Lake Water Quality - Cape Breton Highlands

What? Water samples are collected in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in various freshwater lakes and streams. When? Water samples are taken in select park lakes biannually (ie. spring and fall) and in select park streams annually (during fall season). How? Water samples are collected by hand in identified park waters and sent into Environment Canada for analysis of identified parameters. Why? Water quality is a globally accepted and widely used measure for assessing the condition of freshwater ecosystems and has a pivotal effect on the integrity of aquatic ecosystems. The physical and chemical characteristics of water have a strong influence on aquatic biota and freshwater system processes. Additionally, many of the primary stressors to freshwater processes (ie. acidification, eutrophication, deforestation) are reflected in changes to water quality. Changes in water quality may provide an early warning of environmental stress to aquatic ecosystems.

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Dernière modification janvier 16, 2026, 21:06 (TU)
Créé le janvier 16, 2026, 21:06 (TU)
contains_pii non
criticality_level Faible
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fair_openness Level 2 - Machine-readable
geographic_scope Canada
sensitivity_level Faible
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source_url https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/0938086c-fc6f-49c5-be1b-458e67cb6450
subject nature_and_environment
update_frequency P1Y
year_most_recent 2024-12-09 17:03:38.306000
year_start 2018-07-26 18:00:42.614000