Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : releases of harmful substances to water.: En4-144/81-2017E-PDF
"The release of some substances to the environment can harm human health, wildlife and biological diversity. For example, toxic metals released to water can enter the food web and accumulate in the tissues of living organisms. Exposure to these substances, even in small amounts, can be hazardous to both humans and wildlife. These indicators track human-related releases to water of mercury, lead and cadmium"--Releases of harmful substances to water indicator, p. 5.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada. |
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| Title | Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : releases of harmful substances to water. |
| Variant title | Releases of harmful substances to water |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Later edition | Canadian environmental sustainability indicators |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | "October 2017." Title from cover. Issued also in French under title: Indicateurs canadiens de durabilité de l'environnement : rejets de substances nocives dans l’eau. Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | Gatineau, QC : Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2017. |
| Description | 27 p. : graphs |
| ISBN | 978-0-660-23526-4 |
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| Subject terms | Environmental indicators Water quality Metals |
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