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Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators: Freshwater Quality Indicator: Data Sources and Methods

Abstract

This report presents details on the data sources and methods underlying the freshwater quality indicator as it was reported in the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators 2005 (16-251-XWE). The national freshwater quality indicator provides an overall measure of the suitability of water bodies to support aquatic life in selected monitoring sites in Canada.

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