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EFFECTS MONITORING STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMS FOR CANADA'S AST COAST.
Author: Effects Monitoring Strategies and Programs for Canada's East Coast
Author: Alan BirdsallPublisher:
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Category : Environmental monitoring
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Environmental effects monitoring strategies and programs have been conducted in conjunction with a number of offshore hydrocarbon developments in the Gulf of Mexico and the North Sea during the past decade. The recent success of exploratory drilling programs off the east coast of Canada has provided impetus for the development of environmental effects monitoring strategies and programs that consider both the environmental conditions that exist in this region and the experience gained from past monitoring efforts in other parts of the world.
Effects Monitoring Strategies and Programs for Canada's East Coast
Author: Effects Monitoring Strategies and Programs for Canadats East Coast
Author: A. BirdsallPulp and Paper Environmental Effects Monitoring Technical Guidance Document
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Languages : en
Pages : 82
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In Canada, pulp & paper mills in Canada are required to conduct environmental effects monitoring (EEM) under the federal Fisheries Act in order to determine any environmental concerns related to fish, fish habitat, or utilization of the fisheries resource. At some mill sites, fish & benthic invertebrate community monitoring studies may not be appropriate due to such factors as hazardous conditions or the presence of confounding substances. This chapter provides details on two alternative monitoring methods: the use of artificial stream systems or mesocosms, and the use of caged bivalves. Topics covered include the applicability of these methods within EEM programs, the characteristics of the technology involved, site selection, species selection, data assessment & interpretation, variables to be measured, and reporting.
Sampling Strategies for Environmental Effects Monitoring
Author: Richard B. LowellCanadiana
Author: Environmental Effects Monitoring for Exploration Drilling
Author: Robert A. BuchananPublisher: [Calgary] : Environmental Studies Research Funds
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Category : Environmental monitoring
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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The main goal of this study was to develop a strategy for monitoring environmental effects at a single exploratory offshore well on the east coast. Work carried out in the study consisted of consultations with scientists, regulators, & stakeholders; reviews of regulatory regimes; toxicity results relevant to exploratory activities; and development of a decision tree for determining when & how to conduct environmental effects monitoring (EEM). The study report first presents background on potential issues related to the environmental impacts of exploratory drilling, the characteristics of typical exploratory drill rigs & drilling muds, the regulatory regime in Canada & elsewhere, and the biological & other effects of drilling. It then summarizes EEM programs & their results for exploratory wells on the Scotian Shelf & Grand Banks; outlines EEM issues of concern for the Newfoundland & Nova Scotia offshore, and discusses issue similarities & differences between the two areas; and draws brief conclusions on the application of production EEM experience to exploratory drilling EEM. Finally, an EEM decision process based on three scenarios appropriate to the east coast is presented, along with recommended study designs to address the scenarios.
Considerations in the Design of Effects Monitoring Strategies
Author: David John ThomasPublisher:
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Category : Environmental impact analysis
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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The object of this study is to develop and describe a systematic framework within which programs to monitor environmental effects of industrial activity in the Beaufort Sea area, can be designed to produce sound and relevant results of greater long term value.
The Canadian Wildlife Service LRTAP Biomonitoring Program
Author: Donald Keith McNicolPublisher:
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Category : Acid deposition
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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"Acid rain poses a serious threat to wildlife that rely on aquatic ecosystems in eastern Canada, including many birds, mammals and amphibians. Studies conducted by the Canadian WiIdlife Service (CWS) since 1980 have shown that aquatic birds are adversely affected by acidity through a variety of ecological and ecotoxological processes that occur at lower trophic levels, but which may ultimately cause reproductive impairment and/or shifts in habitat selection or diet. The CWS LRTAP Biomonitoring Program was established in 1987 to verify the rate, nature and extent of biological recovery of aquatic ecosystems in eastern Canada following the implementation of acid rain control programs in Canada and the United States"--Abstract.