National Water Monitoring Program for Pesticides (NWMPP) Data

National Water Monitoring Program for Pesticides (NWMPP) water quality data are presented for a network of freshwater sites across Canada. A two-year pilot program is being conducted in partnership between Health Canada (HC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), with additional partners listed below. Data comprise a suite of approximately 185 pesticides from a limited number of surface water sites in Canada. Sampling frequency and collection of ancillary data vary among locations; however, in general, samples are taken twice per week during the growing season. Ancillary data can include physical-chemical parameters such as temperature, pH and specific conductance. The main objective of the pilot program is to provide lessons learned for the development of a framework, which will provide guidance for pesticide monitoring programs, including a NWMPP. The expected outcomes of the framework and the NWMPP are enhanced knowledge about the levels of pesticides in the aquatic environment, expanded partnerships, improved collaborations, and increased accessibility of information through Open Data.

Additional Partners

• Province of Prince Edward Island (PEI), through the Canada-PEI Memorandum of Agreement on Water

• Organisme de bassin versant du Témiscamingue (OBVT), in collaboration with AAFC

Authors


Government of Canada:

• Health Canada, Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Environmental Assessment Directorate, pmra.water-eau.arla@hc-sc.gc.ca

• Health Canada, Regulatory Operations and Enforcement Branch, Pesticide Laboratory, EauPestlabWater@hc-sc.gc.ca

• Environment and Climate Change Canada (Public inquiries centre), Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0H3 1-800-668-6767

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Science and Technology Branch aafc.info.aac@agr.gc.ca 1-855-773-0241

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Metadata Record Information

File Identifier
4388b0f4-8bc2-4f1b-8445-065d3a08bb75 XML
Date Stamp
2022-12-07T14:29:17
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy Level
Series
Author
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada
http://ec.gc.ca
 

Data identification

Date (Creation)
2022-04-01
Date (Publication)
2022-10-12
Status
On going
Metadata language

English (Other language:French)
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Inland waters
  • Environment
  • Health
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Quarterly
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Owner
  Government of Canada; Health Canada; Pest Management Regulatory Agency
Canada
http://ec.gc.ca
Collaborator
  Government of Canada; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://ec.gc.ca
Point of contact
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada
http://ec.gc.ca

Keywords

Theme

  • Water, Monitoring, Surveillance, Pesticides, Surface water, Freshwater, Rivers, Water Quality

  • Monitoring/Observation

  • Water Science and Technology

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Surface water

  • Rivers

  • Water quality

  • Lakes

  • Environment

  • Pesticides

  • Wetlands

  • Agriculture

  • Water

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Water - Quality

Business Functions

  • Oversee and Manage Site Conditions

  • Assess Environmental Impacts of Projects, Facilities or Disposal of Waste (on a Site)

Geography

  • National (CA)

external.theme.EC_Program_PAA

  • 1.2.1. Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems Health

external.theme.GC_Security_Level

  • Unclassified
 
Use Limitation

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

Access Constraints
License
Use Constraints
License
Begin Date
2022-04-01

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Ref. system Reference Systems

Reference system identifier
EPSG:4326 / EPSG:4326 /
 

Distribution

Distribution Formats

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Distributor
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre )
Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 , Canada
1-800-668-6767
http://ec.gc.ca
 
 

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Keywords

Monitoring/Observation Water Science and Technology Water, Monitoring, Surveillance, Pesticides, Surface water, Freshwater, Rivers, Water Quality
Business Functions
Assess Environmental Impacts of Projects, Facilities or Disposal of Waste (on a Site) Oversee and Manage Site Conditions
ECCC Information Category EN
Water - Quality
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Agriculture Environment Lakes Pesticides Rivers Surface water Water Water quality Wetlands
external.theme.EC_Program_PAA
1.2.1. Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems Health
external.theme.GC_Security_Level
Unclassified

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