Analysis of the Quality of Life of the Betsiamites Estuary (2021-2022)
Despite its many natural habitats housing a multitude of living organisms and offering various uses to the community, the Betsiamites River estuary undergoes anthropogenic actions that alter its quality of life.
In order to acquire data in order to better target habitat protection needs, AMIK commissioned an analysis on surface water and sediments. Although surface sediments do not indicate a danger to living organisms in the estuary, the results obtained for surface water appear to be more worrying. Therefore, it becomes urgent to take measures aimed at restoring or maintaining the state of health of the estuary.
This project was funded by the Coastal Environmental Baseline Program under Fisheries and Oceans Canada's Oceans Protection Plan (OPP).
Data and resources
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Document on water quality criteria notes from the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MELCC) and the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment…PDF Open
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Results of surface water quality sampling carried out at various sites in the Betsiamites estuary in 2021.PDF Open
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Results of sediment quality sampling carried out at various sites in the Betsiamites estuary in 2021.PDF Open
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Particle size classes of sediments collected from different stations in the Betsiamites estuary in 2021.PDF Open
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Results of surface water quality sampling carried out at various sites in the Betsiamites estuary in 2022.PDF Open
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Microbiology (surface water), inorganic analyses (sediments), inorganic analyses (particle size and sedimentometry), Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs;…PDF Open
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File on particle size analyses by sedimentometry performed on all stations and represented using the Wentworth classification.PDF Open
Additional information
| Temporal extent | 2021-10-06 – 2022-03-28 |
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| Vertical extent | 0.0 – 0.0 m |
| Date (creation) | 2021-10-06 |
| Status | completed |
| Update frequency | asNeeded |
| Metadata language | fr |
| Projects | Coastal Environmental Baseline Program |
| License | government-open-license-canada |
| Source metadata | ISO 19115 XML |
| Last updated | 2026-07-31 |
| Created | 2026-07-31 |
| API | package_show |