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| Centre for Offshore Oil and Gas Environmental Research (COOGER) | Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
Review Fisheries and Oceans Canada's nation-wide research into the environmental and oceanographic impacts of offshore petroleum exploration, production and transportation.
| Agricultural Best Management Practices | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
Learn about impacts of agriculture on water quality and erosion and find out about proper farm management practices.
| Binational Remedial Action Plans (RAPS) | Environment Canada |
Remedial Action Plans are being developed and implemented to restore ecological integrity to degraded areas within the Great Lakes basin.
| Bioremediation - Video | Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
Find out how a bioremediation strategy based on nutrient enrichment was used to clean up over 100 kilometres of oil-contaminated shoreline (text and video).
| Canadian Sediment Quality Guidelines | Environment Canada |
These guidelines set limits for chemicals in freshwater and marine (including estuarine) sediments, and are used for the protection of aquatic life.
| Clean Water | Environment Canada |
The Environmental Technology Centre responds to pollution emergencies such as oil and chemical spills, cleans up hazardous waste and performs technical research and development to support these and other activities.
| Clean Water - Life Depends on It | Environment Canada |
Explains water quality, pollution and how it affects aquatic ecosystems and human health. Also describes actions being taken and choices we can make.
| Endocrine Disrupting Substances in the Environment | Environment Canada |
Learn about endocrine systems, which coordinate and regulate internal communication among cells. Discover the cause and effects of disruptions to these systems.
| Health of Our Water Towards Sustainable Agriculture in Canada | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
Review this report on water quality and management for an overview of the relationship between agricultural practices, water quality, water quantity, and ecology.
| Hibernia Drill Wastes | Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
Discover how researchers are determining the potential environmental damage caused by offshore oil drilling (text and video).
| Marine Debris in Canada | Environment Canada |
Information on the effects of marine debris in Canada and what we can do to help fight this problem.
| National Environmental Effects Monitoring Office Water Quality Monitoring Branch | Environment Canada |
Explore the many scientific methods used by this organization to monitor the effects of metal mining and pulp and paper effluent on aquatic ecosystems. Includes citations of recent scientific publications.
| Transportation and the Environment | Transport Canada |
Get an authoritative overview of the relationship between transportation and the environment, including information about emissions, land and water quality, air quality, efficiency programs and environmental monitoring.
| Water - How Good Is It? | Environment Canada |
Information on how to measure the quality of water, discussion on pollutants in water and studies of different water sources.
| Water Quality in Ontario Region - Reports / Data Summaries | Environment Canada |
Links to information on the water quality of the Great Lakes, including monitoring and statistics.
| Water Talk | Health Canada |
Learn what you need to know about water quality with these fact sheets about water treatment devices, the safety of water in the great outdoors, giardia and cryptosporidium, algae and more.
