Whitemans Creek Water Quality

Stream sampling was conducted in the Whitemans Creek watershed in February 2012 to assess water quality during winter baseflow conditions. A total of 30 stream sites were sampled where streams in the watershed intersected roadways. In addition to conventional water quality parameters (e.g., major anions, major cations, ammonium, soluble reactive phosphorus, alkalinity, dissolved organic carbon), stable isotopes of nitrate and sulfate were analyzed to provide insights into the sources of these compounds in the streams. Select artificial sweeteners (acesulfame, cyclamate, saccharin, sucralose) and anionic herbicides (glyphosate, AMPA, 2,4-D, glufosinate, fosamine, MCPA, picloram) were also measured as novel tracers of certain anthropogenic activities that potentially impact water quality. These data, as well as information on the sampling and analytical methods used, and interpretation of the data, are presented in the report, Water quality snapshot of Whitemans Creek during winter baseflow conditions ( https://open-science.canada.ca/items/a9626ada-8a8c-4647-9e02-7efc19c9779a ).

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Metadata Record Information

File Identifier
0cfe37ac-3d42-409a-b3df-28a2be829821 XML
Date Stamp
2023-11-14T13:58:55
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy Level
Dataset
Point of contact
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Science and Technology Branch / Water Science and Technology Directorate / Watershed Hydrology and Ecology Research Division
 

Data identification

Date (Publication)
2023-07-31
Date (Creation)
2023-07-31
Status
Completed
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
utf8
Topic category
  • Environment
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Principal investigator
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Science and Technology Branch / Water Science and Technology Directorate / Watershed Hydrology and Ecology Research Division

Keywords

Place

  • Whiteman's Creek
Theme

  • baseflow, artificial sweeteners, herbicides, anions, cations, soluble reactive phosphorus, dissolved organic carbon

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Water quality

Business Functions

  • Oversee and Manage Site Conditions

  • Designate and Manage Areas of Interest or Concern
 
Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada )

Access Constraints
License
Use Constraints
License
Begin Date
2012-02-07
End Date
2012-02-07

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Ref. system Reference Systems

Reference system identifier
https://epsg.io / EPSG:3978 / unknown
 

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Distributor
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Science and Technology Branch / Water Science and Technology Directorate / Watershed Hydrology and Ecology Research Division
 
 

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Keywords

Whiteman's Creek baseflow, artificial sweeteners, herbicides, anions, cations, soluble reactive phosphorus, dissolved organic carbon
Business Functions
Designate and Manage Areas of Interest or Concern Oversee and Manage Site Conditions
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Water quality

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