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Pipeline crossing construction alters river and stream channels, hence may have detrimental effects on aquatic ecosystems.
This review examines the effects of crossing construction on fish and fish habitat in rivers and streams, and recommends an
approach to monitoring and assessment of impacts associated with these activities. Pipeline crossing construction is shown
to not only compromise the integrity of the physical and chemical nature of fish habitat, but also to affect biological habitat
(e.g., benthic invertebrates and invertebrate drift), and fish behavior and physiology. Indicators of effect include: water
quality (total suspended solids TSS), physical habitat (substrate particle size, channel morphology), benthic invertebrate
community structure and drift (abundance, species composition, diversity, standing crop), and fish behavior and physiology
(hierarchy, feeding, respiration rate, loss of equilibrium, blood hematocrit and leukocrit levels, heart rate and stroke volume).
The Before-After-Control-Impact (BACI) approach, which is often applied in Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM), is recommended
as a basis for impact assessment, as is consideration of site-specific sensitivities, assessment of significance, and cumulative
effects. 相似文献
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Roads function as prime habitats and corridors for invasive plant species. Yet despite the diversity of road types, there
is little research on the influence of these types on the spread of invaders. Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia), a plant producing large amounts of allergenic pollen, was selected as a species model for examining the impact of road
type on the spread of invasive plants. We examined this relationship in an agricultural region of Quebec, Canada. We mapped
plant distribution along different road types, and constructed a model of species presence. Common ragweed was found in almost
all sampling sites located along regional (97%) and local paved (81%) roads. However, verges of unpaved local roads were rarely
(13%) colonized by the plant. A model (53% of variance explained), constructed with only four variables (paved regional roads,
paved local roads, recently mown road verges, forest cover), correctly predicted (success rate: 89%) the spatial distribution
of common ragweed. Results support the hypothesis that attributes associated with paved roads strongly favour the spread of
an opportunistic invasive plant species. Specifically, larger verges and greater disturbance associated with higher traffic
volume create propitious conditions for common ragweed. To date, emphasis has been placed on controlling the plant in agricultural
fields, even though roadsides are probably a much larger seed source. Strategies for controlling the weed along roads have
only focused on major highways, even though the considerable populations along local roads also contribute to the production
of pollen. Management prioritizations developed to control common ragweed are thus questionable. 相似文献
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Development of a New Approach to Cumulative Effects Assessment: A Northern River Ecosystem Example 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Dubé M Johnson B Dunn G Culp J Cash K Munkittrick K Wong I Hedley K Booty W Lam D Resler O Storey A 《Environmental monitoring and assessment》2006,113(1-3):87-115
If sustainable development of Canadian waters is to be achieved, a realistic and manageable framework is required for assessing cumulative effects. The objective of this paper is to describe an approach for aquatic cumulative effects assessment that was developed under the Northern Rivers Ecosystem Initiative. The approach is based on a review of existing monitoring practices in Canada and the presence of existing thresholds for aquatic ecosystem health assessments. It suggests that a sustainable framework is possible for cumulative effects assessment of Canadian waters that would result in integration of national indicators of aquatic health, integration of national initiatives (e.g., water quality index, environmental effects monitoring), and provide an avenue where long-term monitoring programs could be integrated with baseline and follow-up monitoring conducted under the environmental assessment process. 相似文献
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Ueda Hiroyuki Fukuta Rino Ohno Tomoki Moriyama Akihiro Himaki Takehiro Iwahashi Hitoshi Moritomi Hiroshi 《Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management》2021,23(3):1071-1080
Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management - Carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRPs) are used as structural materials in the aircraft and automotive industries owing to their lightweight and... 相似文献
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Yvon Dubé 《The Environmentalist》1986,6(3):185-196
Summary The right to have clean water, pure air and wholesome food is as fundamental as the proclamations of The World Charter on Human Rights and The World Charter for Nature. Governments have an obligation to invest in the health and quality of life instead of giving subsidies to polluters. Environmental justice is a level of civilization that we will attain through respect for life and through public information.Mr Yvon Dubé is a forest engineer by training and Assistant Director General, Department of Recreation, Fish and Game, for the Province of Quebec, Canada. He is a member of the Canadian, UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme Committee. The paper was first presented as a plenary session address to the 1985 Annual Conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education, at Chevy Chase, Maryland, Washington, DC, USA (27 September to 2 October, 1985). The paper has been translated from the original French. 相似文献
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Mehdi Zolfaghari Patrick Drogui Brahima Seyhi Satinder Kaur Brar Gerardo Bueln Rino Dubé Nouha Klai 《环境科学学报(英文版)》2015,37(11):37-50
Highly hydrophobic Di 2-ethyl hexyl phthalate (DEHP) is one of the most prevalent plasticizers in wastewaters. Since its half-life in biological treatment is around 25 days, it can be used as an efficiency indicator of wastewater treatment plant for the removal of hydrophobic emerging contaminants. In this study, the performance of submerged membrane bioreactor was monitored to understand the effect of DEHP on the growth of aerobic microorganisms. The data showed that the chemical oxygen demand (COD) and ammonia concentration were detected below 10 and 1.0 mg/L, respectively for operating conditions of hydraulic retention time (HRT) = 4 and 6 hr, sludge retention time (SRT) = 140 day and sludge concentration between 11.5 and 15.8 g volatile solid (VS)/L. The removal efficiency of DEHP under these conditions was higher and ranged between 91% and 98%. Results also showed that the removal efficiency of DEHP in biological treatment depended on the concentration of sludge, as adsorption is the main mechanism of its removal. For the submerged membrane bioreactor, the pore size is the pivotal factor for DEHP removal, since it determines the amount of soluble microbial products coming out of the process. Highly assimilated microorganisms increase the biodegradation rate, as 74% of inlet DEHP was biodegraded; however, the concentration of DEHP inside sludge was beyond the discharge limit. Understanding the fate of DEHP in membrane bioreactor, which is one of the most promising and futuristic treatment process could provide replacement for conventional processes to satisfy the future stricter regulations on emerging contaminants. 相似文献
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Comparative analysis of regional water quality in Canada using the Water Quality Index 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
The Canadian Council of Ministers for the Environment (CCME) has developed a Water Quality Index (WQI) to simplify the reporting of complex water quality data. This science-based communication tool tests multi-variable water data against numeric water quality guidelines and/or objectives to produce a single unit-less number that represents overall water quality. The CCME WQI has been used to rate overall water quality in spatial and temporal comparisons of site(s). However, it has not been used in a comparative-analysis of exposure sites to reference sites downstream of point source discharges. This study evaluated the ability of the CCME WQI to differentiate water quality from metal mines across Canada at exposure sites from reference sites using two different types of numeric water quality objectives: (1) the water quality guidelines (WQG) for the protection of freshwater aquatic life and (2) water quality objectives determined using regional reference data termed Region-Specific Objectives (RSO). The application of WQG to the CCME WQI was found to be a good tool to assess absolute water quality as it relates to national water quality guidelines for the protection of aquatic life, but had more limited use when evaluating spatial changes in water quality downstream of point source discharges. The application of the RSO to the CCME WQI resulted in assessment of spatial changes in water quality downstream of point source discharges relative to upstream reference conditions. 相似文献
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Mehdi Zolfaghari Patrick Drogui Satinder Kaur Brar Gerardo Buelna Rino Dubé 《Environmental Chemistry Letters》2017,15(3):489-494
Biological treatment of landfill leachate is challenging due to the presence of complex compounds. Here, we treated an old landfill leachate using a membrane bioreactor under the following conditions: 24 h for hydraulic retention, 65 days of sludge retention and an average organic load rate of 1.71 ± 0.16 g/L/day. We observed a high removal of ammonia, phosphorous and some metals. However, removal of organic carbon was incomplete. Despite a major removal of suspended solids, hydrophobic and volatile hydrophilic compounds, high concentration of fulvic acid and hydrophilic contaminants was found in the effluent. Overally, we demonstrate that the presence of humic substances in the effluent is associated with the detection of arsenic, copper and chromium and di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. 相似文献