IDRC Research Chair in Environmental Health and Management : final technical report

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2014-12

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The project developed alternative management strategies to guide industrial regulation, human settlement and urban policy in coastal areas, using ecotoxicology modeling (Biotic Ligand Model - BLM) for metal release regulatory purposes, and biomonitoring of water quality. Environmental pollution originating from human activities contaminates estuarine and other coastal areas due to net drainage from the watershed. The report provides a review of project fieldwork in Brazil and Canada, methodology, participants, outcomes, outputs, recommendations and a bibliography of sources. The tools developed in the project were established as reliable and valuable for evaluating water quality and ecosystem health in coastal areas.

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TOXICOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, ESTUARIES, COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT, METALS, BRAZIL, SOUTH AMERICA, CANADA, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, ECOSYSTEMS

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/56896

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Battling pollution in coastal areas / Lutter contre la pollution dans les zones côtières