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 "snippet": "Summary of provincial and federal benthic data across Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, used to assess stress on nearshore waters.",
 "description": "<div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><p><span>This data was integrated into the Overall Assessment of the State of Nearshore Waters. The general health of an ecosystem may be reflected in the benthic invertebrate community, as composition can vary from habitat conditions and human stressors. Contaminants in benthic communities can bioaccumulate or biomagnify in the food chain and become a source of contamination to other aquatic life and to humans. The benthic community is assessed through statistical analysis of survey sites using total benthos, taxon richness and <\/span><span>evenness<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p><p><span>Source data is from two monitoring programs:<\/span><\/p><p><span>Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) Great Lakes Index Stations (2006, 2009, 2012) Network and Environment and Climate Change Canada's (ECCC) Great Lakes Action Plan Area of Concern and Reference Sites (2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014).<\/span><\/p><p><span>Low Stress: benthic community<\/span><span> condition<\/span><span> is functional; Moderate Stress: benthic community<\/span><span> condition<\/span><span> is degraded but functional; High Stress: benthic community <\/span><span>condition <\/span><span>is degraded and not functional<\/span><\/p><p><span /><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>",
 "summary": "Summary of provincial and federal benthic data across Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, used to assess stress on nearshore waters.",
 "title": "LO_ContaminantsWaterSediment_Benthic_Community",
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  "Lake Ontario",
  "Niagara River",
  "St. Lawrence River",
  "Nearshore Framework",
  "cumulative stress",
  "contaminants in water & sediment",
  "benthic community"
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 "accessInformation": "Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) - Strategic Policy Branch - RDGO\nEnvironment and Climate Change Canada Great Lakes Action Plan Area of Concern and Reference Sites\nOntario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks Great Lakes Index Stations Network",
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