00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.845986 CaOODSP 20241203113640 cr ||||||||||| 171024s2011 oncab||fo f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn-on En83-9/11-076E-PDF Milani, D. W. Benthic conditions in the Nipigon Bay area of concern in 2009 and comparison to 2003 [electronic resource] / Danielle Milani and Lee Grapentine. Burlington, Ontario : Environment Canada, Water Science and Technology Directorate, 2011. ix, 72 p. : ill., maps WSTD contribution no. 11-076 "July 2011". Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. Includes bibliographic references. "To evaluate whether benthic conditions in Nipigon Bay continue to improve over time, sediment contaminant concentrations, sediment toxicity, and benthic invertebrate communities were assessed in 2009. Conditions were examined to assess the spatial differences between contaminated and reference sediments, and the temporal differences between conditions afier 2003, when a similar study was conducted. The Nipigon data were applied to the decision-making framework developed under the Canada-Ontario Agreement to determine if sediments pose an environmental risk"--Exec. summary, p. i. Includes summary in French. gccst Water quality gccst Sediments gccst Hydrology Grapentine, Lee C. (Lee Curtis), 1961- Canada. Environment Canada. Canada. Water Science and Technology Directorate. WSTD contribution ; no. 11-076 (CaOODSP)9.845900 PDF 3.50 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/eccc/En83-9-11-076-eng.pdf