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Home :   Our Work :   Water :   Water Quality

Water Quality

CCME's Water Quality Task Group (WQTG) is mandated to undertake technical work on CCME water quality initiatives, including:

  • developing water quality guidelines for the protection of aquatic life;
  • developing water quality guidelines for the protection of agricultural water uses; 
  •  developing sediment guidelines for the protection of aquatic life;
  • developing tissue residue guidelines for the protection of wildlife consumers of aquatic biota; and,
  • examining other water quality issues as required.



Documents
Protocols Manual for Water Quality Sampling in Canada
January 2012 (2669 KB) (pdf)


Development of Ecoregion Based Phosphorus Guidelines for Canada: Ontario as a Case Study

December 2006 (5729 KB) (pdf)


A Canada-wide Framework for Water Quality Monitoring
July 2006 (123 KB) (pdf)


Developing Biocriteria as a Water Quality Assessment Tool in Canada: Scoping Assessment

Report prepared by Golder Associates Limited - March 2006 (393 KB) (pdf)




 

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