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snippet: Great Lakes Nearshore Index Stations in Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River, summarized by the number of exceedances of contaminants with published guidelines, for purposes of assing stress on nearshore waters.
summary: Great Lakes Nearshore Index Stations in Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River, summarized by the number of exceedances of contaminants with published guidelines, for purposes of assing stress on nearshore waters.
extent: [[-79.8374287046395,43.1580782685292],[-76.8116899995172,44.0286754830856]]
accessInformation: Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) - Strategic Policy Branch - RDGO Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks Great Lakes Nearshore Index Station Network: https://data.ontario.ca/dataset/water-chemistry-great-lakes-nearshore-areas
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description: <div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><p><span><span>This data was derived as part of the Overall Assessment of the State of Nearshore Waters. Contaminants in water can have acute and chronic impacts on aquatic organisms that depend on water for some part of their life cycle. </span></span></p><p><span>The number of exceedances of contaminants with published Provincial Water Quality Objectives or Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life has been summarized for each station. Data used is from 200</span><span>6</span><span>, 20</span><span>09</span><span>, </span><span>2012 </span><span>(most recent sampling years).</span></p><p><span><span>The Index Station locations are from the Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks Great Lakes Nearshore Index Station Network.</span></span></p><p style='font-size:16ptmargin:7 0 7 0;'><span><span>Low Stress: 0 exceedances; Moderate Stress: 1 - 2 exceedances; High Stress: &gt;2 exceedances</span></span></p><p><span><span /></span></p><p><span /></p><p><span /></p></div></div></div>
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title: LO_ContaminantsWaterSediment_Water_Quality
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tags: ["Lake Ontario","St. Lawrence River","Nearshore Framework","cumulative stress","contaminants in water & sediment","water quality"]
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name: LO_ContaminantsWaterSediment_Water_Quality
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spatialReference: NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_17N