Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : phosphorus loading to Lake Erie.: En4-144/92-2023E-PDF
"Phosphorus is a plant nutrient that is essential in freshwater systems. However, when phosphorus levels are too high, or too low, they can have harmful impacts on the health of a lake. High phosphorus levels in Lake Erie are leading to degraded water quality, algal blooms and zones of low oxygen which negatively impact aquatic life. In the absence of human development, natural background levels of phosphorus are relatively low. This indicator provides information about the amount of phosphorus reaching Lake Erie, known as phosphorus loading, mainly due to human activity"--Page 5.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada, issuing body. |
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| Title | Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : phosphorus loading to Lake Erie. |
| Variant title | Phosphorus loading to Lake Erie |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Earlier edition | Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : 2021 |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Indicateurs canadiens de durabilité de l'environnement : charge en phosphore dans le lac Érié. "Project code: EC23015" Includes bibliographical references (pages 11-12). |
| Publishing information | Gatineau QC : Environment and Climate Change Canada = Environnement et changement climatique Canada, December 2023. ©2023 |
| Description | 1 online resource (15 pages) : colour illustrations, colour map |
| ISBN | 9780660684765 |
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| Subject terms | Phosphorus -- Environmental aspects -- Erie, Lake. Water -- Phosphorus content -- Erie, Lake. Environmental indicators -- Canada. |
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