Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : phosphorus levels in the offshore waters of the Great Lakes.: En4-144/46-2017E-PDF
“This indicator reports total phosphorus levels in the offshore waters of the 4 Canadian Great Lakes. The indicator assumes water in the Great Lakes would never be above phosphorus water quality objectives in the absence of human development. It provides information on how human activity contributes to phosphorus levels in lakes. A lake's phosphorus status is determined by comparing spring total phosphorus levels to its water quality objectives and the health of the lake's food web. Failure to meet a water quality objective for phosphorus suggests a greater risk to the health of the lake ecosystems"--What does the indicator measure, p. 7.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada. |
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| Title | Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : phosphorus levels in the offshore waters of the Great Lakes. |
| Variant title | Phosphorus levels in the offshore waters of the Great Lakes |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Later edition | Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : |
| Earlier edition | Data sources and methods for the phosphorus levels in the Great Lakes indicator |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Indicateurs canadiens de durabilité de l'environnement : concentrations de phosphore dans les eaux au large des côtes des Grands Lacs. "May 2017." Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | Gatineau, QC : Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2017. |
| Description | 12 p, : col. map |
| ISBN | 978-0-660-07226-5 |
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| Subject terms | Lakes Pollutants Environmental indicators |
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