Guidance for site-specifically assessing the health of fish populations with emphasis on Canada's environmental effects monitoring program

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 209-221

  Munkittrick, Kelly R ^a   Barrett, Timothy J ^a   McMaster, Mark E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental effects monitoring; Fish populations; Impact assessment; Industrial effluents; Sentinel fish species

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; FISH; FISHERIES; HEALTH; SEWAGE;

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS MONITORING; FISH POPULATIONS; FISH SPECIES; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FISH; GUIDELINE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METAL; MINE DRAINAGE; POLLUTION EFFECT; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; SAMPLING;

CANADA;

EID: 78751486045     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2010.024     Document Type: Article

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