Technical Guidance for EEM Studies  

Environment and Climate Change Canada develops technical guidance for environmental effects monitoring (EEM) studies to assist regulated facilities in conducting EEM studies. This guidance includes methodologies on how to carry out EEM studies and have been developed for metal and diamond mines and pulp and paper mills.

The 2012 Metal Mining Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM) Technical Guidance Document

For the EEM requirements on metal and diamond mines, please refer to the Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations.

The 2010 Pulp and Paper Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM) Technical Guidance Document

For the EEM requirements on pulp and paper mills, please refer to the Pulp and Paper Effluent Regulations. A set of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers has been developed to provide further clarity to mills.

Additional Guidance

Sublethal Toxicity

• Toxicity test methods and supporting documents
• Revised procedures for adjusting salinity of effluent samples for marine sublethal toxicity testing conducted under EEM 
• Sublethal Toxicity Test Checklists

Other Topics

• Revised Guidance for Sample Sorting and Subsampling Protocols for Environmental Effects Monitoring Benthic Invertebrate Community Surveys
• How to Conduct Effluent Plume Delineation
• Criteria and Guidance for Pronounced Eutrophication
• Forest Products Association of Canada: Best Management Practices Guide