| Resource Name |
Developing biocriteria as a water quality assessment tool in Canada: scoping assessment. |
| Unique File Number |
19 |
| Information Type |
Applied Research |
| Surface Water |
A |
| Aquatic Ecosystem |
A |
| Groundwater |
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| Groundwater & Surface Water |
A |
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| Information Subtype |
monitoring |
| Organization |
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) |
| Resource Name |
CCME. 2006. Developing biocriteria as a water quality assessment tool in Canada: scoping assessment. CCME PN 1350. |
| Resource Purpose |
"This report was commissioned by CCME to provide a review of the available information regarding biocriteria currently used in Canadian and international jurisdictions, and to evaluate the potential of using biocriteria as a line of evidence − in addition to water and sediment chemistry and toxicology − for assessing the ecological integrity of Canadian surface waters." |
| Type of Information |
report |
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| Program Status |
complete |
| NE Coverage |
national |
| Drinking Water |
Y |
| Ecosystem |
Y |
| Fish |
Y |
| Groundwater |
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| Public Safety |
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| SW Quality |
Y |
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| Link |
http://www.ccme.ca/assets/pdf/biocriteria_report_e_web_1.0.pdf |
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