Sediment contaminant concentrations from disposal at sea sites at Point Grey and Sand Heads and inside and outside southern resident killer whale critical habitat, British Columbia in 2019 / Tanya M. Brown,...: Fs97-13/1346E-PDF

"The measurement of contaminants of concern in marine sediments in British Columbia (BC) helps to inform the administration of Disposal at Sea (DAS) by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) in accordance with the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) and helps ECCC and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to protect the habitat of the endangered Southern Resident killer whales (SRKW) and their primary prey Chinook salmon under the terms of the Species at Risk Act (SARA). Surficial sediment samples (n = 24) were collected by ECCC and DFO from two Disposal at Sea sites (Point Grey and Sand Heads) and at sites located both inside and outside SRKW Critical Habitat. Samples were analyzed for 13 contaminant classes Results reveal lower concentrations of PCBs, PBDEs, PCDDs, PCDFs, DDT, Alkylphenols, and metals inside Critical Habitat compared to outside Critical Habitat ..."--Abstract, page viii.

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Department/Agency Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Pacific Region, issuing body.
Title Sediment contaminant concentrations from disposal at sea sites at Point Grey and Sand Heads and inside and outside southern resident killer whale critical habitat, British Columbia in 2019 / Tanya M. Brown, Stephanie Holbert, Carys Gallilee, Katerina Colbourne.
Series title Canadian data report of fisheries and aquatic sciences, 1488-5395 ; 1346
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) The copy has been replaced on March 14, 2022 as requested by the issuing department.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 10-11).
Includes abstracts in English and French.
Publishing information West Vancouver, B.C., Canada : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Science Enterprise Centre, Pacific Region, 2022.
©2022
Author / Contributor Brown, Tanya M., author.
Description 1 online resource (ix, 100 pages) : illustrations (some colour), colour maps.
ISBN 9780660406190
Catalogue number
  • Fs97-13/1346E-PDF
Subject terms Marine sediments -- Sampling -- British Columbia -- Pacific Coast.
Contaminated sediments -- British Columbia -- Pacific Coast -- Analysis.
Marine sediments -- British Columbia -- Pacific Coast -- Analysis.
Killer whale -- Habitat -- British Columbia -- Pacific Coast.
Sédiments marins -- Échantillonnage -- Colombie-Britannique -- Pacifique, Côte du.
Sédiments contaminés -- Colombie-Britannique -- Pacifique, Côte du -- Analyse.
Sédiments marins -- Colombie-Britannique -- Pacifique, Côte du -- Analyse.
Orque -- Habitat -- Colombie-Britannique -- Pacifique, Côte du.
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