This research project will build on existing knowledge by re-sampling priority sites in Saint John Harbour to assess current contaminant levels and determine risks to aquatic organisms. Project researchers will sample additional sites — especially in reference locations — to establish a baseline for future monitoring programs.
This project addressed the needs of Muskoka River Watershed Monitoring and Management Consortium to develop best practices for a collaborative monitoring program to detect cumulative effects of multiple stressors in the watershed.
Dr. Heather Hunt is leading a team of researchers to determine baseline data on benthic invertebrates in the Saint John Harbour, including infaunal invertebrates that live within sediments and epifaunal invertebrates that live in rocky areas and on sediments.
This project has sought to improve the understanding of factors affecting water quality, and developing strategies to balance human and ecosystem demands for water. The overall focus of this project is to provide a better understanding of the problem areas within the Basin, and identify priorities and solutions to issues within the Basin using [...]
The project team, led by Dr. Edwin Cey, focused on understanding the transport of pathogens in the Abbotsford-Sumas aquifer, which is a large shallow groundwater resource that serves as the water supply for more than 100,000 people in Canada and the United States, and has a history of nitrate contamination related to intensive agricultural land [...]
The aims of the project were to evaluate the effect of non-point sources of pollution from urban and agricultural sources, to develop new methods to examine cumulative effects on watersheds with a focus on trace metals, pathogens, and antibiotics, and to test innovative methods to reduce ecosystem and human health impacts.
The objectives of this project were to assess the training and information needs of watershed organizations and water resource users, and provide a comprehensive learning program and adaptable framework for use by watershed organizations and other users that will address their identified needs and build their capacity for water resource management.
This research combines a social and ecological approach to decision making. It focuses on developing a retrospective assessment process and a predictive model for assimilative capacity in the Saint John River in New Brunswick.
This project addressed the issue of assessing, predicting and managing the cumulative effects of multiple stressors affecting the quality and quantity of our surface waters. The objective was to develop a framework for assessing the cumulative effects of man‐made developments on Canadian watersheds.
The goal of the research project was to improve water security in Canada by enhancing governance for source protection and land use through the generation of an integrative definition of water security and the development of a comprehensive water security framework.