Water quality of the Richelieu and Yamaska rivers : contamination by toxic substances / [prepared by Denis Laliberté].: En153-114/8-2009E-PDF

"The watershed regions of the Richelieu and Yamaska rivers are home to a number of industries specialized in agri-food, chemicals, metals pro-cessing, plastics and textiles. These past or current industrial activities are likely to result in the release of toxic substances into the environment , including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocar-bons (PAHs), polychlorinated dioxins and furans (PCDD/Fs), all of which are present in the waters of the Richelieu and Yamaska rivers"p. 1.

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Publication information
Department/Agency St. Lawrence Centre.
Title Water quality of the Richelieu and Yamaska rivers : contamination by toxic substances / [prepared by Denis Laliberté].
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment Canada].
Publishing information [S.l.] : Minister of the Environment, c2009.
Author / Contributor Laliberté, Denis.
Description [6] p. : map, photos, charts.
Catalogue number
  • En153-114/8-2009E-PDF
Subject terms Rivers
Water quality
Toxic substances
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