Baseline surface water quality in the Petitot River basin and surrounding watersheds : examining potential impacts of shale gas development in the Horn River basin, British Columbia / S. Pappas, D.P. Shaw,...: En84-147/2017E-PDF

"The report is divided into three sections: Part A, Routine Water Quality Monitoring study objectives were to gain a better understanding of water quality conditions in the Petitot River Basin by collecting baseline data using a standard suite of physical-chemical variables and establishing a representative long-term site. Part B, Synoptic Water Quality Monitoring study objectives were to establish patterns of spatial and temporal water chemistry through synoptic water sampling at high and low flow periods and examine potential relationships between unconventional oil and gas (UOG) activity and surface water quality. Part C, Biological Monitoring study objectives were to establish baseline reference conditions based on benthic macroinvertebrate communities and habitat characteristics, and develop a predictive bioassessment model to assess the ecosystem health of streams in the Liard, Fort Nelson, and Petitot River basins exposed to UOG activity"--Executive summary, page v-vi.

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Department/Agency Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Title Baseline surface water quality in the Petitot River basin and surrounding watersheds : examining potential impacts of shale gas development in the Horn River basin, British Columbia / S. Pappas, D.P. Shaw, L. Shrimpton, S. Strachan, K. Trainor, and A. Yeow.
Variant title Examining potential impacts of shale gas development in the Horn River basin, British Columbia
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Qualité de référence des eaux de surface dans le bassin de la rivière Petitot et les bassins hydrographiques environnants : examen des impacts potentiels de l'exploitation du gaz de schiste dans le bassin de la rivière Horn en Colombie-Britannique.
Includes bibliographical references.
Part A - Routine freshwater quality monitoring -- Part B - Synoptic water quality monitoring -- Part C - Biological water quality monitoring.
Publishing information Gatineau, QC : Environment and Climate Change Canada = Environnement et changement climatique Canada, [2019]
©2019
Author / Contributor Pappas, S., author.
Shaw, D. P., author.
Shrimpton, L., author.
Strachan, S., author.
Trainor, K., author.
Yeow, A., author.
Description 1 online resource (xii, 92 pages) : maps, graphs, photographs
ISBN 9780660241586
Catalogue number
  • En84-147/2017E-PDF
Subject terms Water quality
Gas industry
Watersheds
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