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Fundy's watery wastes? : pollution in the Bay of Fundy / [written and produced by J.A. Percy].: En13-8/8-1996E-PDF

"Peter Wells has concluded that "the environmental quality of the Bay of Fundy has been compromised due to widespread chemical contamination of waters, sediments and biota". However, we presently have "relatively little understanding or monitoring of the biota's response to such contamination". In other words, the toxic chemicals are there, but we don't really know what effects, if any, they are having on the animals and plants. This is disturbing, given the great economic importance of the Bay's living resources, and the fact that we ourselves consume large quantities of them. We must continue studying the effects of the many contaminants that are present in the marine environment in order to find out which ones threaten us and the ecosystem. We must also identify the main sources of these toxic contaminants and take steps to reduce or eliminate their discharge into the sea."--p. 6.

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Publication information
Department/Agency
  • Canada. Environment Canada.
  • Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
  • Clean Annapolis River Project.
  • Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Project.
  • Acadia Centre for Estuarine Research.
  • Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment.
TitleFundy's watery wastes? : pollution in the Bay of Fundy / [written and produced by J.A. Percy].
Series title
  • Fundy issues ; issue #8
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Caption title.
  • "Autumn 1996."
  • "The Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Project is supported by Environment Canada, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Acadia Centre for Estuarine Research."
  • "This publication is financially supported by the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment."
  • Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]
  • Includes bibliographical references: p. 6.
Publishing information
  • Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia : The Clean Annapolis River Project : The Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Project, 1996.
Author / Contributor
  • Percy, J. A. (Jonathan Arthur), 1943-
Description6 p : ill.
Catalogue number
  • En13-8/8-1996E-PDF
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