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Macrophyte Community Dynamics in Lake Simcoe’s Fringe Wetlands: Potential use as Biological Indicators of Water Quality
(2016)
Indices have been developed using macrophytes and water quality parameters to detect
the impact of anthropogenic disturbance on coastal wetlands of the Great Lakes, but such an index
does not currently exist for Lake ...
Testing British Columbia's water quality guidelines as a mixture of four important contaminants, hardness, exposure time, and species effects
(2014-12-19)
Provincial water quality guidelines are established in order to prevent detrimental effects
of a single toxicant from affecting the health of resident aquatic life. However, the
elevation of pollutants in freshwater can ...
Zooplankton community dynamics in the Trent Seven Waterway along Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching
(2017)
The Trent Severn Waterway (TSW) is a 386km channel that connects Lake Ontario to Georgian Bay. There is a lack of information on the water quality in the nearshore region of the TSW specifically in regards to the planktonic ...
Water quality and toxicity investigations of two pit lakes at the former Steep Rock iron mines, near Atikokan, Ontario / by Andrea R. Goold.
(2008)
Caland and Hogarth Pit Lakes formed after cessation of mining and
dewatering efforts of open-pit iron mines, near Atikokan, Ontario. They were
assessed for w ater quality changes since monitoring began in 1998. ...
Studies on water quality of aquaculture farms with an emphasis on Flavobacterium psychrophilum and UV treatment
(2016)
Flavobacterium psychrophilum, the causative agent of Coldwater Disease, affects salmonid fish in aquaculture operations worldwide and causes skin lesions which if left untreated results in spinal deformities, spiral swimming ...
The effect of cottage development on aquatic macroinvertebrate communities and water quality in central Ontario lakes
(2023)
In Canada, over 3 million freshwater lakes provide a wide range of ecological, financial,
aesthetic, and public health services for their citizens, communities, and tourists. This is
especially true for regions like ...
Addressing Indigenous community concerns of lake health by assessing water quality in Constance Lake, ON and biomarker responses in freshwater mussels, Pyganodon grandis and Lampsilis siliquoidea
(2023)
Constance Lake First Nation has had concerns regarding the health of a culturally
significant lake, Constance Lake, for several years. There are several external stressors to
this lake including urbanization and forestry, ...