Wood Buffalo National Park water quality : status and trends from 1989-2006 in three major rivers, Athabasca, Peace and Slave = Qualité de l'eau au parc national du Canada Wood Buffalo : état et tendances...: En84-280/2009E-PDF
"In this report we have presented and interpreted water quality data collected on the Athabasca, Peace, and Slave rivers at the boundaries of Wood Buffalo National Park between August 1989 and December 2006. We have summarized the large amount of water quality data available and provide detailed statistical summaries for the period of record as a reference for further studies and monitoring programs. Patterns in water chemistry among the three watersheds are discussed, including comparisons to upstream source waters. Parameters with national guidelines or site specific objectives for the protection of aquatic life are evaluated for excursions, including metals, major ions, and nutrients. We provide site specific regression analyses for several parameters with suspended sediment concentration as measured by non-filterable residue. We report on the results of statistical temporal trend analyses (seasonal and yearly) conducted for 39 water quality parameters and discuss their relationship to: 1) river discharge, 2) specific time periods, and 3) season. More specific analyses were conducted to examine two issue driven concerns; changes in metal concentration in the Athabasca River, and nutrient concentrations in relation to ecosystem functioning at all stations. Finally, the monitoring program was reviewed for scientific validity, gaps and emerging issues with recommendations provided for ongoing Parks monitoring programs"--Executive summary, page iii.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance Division. Prairie and Northern Office, issuing body. |
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| Title | Wood Buffalo National Park water quality : status and trends from 1989-2006 in three major rivers, Athabasca, Peace and Slave = Qualité de l'eau au parc national du Canada Wood Buffalo : état et tendances de 1989 à 2006 pour les trois principales rivières de la Paix, des Esclaves et Athabasca / Nancy E. Glozier, David B. Donald, Robert W. Crosley and Douglas Halliwell. |
| Variant title | Qualité de l'eau au parc national du Canada Wood Buffalo : état et tendances de 1989 à 2006 pour les trois principales rivières de la Paix, des Esclaves et Athabasca |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | "May/Mai 2009." Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-76). Text in English; includes summaries in English and French. |
| Publishing information | Saskatoon, SK : Prairie and Northern Office, Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance Division = Bureau de la région des Prairies et du Nord, Division de la surveillance et du contrôle de la qualité de l'eau, 2009. |
| Author / Contributor | Glozier, Nancy Elizabeth, 1959- author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (xii, 90 pages) : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour map |
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| Subject terms | Water quality -- Wood Buffalo National Park (Alta. and N.W.T.) -- Measurement. Water quality -- Alberta -- Athabasca River -- Measurement. Water quality -- Peace River (B.C. and Alta.) -- Measurement. Water quality -- Slave River (Alta. and N.W.T.) -- Measurement. Eau -- Qualité -- Parc national Wood Buffalo (Alb. et T.N.-O.) -- Mesure. Eau -- Qualité -- Alberta -- Athabasca, Rivière -- Mesure. Eau -- Qualité -- Paix, Rivière de la (C.-B. et Alb.) -- Mesure. Eau -- Qualité -- Esclaves, Rivière des (Alb. et T.N.-O.) -- Mesure. |
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