Environment and Climate Change Canada

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    Great Lakes Fish Contaminants Monitoring and Surveillance Data

    The Fish Contaminants Monitoring Program (FCMP) was initiated in 1976. The objective is to collect a variety of biological samples in freshwater environments for the purpose of determining ecosystem contaminant levels. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) collects biological samples from...
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    Environment and Climate Change Canada
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    Freshwater Inventory and Surveillance of Mercury: Sediment Quality Data

    Sediment quality data for 20 lakes across Canada. Parameters include total mercury, methylmercury, sulfate, inorganic and organic carbon, nitrogen, and total recoverable metals. Bottom sediment samples were collected from one to three locations on each lake, following nationally standardized...
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    Environment and Climate Change Canada
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    Freshwater Inventory and Surveillance of Mercury: Water Quality Data

    Annual freshwater quality monitoring data for 20 lakes across Canada. Parameters include total mercury, methylmercury, pH, alkalinity, specific conductance, colour, chlorophyll, nutrients, ions, dissolved inorganic and organic carbon, and total metals. In most years surface samples were collected...
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    Environment and Climate Change Canada
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    Freshwater Inventory and Surveillance of Mercury: Fish Biological and Chemical Data

    Annual fish monitoring data for 20 lakes across Canada. Collection season was standardized to provide temporal comparability within each lake. In most lakes, fishing occurred in the fall. Predator fish were limited to trout, pike or walleye, to facilitate spatial comparisons. Ten to twenty top...
    Organization:
    Environment and Climate Change Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • HTML
    • CSV
    • TXT