Nutrients and Their Impact on the Canadian Environment (Environment Canada, 2001)
This comprehensive federal assessment examines nitrogen and phosphorus sources, pathways, and environmental impacts across Canadian air, water, and soil ecosystems, concluding that anthropogenic nutrient loading has caused demonstrable ecological and human health problems including eutrophication, water contamination, and atmospheric pollution.
- Date
- 2001
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- Environment Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Health Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Government of Canada, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development
- Locations
- Canada, Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Lake Erie, Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, Halifax Harbour, Lake Winnipeg, Fraser River, United States
- Parameters
- nitrogen, phosphorus, nutrient loading, eutrophication, water quality, nitrate, ammonia, nitrogen oxides, nitrous oxide, acid rain, urban smog, agricultural runoff, municipal wastewater, industrial discharges, aquaculture, fish kills, algal blooms, ground water contamination, atmospheric deposition, greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity, aquatic vegetation, drinking water guidelines, soil acidification
- Pages
- 247
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