Great Lakes Sediment Monitoring and Surveillance Data

Sediment quality data from the Great Lakes collected to determine baseline status, long term trends and spatial distributions, the effectiveness of management actions, determine compliance with sediment quality objectives and identify emerging issues are included in this dataset.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 19:35 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 19:35 (UTC)
contact_email open-overt@tbs-sct.gc.ca
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title_fr Données de surveillance et de monitoring des sédiments dans les Grands Lacs
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