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Canadian Mercury Science Assessment Report
(Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2016)
The Canadian Mercury Science Assessment is the
first comprehensive scientific evaluation and synthesis
of mercury (Hg) in the Canadian environment. The
assessment is the outcome of a partnership between
the Clean Air ...
A Literature Review of Nutrient Management-Related Best management Practices used in the Lake Winnipeg Basin
(Government of Canada, Environment Canada, 2015-09)
This literature review aims to provide a resource for quantifying reductions in phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) that contribute to nutrient pollution in Lake Winnipeg. Water quality has deteriorated in the lake due to ...
Costs and Benefits of Instruments to Reduce Nutrients in the Lake Winnipeg Basin: Using an ecological goods and services approach - Synthesis Report
(Environment Canada, 2012-01-30)
This work focuses on strategies for reducing eutrophication of Lake Winnipeg caused by excess nutrients discharging to the lake as a result of various human activities. Eutrophication poses a serious threat to water quality ...
Assessment of Sediments in the Riverine Impoundments of National Wildlife Refuges in the Souris River Basin, North Dakota
(United States Geological Survey, 2014)
Accelerated sedimentation of reservoirs and riverine impoundments is a major concern throughout the United States. Sediments not only fill impoundments and reduce their effective life span, but they can reduce water quality ...
Annual Exceedance Probabilities and Trends for Peak Streamflows and Annual Runoff Volumes for the Central United States During the 2011 Floods. Chapter D of 2011 Floods of the Central United States
(United States Geological Survey, 2014)
During 2011, excess precipitation resulted in widespread flooding in the Central United States with 33 fatalities and approximately $4.2 billion in damages reported in the Red
River of the North, Souris, and Mississippi ...
Protocole d'entente Canada-Manitoba portant sur le lac Winnipeg et le bassin du lac Winnipeg
(GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA, 2010-09-13)
Protocole d'entente Canada-Manitoba portant sur le
lac Winnipeg et le bassin du lac Winnipeg
entre
LE GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA,
represente aux presentes par le ministre de l'Environnement,
qui est responsable du ministere ...
Chapter 5 Geologic Assessment of Technically Recoverable Oil in the Devonian and Mississippian Bakken Formation
(U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 2013)
The Upper Devonian and Lower Mississippian Bakken Formation in the U.S. portion of the Williston Basin is a giant continuous (unconventional) oil resource. A recent U.S. Geological Survey assessment estimated a mean volume ...
Water—the Nation’s Fundamental Climate Issue A White Paper on the U.S. Geological Survey Role and Capabilities
(U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 2010)
Canada-Manitoba Memorandum of Understanding Respecting Lake Winnipeg and the Lake Winnipeg Basin
(Government of Canada, 2010-09-13)
Agricultural Beneficial Management Practices for Lake Winnipeg – Cost-benefit analysis using an ecological goods and services approach
(The Thomsen Corporation, 2010-11)
The objective of the research and analysis reported herein was to “Assess the costs and benefits of agricultural beneficial management practices (BMPs) for Lake Winnipeg in physical and economic terms, with an emphasis on ...