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The St. Lawrence Centre (SLC) is the only federal research and development centre devoted entirely to the river ecosystem. Our specialists are involved in a multitude of studies and research programs aimed at better understanding how the ecosystems of the St. Lawrence River function and at keeping this knowledge up to date.

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The St. Lawrence River and Wastewater Treatment

Drug Cocktail in St. Lawrence Damaging to Aquatic Organisms

Harvesting Shellfish from the St. Lawrence River New Additions

Potential Swimming Sites in the St. Lawrence River New Additions

Managing Ballast Water to Reduce the Risk of Invasion by Nonindigenous Species New Additions

Environmental Synthesis: Impacts of Fluctuating Water Levels in the St. Lawrence

The Deep Waters of the St. Lawrence Lack Oxygen

Multi-criteria Analysis for Selecting the Right Modelling Tool

Do You Know the Drainage Basins of Canada? New Additions

Quality of Fresh Water in Canada


Projects

Monitoring Water Quality New Additions

Influence of Parasitism on the Successful Establishment of Alien Species: Case of the Round Goby


Publications

Water Availability Issues for the St. Lawrence River: An Environmental Synthesis

What's New at the Documentation Centre?

Press Review

Fact sheets in the State of the St. Lawrence Monitoring Program

Fact Sheets on the State of the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Ecosystem

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Wanted: Chinese Mitten Crabs
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St. Lawrence Info – Presence of the Chinese MItten Crab in the St. Lawrence River [More...]

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News Release

September 24, 2007
Government of Canada Takes Action to Combat Dumping of Raw Sewage and Upgrade Sewage Treatment

September 18, 2007
Duck Mortality in Lake Saint-Pierre

August 16, 2007
Canada and Ontario Announce Agreement to Improve and Protect the Great Lakes

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Did You Know that...


... to date, at least an estimated 163 nonindigenous aquatic species have been introduced into the Great Lakes over the last 200 years? Of these, 85 have already been sighted in the St. Lawrence River. [More...]

... the first mention of Zebra Mussels in Great Lakes waters goes back to 1985? In Quebec, they were first observed in 1989 and their distribution is currently limited to the St. Lawrence River as far as the Montmagny islands and the Richelieu River. [More...]

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