PollutionTracker: A new partner-based initiative to monitoring coastal contamination

• Main Authors: Morales-Caselles, Carmen, Noel, Marie, Ross, Peter
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Western CEDAR 2016
• Subjects: Fresh Water Studies; Life Sciences; Marine Biology; Natural Resources and Conservation; British Columbia; Canada; First Nations
• Online Access: https://cedar.wwu.edu/ssec/2016ssec/fate_and_effects_of_pollutants/4

Research and monitoring of contaminants in the marine environment have been important in prioritizing pollutants of concern, devising mitigation strategies and documenting environmental responses to regulations and source control. Despite site-specific monitoring efforts for some contaminants in som...