, Metal Speciation Symposium. Collingwood, ON.
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Long-Term Ecosystem Research Program, Guelph, ON.
3rd International Nordic Symposium on Humic Substances. Turku, Finland.
Canadian Forest Service, Research Laboratory, Sault Ste. Marie, ON.
Wetlands Science workshop, Canadian Centre for Inland Waters, Environ. Can., Burlington, ON.
Centre de recherche en geochimie isotopique et en geochronologie, Univ. du Quebec a Montreal.
Invitee par Fonds pour la formation de chercheurs et l'aide a la recherche, Ste. Foy, PQ.
Department of Chemistry, Queens University, Kingston, ON.
Environment Canada, Turkey Lakes acid rain research project, Sault Ste. Marie, ON.
Department of Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. USA.
Department of Biology, McGill University, Montreal, PQ.
Department of Geology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Gertrud K. Nürnberg
CONTACT Freshwater Research
CITIZENSHIP German, Canadian
LANGUAGES English, German, French
FAMILY Married to Dr. Bruce LaZerte with two children
DEGREES Ph.D. Biology with "Honours" (1984), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec:
Availability of phosphorus from anoxic hypolimnia to epilimnetic plankton,
Diplom (M.Sc.) Biology (1977), University of Frankfurt, Germany
Vordiplom (B.Sc.) Biology (1974), University of Cologne, Germany
EMPLOYMENT Head of company: Freshwater Research since 1984.
Research Associate at York University 1984 – 1992.
TEACHING
Workshop: Lakes & Algal Blooms – Facts, Fiction & Fixes, Thessalon, Algoma, April 2010 for
the East Algoma Stewardship Council
Workshops at the annual North American Lake Management Symposia since 2003:
-Internal phosphorus loading I: its effect on lake water quality, its determination,
quantification and prediction, and remediation options
-Internal phosphorus loading II: Hands-on applications of the theoretical concepts and
models presented in Internal phosphorus loading I.
Joint supervisor for Master student at Université Laval, Québec City (Québec), 2010
Teaching Assistant at McGill University 1979-80: Ecology, field and laboratory courses.
Supply Teacher at Highschool in Frankfurt, Germany 1978-79: Grade 12 Biology
Teaching Assistant at the University of Frankfurt, 1975-77: Introductory and graduate courses in
general biology, zoology and ecology.
SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
North American Lake Management Society (NALMS),
- Associated Editor of Lake and Reservoir Management, 1996- present
- Regional Director for Region XI, Eastern Canada, 1999-2002
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)
Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists (CSEB)
International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR)
International Society of Limnology (Societas Internationales Limnologiae, SIL)
Society of Canadian Limnologists (SCL)
EDITING AND REVIEWING RESPONSIBILITIES
Associate Editor for the Journal of Lake and Reservoir Management, 1996 - present.
Numerous reviews for many scientific journals.
Numerous critical evaluations of grant proposals in Canada, the USA, Great Britain, Czech
Republic.
External examiner for PhD thesis, University of Southern Denmark
FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS
Outstanding Reviewer Citation for the journal Limnology and Oceanography of the Association
for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO), Bulletin Vol 21 (2), May
2012
Best Journal Article Award for NALMS’ Journal of Lake and Reservoir Management (Nürnberg
et al. 2003: 19, pages 307-322). North American Lake Management Society, 2004.
Technical excellence award for outstanding research in lake restoration, protection and
management, North American Lake Management Society, 2003.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, York
University, Downsview, Toronto, 1986 - 1988.
Research Fellow, Trent University, Peterborough ON, 1984 -1985.
Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Fellowship, Lake Waramaug, Conn., 1984 - 1986.
Travel Awards McGill University, 1982 to ASLO conference in North Carolina; 1983 to the SIL
conference in Lyon, France.
Ph.D. Scholarship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 1979 - 1983.
GRANTS
Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans and Environment Canada:
2013-14: “Quantification of the internal phosphorus load in Lake Winnipeg to improve
phosphorus budgets” for the Lake Winnipeg Basin Stewardship Fund (LWBSF).
2010-12: “Quantification of the internal phosphorus load in Lake Simcoe to improve phosphorus
budgets” with Prof Lew Molot, York University for the Lake Simcoe Clean-Up Fund.
2002-6: Contribution of point and diffuse loads to the nutrient budget of Canadian Rivers: The
Athabaska River - Joint project with the Leipzig Institute of Freshwater Ecology and
Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany for the application of the MONERIS Model.
1996: Productivity in brownwater lakes.
1994: Analysis of nutrient dynamics and productivity data in clear versus brownwater lakes.
1993: Review of phosphorus dynamics and primary productivity in dystrophic bog lakes.
Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy:
1992: "Continuation of the study of the anoxic factor of lakes and its prediction" as a cooperative
research project.
1990/91: "A study of the anoxic factor of lakes and its prediction" as a cooperative research
project.
1989/90: "Study of iron cycles in lakes using whole lake mass balances" as a cooperative
research project.
1987: Consulting on the sediment phosphorus release in Rice and Sturgeon Lakes.
1986: Assessment of eutrophication in Gravenhurst Bay (calculation of phosphorus budget),
1985: Determination of sediment water interactions in Gravenhurst Bay (experimental), as a
cooperative research project.
INVITED TALKS, PARTICIPATION AT WORKSHOPS
(see Presented Papers below for complete list and details)
International Joint Commission’s Lake Erie Ecosystem Priority (LEEP), Windsor
Lake Winnipeg Research Council (LWRC), Winnipeg
Lake Simcoe Environmental Management Strategy, Barrie, ON, Canada
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Canada
University of Toronto, Scarborough Campus, ON, Canada
York University, Downsview, Toronto, ON Canada
Canadian Centre for Inland Waters, Burlington, ON Canada
Alberta Ministry of the Environment, Edmonton, AB Canada
Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Dorset, ON Canada
Queens University, Kingston, ON Canada
Annis Water Resources Institute of Grand Valley State University, MI USA
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI USA
University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA
Workshop on "Nutrient cycling/food web interactions for Lake Ontario", State Univ. of N.Y.,
Buffalo, NY USA
CARE Project incl. 2 Workshops, Lake Pyhäjärvi, Kauttua, Finland
Baltic Sea 2020 Workshop, Björn Carlson Foundation for the Baltic Sea, Lund, Sweden.
Umweltforschungszentrum Leipzig-Halle, Sektion Gewässerforschung Magdeburg, Germany
Leipzig Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Neuglobsoe, Germany
PUBLICATIONS
Nürnberg, G.K., LaZerte, B.D., Loh, P.S., Molot, L.A., 2013. Quantification of internal
phosphorus load in large, partially polymictic and mesotrophic Lake Simcoe, Ontario. J
Great Lakes Res 39, 271-279.
Nürnberg, G.K., Molot, L.A., O’Connor, E., Jarjanazi, H., Winter, J.G., Young, J.D., 2013.
Evidence for internal phosphorus loading, hypoxia and effects on phytoplankton in
partially polymictic Lake Simcoe, Ontario. J Great Lakes Res 39, 259-270.
Nürnberg, G.K., Tarvainen, M., Ventelä, A.-M., Sarvala, J., 2012. Internal phosphorus load
estimation during biomanipulation in a large polymictic and mesotrophic lake Inland
Waters 2, 147-162.
Labrecque V, Nürnberg G.K., Tremblay R, Pienitz R. 2012. Caractérisation de la charge interne
de phosphore du lac Nairne, Charlevoix, Québec (in French). - Internal phosphorus load
assessment of Lake Nairne, Charlevoix, Quebec. Rev. Sci. L'Eau: 25 (1):77-93.
Nürnberg, G. K. 2009. Assessing internal phosphorus load – problems to be solved, Lake and
Reservoir Management, 25(4): 419-432.
Conley, D. J., S. Björck, E. Bonsdorff, J. Carstensen, G. Destouni, B. G. Gustafsson, S.
Hietanen, M. Kortekaas, H. Kuosa, H. E. M. Meier, B. Müller-Karulis, K. Nordberg, A.
Norkko, G. Nürnberg, H. Pitkänen, N. N. Rabalais, R. Rosenberg, O. P. Savchuk, C. P.
Slomp, M. Voss, F. Wulff and L. Zillén. 2009. Critical Review: Hypoxia-related
processes in the Baltic Sea. Environ. Sci. Technol. 43: 3412-3420.
Cyr, H., S. K. McCabe and G. K. Nürnberg. 2009. Phosphorus sorption experiments and the
potential for internal phosphorus loading in littoral areas of a stratified lake. Water Res.
43:1654-1666
Nürnberg G.K. 2007. Low-Nitrate-Days (LND), a potential indicator of cyanobacteria blooms in
a eutrophic hardwater reservoir. Water Quality Research Journal of Canada 42: 269-283.
Nürnberg G.K. 2007. Lake responses to long-term hypolimnetic withdrawal treatments. Lake
and Reservoir Management 23: 388-409.
Nürnberg, G.K. 2005. Quantification of internal phosphorus loading in polymictic lakes.
Verhandlungen Internationalen Vereinigung Limnologie (SIL) 29: 623-626.
Cyr, H. and G.K. Nürnberg. 2005. Methodological biases in phosphate sorption experiments. p.
55-66 in L. Serrano and H.L. Golterman (editors), Phosphates in Sediments, Proceedings
of the 4th International Symposium. Backhuys Publishers, the Netherlands.
Nürnberg, G.K. 2004. Quantified hypoxia and anoxia in lakes and reservoirs.
TheScientificWorld 4, 42-54.
Nürnberg, G.K. 2005. Internal phosphorus loading or "the devil is in the sediments". Lake
Stewardship Newsletter, 9-10.
Nürnberg, G.K. and B.D. LaZerte. 2004. Modeling the effect of development on internal
phosphorus load in nutrient-poor lakes. Water Resources Research 40: W01105.
doi:10.1029/2003WR002410
Havens K. E. and G. K. Nürnberg. 2004. The Phosphorus-Chlorophyll Relationship in Lakes:
Potential Influences of Color and Mixing Regime. Lake and Reservoir Management 20,
000-000.
Nürnberg, G.K. and B.D. LaZerte. 2003/4. Ontario lakes: The importance of lake management.
NALMS Lakeline 23 (4): 32-37.
Nürnberg, G.K., B.D. LaZerte and D.D. Olding. 2003. An artificially induced Planktothrix
rubescens surface bloom in a small kettle lake in southern Ontario compared to blooms
world-wide. Lake and Reservoir Management 19: 307-322.
Nürnberg, G.K. 2002. Probability of winterkill in Central Ontario lakes. Newsletter of the
American Fisheries Society Southern Ontario Chapter, Sep 2002: 2-3
Nürnberg, G.K. 2002. Quantification of oxygen depletion in lakes and reservoirs with the
hypoxic factor. Lake and Reservoir Management 18, 298-305.
Nürnberg, G.K. 2001. Eutrophication and Trophic State - Why does lake water (quality) differ
from lake to lake? NALMS Lakeline 21(1): 29-33.
Nürnberg, G.K. and B.D. LaZerte. 2001. Predicting Water Quality, Chapter 5, p. 139-163 in C.
Holdren, B. Jones and J. Taggert (eds.), Managing Lakes and Reservoirs, 3rd ed., North
American Lake Management Society, Terrene Inst. and US-EPA, EPA 841-B-01-006.
Nürnberg, G.K. 1999. Determining trophic state in experimental lakes. - Comment. Limnology
and Oceanography 44: 1176-1179.
Nürnberg, G.K. & M. Shaw. 1998. Productivity of clear and humic lakes: nutrients,
phytoplankton, bacteria. Hydrobiologia 382: 97-112.
Nürnberg, G.K. 1998. Prediction of annual and seasonal phosphorus concentrations in stratified
and polymictic lakes. Limnology and Oceanography 43: 1544-1552.
Nürnberg, G.K. 1997. Coping with water quality problems due to hypolimnetic anoxia in Central
Ontario Lakes. Water Quality Research Journal of Canada 32: 391-405.
Nürnberg, G.K. 1996a. Trophic state of clear and coloured, soft-and hardwater lakes with special
consideration of nutrients, anoxia, phytoplankton and fish. Lake and Reservoir Management
12: 432-447.
Nürnberg, G.K. 1996b. Comment: Phosphorus budgets and stoichiometry during the open-water
season in two unmanipulated lakes in the Experimental Lakes Area, northwestern Ontario.
Canadian J. Fisheries Aquatic Science 53: 1469-1471.
Nürnberg, G.K. 1995a. Quantifying anoxia in lakes. Limnology and Oceanography 40: 1100-
1111.
Nürnberg, G.K. 1995b. Anoxic factor, a quantitative measure of anoxia and fish species richness
in Central Ontario lakes. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 124: 677-686.
Nürnberg, G.K. 1994. Phosphorus release from anoxic sediments: What we know and how we
can deal with it. Limnetica 10: 1-4.
Nürnberg, G.K. and P.J. Dillon. 1993. Iron budgets in temperate lakes. Canadian J. Fisheries
Aquatic Science 50: 1728-1737.
Nürnberg, G.K. 1991. Phosphorus from internal sources in the Laurentian Great Lakes, and the
concept of threshold external load. J. Great Lakes Research 17: 132-140.
Nürnberg, G.K. 1988a. The prediction of phosphorus release rates from total and reductant-
soluble phosphorus in anoxic lake sediments. Can. J. Fisheries Aquatic Science 45: 453-462.
Nürnberg, G.K. 1988b. A simple model for predicting the date of fall turnover in thermally
stratified lakes. Limnology and Oceanography 33: 1190-1195.
Nürnberg, G.K. 1987a. A comparison of internal phosphorus loads in lakes with anoxic
hypolimnia: laboratory incubations versus hypolimnetic phosphorus accumulation.
Limnology and Oceanography 32: 1160-1164.
Nürnberg, G.K. 1987b. Hypolimnetic withdrawal as a lake restoration technique. American
Society of Civil Engineers, J. Environmental Engineering Division 113: 1006-1017.
Nürnberg, G.K., R. Hartley and Davis, E. 1987. Hypolimnetic withdrawal in two North
American lakes with anoxic phosphorus release from the sediment. Water Research 21: 923-
928.
Nürnberg, G.K., Shaw, M., Dillon, P.J. and McQueen, D. J. 1986. Internal phosphorus load in an
oligotrophic Precambrian Shield lake with an anoxic hypolimnion. - Canadian J. Fisheries
Aquatic Science 43: 574-580.
Nürnberg G.K. 1985. Availability of phosphorus upwelling from iron-rich anoxic hypolimnia.
Archive Hydrobiologia 104: 459-476.
Nürnberg, G.K. and Peters, R.H. 1984a: Biological availability of soluble reactive phosphorus in
anoxic and oxic freshwaters. - Canadian J. Fisheries Aquatic Science 41: 757-765.
Nürnberg, G.K. and Peters, R.H. 1984b: The importance of internal phosphorus load to the
eutrophication of lakes with anoxic hypolimnia. - Verhandlungen Internationalen
Vereinigung Limnologie 22: 190-194.
Nürnberg, G.K. 1984a. The prediction of internal phosphorus load in lakes with anoxic
hypolimnia. - Limnology and Oceanography 29: 111-124.
Nürnberg, G.K. 1984b. Iron and hydrogen sulfide interference in the analysis of SRP in anoxic
waters. - Water Research 20: 369-377.
THESES
Nürnberg, G.K. 1984. The availability of phosphorus from anoxic hypolimnia to epilimnetic
plankton. Ph.D. Thesis, McGill University, Montreal.
Nürnberg, G. 1977. Feinstrukturelle Änderungen der Mitochondrien in Gewebekulturzellen unter
Anoxie und dem Einfluss von Stoffwechsel-Inhibitoren. (Fine structural changes of
mitochondria from tissue culture cells upon anoxia and the influence of metabolic inhibitors.)
M.Sc. Thesis, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
PRESENTED PAPERS, ORGANIZED SESSIONS, MEETINGS
Nürnberg, G.K. and Ansker, J. 2012. Hypolimnetic withdrawal as a possible treatment of internal
load in a natural drinking water reservoir in Stockholm, Sweden - an evaluation. 32nd
NALMS Symposium, Madison, WI, USA.
Nürnberg, G.K. Molot, L.A. and Loh, P.S. 2012. Evidence of internal phosphorus load in Lake
Simcoe. IAGLR Symposium May 2012, Cornwall, Ontario, May 13-17, 2012
Nürnberg, G.K. 2011. The quest for adequate phosphorus measurements in lakes. 31st NALMS
Symposium, Spokane, WA, USA, Oct 26-28, 2011.
Nürnberg, G.K. 2011. Importance of low-level analysis in comparison to sample timing,
handling and other methods to obtain representative phosphorus measurements in lake
water (invited). National Environmental Monitoring Conference, Bellevue, WA, Aug 15-
19, 2011
Nürnberg, G.K. 2011. Assessing internal phosphorus load - Approaches & Problems as applied
to Lake Winnipeg (invited). Annual science workshop of the Lake Winnipeg Research
Council (LWRC), Winnipeg, April 26-27, 2011.
Nürnberg, G.K. 2011. Assessing internal phosphorus load - Approaches & Problems as applied
to Lake Winnipeg (Invited). Annual science workshop of the Lake Winnipeg Research
Council (LWRC), Winnipeg, April 26th and 27th, 2011.
Verdone, L & Nürnberg, G.K. 2011. Determination of the causes of cyanobacteria blooms
through water quality monitoring and assessment of phosphorus and nitrogen inputs from
the watershed and bottom sediments in Desbarats Lake, Johnston Township. Society of
Canadian Limnologists, Toronto, Ontario.
Nürnberg, G.K. 2010. Internal load and sedimentation in phosphorus mass balance models.
International Association for Great Lakes, Toronto, Ontario.
Nürnberg, G.K. and John Milito 2010. Cyanobacteria blooms in Bright Lake, Ironbridge, ON:
How a lake association tries to clean up its lake. Society of Canadian Limnologists,
Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Nürnberg, G.K. 2010. Internal phosphorus load and sedimentation in mass balance models.
Society of Canadian Limnologists, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Nürnberg, G.K. 2009. Calibrating retention models that predict summer phosphorus
concentration in lakes with internal load. 29th NALMS Symposium, Hartford,
Connecticut, USA.
Nürnberg, G.K. 2009. The devil is in the sediments: internal phosphorus loading in lakes.
(Invited) Annis Water Resources Institute, Grand Valley State University, Muskegon, MI
Nürnberg, G.K. 2009. Restoration options in lakes with internal phosphorus load. (Invited) 36th
Aquatic Toxicity Workshop, La Malbaie, Quebec.
Nürnberg, G.K. 2008. Inflow load or concentration: what dictates water quality in a eutrophic
shallow urban reservoir? 28th NALMS Symposium, Lake Louise, Alberta.
Nürnberg, G.K. 2008. A Proposed bluegreen algal bloom indicator: Low-Nitrate-Days (LND).
43rd Canadian Association of Water Quality, Burlington, Ontario.
Nürnberg, G.K. 2008. Consulting and science: how to combine the two in Freshwater Research.
(Invited) University of Toronto, Scarborough Campus
Nürnberg, G.K. 2007. Difficulties in the determination of internal P load. 27th NALMS
Symposium, Orlando, Florida, USA
Nürnberg, G.K. 2007. Assessing internal phosphorus load, problems to be avoided. 30th
Congress of the International Association of Limnology, Montreal, Quebec.
Nürnberg, G.K. 2007. Development of the bluegreen algal bloom indicator: Low-Nitrate-Days
(LND). 30th Congress of the International Association of Limnology, Montreal, Quebec.
Nürnberg, G.K. & K. Wagner. 2007. Advancements in lake management. Session convener for
the 30th Congress of the International Association of Limnology, Montreal, Quebec,
Canada
Nürnberg, G.K. 2007. Experience of hypoxia in lakes. Invited participant of the Baltic Sea 2020
Workshop, Björn Carlson Foundation for the Baltic Sea, Lund, Sweden.
Nürnberg, G.K. 2006. Low-Nitrate-Days (LND), a novel indicator of bluegreen algal blooms in
lakes. 26th NALMS Symposium, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Nürnberg, G.K. 2006. Focus on Fanshawe: A Forum for Local London Environmental Concerns
- Fanshawe Lake Water Quality Study (Invited) The Sierra Club of Canada
Nürnberg, G.K. 2005. How to maximize the benefits of hypolimnetic withdrawal as a lake
restoration technique. 25th NALMS Symposium, Madison, Wisconsin, USA (Invited –
presentation and chair for special session on Hypolimnetic Withdrawal)
Nürnberg, G.K. 2005. Predicting water quality: how does Lake Simcoe compare to other lakes?
(Invited) Lake Simcoe Environmental Management Strategy, ON, Canada
Nürnberg, G.K. 2004. Predicting phosphorus retention in mass balance modeling. (Invited)
University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA
Nürnberg, G.K. 2004. Modeling internal phosphorus load and the expected range of summer
phosphorus concentration in polymictic lakes. 24th NALMS Symposium, Victoria, BC,
Canada
Nürnberg, G.K. 2004. Internal phosphorus loading preventing lake restoration. 29th Congress of
the International Association of Limnology, Lahti, Finland (Invited to workshop: Why is
it so difficult to restore a lake: unsolved questions in lake restoration)
Nürnberg, G.K. 2004. Quantification of internal phosphorus loading and concentration in
shallow lakes. 29th Congress of the International Association of Limnology, Lahti,
Finland
Nürnberg, G.K. 2004. Alum the preferred lake restoration method? (Invited) American Fishery
Society, Ontario Chapter, Dorset, Ontario
Nürnberg, G.K. 2003 and B.D. LaZerte. A bloom of toxic Planktothrix rubescens in a small
urban kettle lake, induced by a lake restoration technique. 23rd NALMS Symposium,
Connecticut, USA.
Nürnberg, G.K. and H. Cyr. 2003 Phosphorus (P) exchange between littoral sediments and
nearshore water. Fourth International Workshop on Phosphorus in Sediments, Carmona,
Spain.
Nürnberg, G.K. and B.D. LaZerte. 2003. A bloom of Planktothrix rubescens in Lake Wilcox,
Ontario, probably induced by a lake restoration technique. 22th annual Conference of the
Society of Canadian Limnologists, Ottawa.
Nürnberg, G.K. and D. Osgood 2002. In-lake restoration: Alum the preferred method? 22nd
NALMS Symposium, Anchorage, Alaska, USA.
Osgood, D. and G.K. Nürnberg 2002. In-lake restoration: Proposed annual alum applications for
Lake Mitchell, South Dakota. 22nd NALMS Symposium, Anchorage, Alaska, USA.
Nürnberg, G.K. 2002. Quantification of oxygen depletion in lakes and reservoirs with the
hypoxic factor. (Invited) Annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and
Oceanography, Victoria, British Columbia.
Nürnberg, G.K. 2001. Hypolimnetic withdrawal: a technique for long-term water quality
improvements in lakes. 21st NALMS Symposium Madison, WI (Invited)
Nürnberg, G.K. and B.D. LaZerte. 2000. Water Quality Modelling. 20th Annual International
Symposium of the North American Lake Management Society, Miami, FL (Invited).
Nürnberg, G.K. and B.D. LaZerte. 2000. Modelling water quality. (Invited) New England
Chapter of NALMS, University of Connecticut, Hartford, CN.
Nürnberg, G.K. and B.D. LaZerte. 2000. Predicting Water Quality. 13th Annual National
Conference, Enhancing the States' Lake Management Programs, Chicago, IL (Invited).
Nürnberg, G.K. 2000. Three Presentations in the Expert Forum on Establishing TMDLs:
Brownlee Reservoir and the Lower Snake River. Boise, ID (Invited).
Nürnberg, G.K. 1999. Anoxic Factor: ein quantitatives Maß der hypolimnischen
Sauerstoffarmut, Theoretical Modeling Conference in Usedom, Germany.
Nürnberg, G.K. 1999. Modelling the effect of development on internal phosphorus loading.
ILEC Lake99 Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Nürnberg, G.K. 1998. Modelling the effect of development on annual phosphorus concentrations
of lakes including those with anoxic hypolimnia. 18th Annual International Symposium
of the North American Lake Management Society, Banff, Alberta. (Chair of sessions:
Effects of development on internal phosphorus loading, and Artificial precipitation of
phosphorus for lake restoration).
Nürnberg, G.K. 1997. A simple model to calculate the phosphorus and suspended solids removal
capacity of stormwater detention ponds. 17th Annual International Symposium of the
North American Lake Management Society, Houston, Texas.
Nürnberg, G.K. 1997. Modeling epilimnetic and annual average phosphorus concentration in
reservoirs with cold water inputs and hypolimnetic withdrawal. 17th Annual International
Symposium of the North American Lake Management Society, Houston, Texas. (Poster).
Nürnberg, G.K. 1997. Removal capacity of phosphorus and suspended solids in stormwater
detention ponds, urban lakes and wetlands. 32st Central Canadian Symposium on Water
Pollution Research, Burlington, Ontario.
Nürnberg, G.K. 1996. Modeling seasonal phosphorus in lakes with sediment phosphorus release.
ASLO'96, Milwaukee, WI. (Session Chair: Sediment derived phosphorus and lake
trophy).
Nürnberg, G.K. 1996. Die Wirkung von Sauerstoff, Farbe, Wasserhärte und Eisen auf den
Phosphorzyclus in Seen. Umweltforschungszentrum Leipzig-Halle, Sektion
Gewässerforschung Magdeburg, Germany (Invited).
Nürnberg, G.K. 1996. Modeling phosphorus in lakes with possible sediment phosphorus release.
Near North Environmental Symposium, Northbay, Ontario (Invited).
Nürnberg, G.K. 1996. Coping with water quality problems due to hypolimnetic anoxia in two
hardwater lakes and the prevention of these problems in softwater lakes. 31st Central
Canadian Symposium on Water Pollution Research, Burlington, Ontario (Invited).
Member of the NALMS 1995 organizing committee, with emphasis on "Program". Guide of an
urban lakes tour offered to NALMS participants ("Toronto Aquatic Cleanup Initiatives
Tour").
Nürnberg, G.K. 1995. Lake trophy revisited: The importance of morphometry, geochemistry and
anoxia. 15th Annual International Symposium of the North American Lake Management
Society, Toronto, Ontario. (Session Chair: Lake restoration: When and why ?).
Nürnberg, G.K. 1995. Modeling phosphorus in lakes with possible sediment phosphorus release,
case studies. 15th Annual International Symposium of the North American Lake
Management Society, Toronto, Ontario.
Nürnberg, G.K. 1995. The anoxic factor, a quantitative measure of anoxia and fish species
richness. The 14th Annual Meeting of the Society of Canadian Limnologists, Ottawa,
Ontario.
Nürnberg, G.K. 1994. The anoxic factor and the number of fish species. 14th Annual
International Symposium of the North American Lake Management Society, Orlando,
Florida.
Nürnberg, G.K. 1993. Where lake restoration has led to insights in basic limnology: The example
of internal phosphorus load. Annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and
Oceanography, Edmonton, Alberta. (Invited)
Nürnberg, G.K. 1993. Phosphorus release from anoxic sediments - what we know and how we
can deal with it. 7th Congress of the Spanish Association of Limnologists, Bilbao, Spain,
June 1993. (Invited Plenary Speaker)
Nürnberg, G.K. 1993. Characteristics of lakes with internal phosphorus load. 13th Annual
International Symposium of the North American Lake Management Society, Seattle,
Washington.
Nürnberg, G.K. 1993. The anoxic factor, a quantitative estimate of hypolimnetic anoxia in
stratified lakes. 12th annual Conference of the Society of Canadian Limnologists. Trent
University, Peterborough, Ontario. (Session Chair: Lake Management)
Nürnberg, G.K. 1992. Application and prediction of the anoxic factor, a quantitative estimate of
hypolimnetic anoxia in stratified lakes. 12th Annual International Symposium of the
North American Lake Management Society, Cincinnati, Ohio. (Recipient of a foreign
speaker travel grant.)
Nürnberg, G.K. 1990. Sediment/Water interactions - Concepts and open questions. 5th
International Symposium, The Interactions between Sediments and Water, Uppsala,
Sweden.
Nürnberg, G.K. and McQueen, D. 1989. Phosphorus from internal sources in lakes. 32nd
Conference on Great Lakes Research, Madison, Wisconsin. (Invited)
Nürnberg, G.K. and Manning, P. G. 1988. The decrease of phosphorus and iron fractions in
anoxic sediments and corresponding water gain during anoxic incubation. Second
International Workshop on Phosphorus in Sediments, Fiskebackskil, Sweden, Sept. 14-
16.
Nürnberg, G.K. 1986. The correlation of anoxic phosphorus release with sediment extractions in
several North American lakes. First International Workshop on Phosphorus in Sediments,
Vienna, Austria, March 23-26.
Nürnberg, G.K. and Shaw, M. 1985. Phosphorus release from anoxic sediments in a Canadian
Shield Lake. 48th annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and
Oceanography, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Nürnberg, G.K. and Peters, R.H. 1984. Biological availability of soluble reactive phosphorus in
freshwaters. Symposium on Phosphorus-Plankton Dynamics in the 27th Conference on
Great Lakes Research, St. Catharines, Ontario. (Invited).
Nürnberg, G.K. and Peters, R.H. 1983. The importance of internal phosphorus load to the
eutrophication of lakes with anoxic hypolimnia. 22nd Congress of the International
Association of Limnology, Lyon, France.
Nürnberg, G.K. and L'Heureux, H. 1982. High hypolimnetic phosphorus concentrations in
anoxic Quebec lakes and the availability to epilimnetic plankton. First annual meeting of
the Society of Canadian Limnologists, Ottawa.
Nürnberg, G.K. 1982. Falsification of current phosphorus budget models for lakes with anoxic
hypolimnia and a proposed computation of internal phosphorus loading. 45th annual
meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Raleigh, North
Carolina.
Kym Keogh Environmental Impact Assessment Biologist
Ministry of Environment Cariboo Region, Williams Lake
250-398-4539 Curriculum Vitae - July 22, 2013
2002 – Present Ministry of Environment; Environmental Impact Assessment Biologist
Provides technical input on Environmental Assessment Act projects by:
Reviewing submissions and providing comments and recommendations under the
federal and/or provincial environmental assessment process.
Designing, planning and implementing environmtal impact assessment projects to
determine the environmental impact of existing or proposed anthropogenic activities by:
Initiating, installing, maintaining, and interpreting data of several regional automated water quality sampling stations to identify watershed impacts as well as monitor ambient conditions.
Project design, data collection and interpretion of water quality data for various programs in the region including FLNRO Ecosystems, BC Timber Sales, and MOE Compliance and Enforcement.
Working with federal agencies to manage water quality stations and data within the Cariboo Region.
Working with FLNRO Fisheries to monitor impacts to white sturgeon in the Middle Fraser River including developing a non-lethal methodology for sampling tissue for metals analysis.
Providing biological/environmental impact assessment support to legislated decision
makers by:
Reviewing and providing comments and recommendations on industrial
developments such as pulp mill effluent, mining discharges, and forestry activities in
relation to environmental impacts focussing mostly on water quality effects.
1998 – 2001 Ministry of Forests; A/Planning Forester
Representative of the Horsefly Watershed Committee which facilitated management discussions between multiple agencies and stakeholders to address issues with forestry, mining, water quality, hydrology, agriculture and fisheries management in the Horsefly River watershed.
Chair of the interagency technical committee providing information and management options on hydrology, water quality, and fisheries concerns to the Horsefly Watershed Committee.
Guided Forestry staff and Industry representatives with development, implementation, and monitoring watershed plans to address hydrology, fisheries, and forestry management.
Represented the Ministry of Forests on a land use planning committees and assisted with developing land use plans through inventories, GIS mapping, and monitoring of the analysis contracts including the Horsefly District Land Use Plan
Created an old growth inventory system for cataloguing old growth areas in the Horsefly District.
Mapped and inventoried archaeological and historical sites in the Horsefly Forest District. 1995 – 1998 Ministry of Forests; Aboriginal Forestry Liaison
Initiated and maintained positive working relationships with local First Nations Communities
Coordinated information exchange about First Nations culture and aboriginal rights as well as the processes of government and forestry activities
Worked with forestry staff and First Nations to ensure efficient processing of permits and plans 1995 Ministry of Natural Resouces
Transportation for fire crew 1993 – 1995Volunteer;
Temagami Paper – writing articles
Peregrine Falcon – banding and release 1992 – 1993 Temagami Recreational Trails; Trails Coordinator Facilitated meetings; coordinated projects for new trails; managed staff 1990 – 1992 Ministry of Natural Resources; Resource Technician Moose Habitat Surveys; Rare & Endangered Plant Community Surveys; Canoe Route Maintenance; Park Development Plans; Fish Surveys; Duck Banding; Land Research for Treaty Negotiations 1986 – 1990 University of Guelph
Graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree; specialized in Wildlife Biology and additional courses in Fisheries Biology
