Canada's freshwater quality in a global context – Water quality rankings of selected industrialized countries according to the 2010 Environmental Performance Index

Canada's freshwater quality in a global context – Water quality rankings of selected industrialized countries according to the 2010 Environmental Performance Index The Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program provides data and information to track Canada's performance on key environmental sustainability issues. The water quality indicators measure water conditions for various locations across Canada. It combines measurements of a wide range of substances found in water samples. The indicator focuses on how suitable the water is for plants and animals; aquatic life is present in all water bodies, is sensitive to pollution, and reflects the overall health of aquatic ecosystems. Information is provided to Canadians in a number of formats including: static and interactive maps, charts and graphs, HTML and CSV data tables and downloadable reports. See the supplementary documentation for data sources and details on how those data were collected and how the indicator was calculated. Supplemental Information Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators - Home page: https://www.canada.ca/environmental-indicators 2019-11-21 Environment and Climate Change Canada open-ouvert@tbs-sct.gc.ca Nature and EnvironmentSociety and Cultureenvironmental indicatorenvironmental indicatorswaterinternationalwater qualityfreshwater qualitywater pollutionaquatic lifeEnvironmental Performance IndexEnvironmental indicatorsWater quality Data table – English (CSV; 220 B)CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/migration/main/indicateurs-indicators/12e5b561-d13e-42a3-8be7-0b8b431a109f/wq_chart3_epi_en.csv Data table – French (CSV; 214 B)CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/migration/main/indicateurs-indicators/12e5b561-d13e-42a3-8be7-0b8b431a109f/wq_chart3_epi_fr.csv Data sources and methods – EnglishHTML https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental-indicators/freshwater-quality-global-context/indicator.html Data sources and methods – FrenchHTML https://www.canada.ca/fr/environnement-changement-climatique/services/indicateurs-environnementaux/qualite-eau-douce-contexte-mondial/indicateur.html Canada's freshwater quality in a global context – EnglishHTML https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental-indicators/freshwater-quality-global-context.html Canada's freshwater quality in a global context – FrenchHTML https://www.canada.ca/fr/environnement-changement-climatique/services/indicateurs-environnementaux/qualite-eau-douce-contexte-mondial.html

The Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program provides data and information to track Canada's performance on key environmental sustainability issues. The water quality indicators measure water conditions for various locations across Canada. It combines measurements of a wide range of substances found in water samples. The indicator focuses on how suitable the water is for plants and animals; aquatic life is present in all water bodies, is sensitive to pollution, and reflects the overall health of aquatic ecosystems. Information is provided to Canadians in a number of formats including: static and interactive maps, charts and graphs, HTML and CSV data tables and downloadable reports. See the supplementary documentation for data sources and details on how those data were collected and how the indicator was calculated.

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Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators - Home page:

https://www.canada.ca/environmental-indicators

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