Atlantic Region Environmental Topics

To help you find the information you need, Environment Canada has grouped together its information into categories.

Listed in alphabetical order, you can use the letter listing if you have a specific topic in mind. Click on a letter to move directly to that section

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, W, Y

ABORIGINAL

• Aboriginal Awareness Week - May 25th to 28th, 2004
• The Ashkui Project
• Canadian Wildlife Service - Aboriginal Presentation Series New
• Government of Canada's long-term strategy to address the Marshall decision New
• New Agreement Will Benefit Bras d’Or Lakes Environment
• Shellfish Program Benefits Bras d’Or

ACID RAIN

• Atmospheric Aspects of Acid Rain
• National Acid Rain Home Page
• Acid Rain - An index of available information
• FAQ on Acid Rain

AIR QUALITY

• Atlantic Region Air Quality Services (Smog Forecast)
• Atlantic Region Air Monitoring Sites
• Air Care: A Parent's Guide to Air Quality and Health
• Pollen or Pollution?
• Drive Green

AIR POLLUTION

• Air Pollution Index

ATLANTIC COASTAL ACTION PROGRAM (ACAP)

• Atlantic Coastal Action Program

AQUACULTURE

• Shellfish Growing Area Program Information

BIRDS OILED AT SEA

• Birds Oiled at Sea Web Site
• Oil Spill Response Plan
• The Impact of Oil at Sea on Seabirds in Atlantic Canada

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT (CEPA)

• Department of Justice Canada CEPA Home Page
• Atlantic Region Highlights

CANADIAN SHELLFISH SANITATION PROGRAM

• Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program Description
• Shellfish Growing Area Classification Maps
• Maritime Coastal Molluscan Harvesting Guide

CFCs (CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS)

• See Ozone

CLEAN AIR

• National Web Site
• Atlantic Region Air Quality Services

CLEAN WATER

• National Web Site

CLIMATE CHANGE

• Global Climate Change Home Page (Government of Canada)
• Global Climate Change Home Page (Environment Canada)
• One-Tonne Challenge
• New Brunswick Sea Level Rise Project New!
• The Challenge of Climate Change and Extreme Weather in Atlantic Canada

COMMERCIAL WEATHER & METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES

• Overview
• Commercial Products
• Sample Products

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS / FUNDING RESOURCES

• Atlantic Coastal Action Plan
• EcoAction
• Environmental Damages Fund

CONSERVATION

• Conserving Nature Home Page
• Fresh water
• Marine and coastal ecosystems
• Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in South-western Nova Scotia
• Monitoring and research
• Salt Marsh Conservation and Restoration

CONTAMINATED SITES

• Waste Management and Remediation Index

DREDGING

• Water Pollution Index
• Waste Management and Remediation Section

ECOSYSTEMS

• Atlantic Region State of the Environment Report

EL NIÑO

• National El Niño Home Page

ENDANGERED SPECIES

• Atlantic Region Home Page
• Harlequin Duck
• Piping Plover
• Roseate Tern
• National Species At Risk Home Page

ENFORCEMENT & COMPLIANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION

• Atlantic Region Home Page
• Legislation Administered by Environment Canada

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

• Atlantic Region Home Page
• Atmospheric Aspects of Environmental Assessment

ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES RESPONSE

• Atlantic Region Home Page
• Environmental Emergencies Mapping Program

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (EMS) INFORMATION

• EMS Info Home Page

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT NETWORK (EMAN)

• About EMAN

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM

• Meteorological and Hydrometric Data Networks

GREENHOUSE GASES

• Air Pollution Index

GREENING

• Greening Meetings
• Success Stories

HAZARDOUS WASTES

• Hazardous Waste Index
• Hazardous Waste Disposal Advice

HERBICIDES

• Land Pollution Index

HUNTING

• Atlantic Region Home Page
• Lead Shot Ban
• Contacting a CWS Game Officer

INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION

• Fact sheets Index
• NPRI Program Information
• Textile Mill Effluents

IRVING WHALE

• The Irving Whale Recovery Project

LAND POLLUTION

• Land Pollution Index

LA NIÑA

• National Environment Canada Home Page

MERCURY

• Atmospheric Aspects of Mercury
• Mercury in Atlantic Canada: A Progress Report

MARINE WEATHER FORECASTING AND WARNINGS

• Marine Weather Forecasts
• Marine Environmental Prediction System- Lunenburg Bay Project

MIGRATORY BIRDS

• Atlantic Region Home Page
• Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in South-western Nova Scotia
• Satellite Tracking of Harlequin Ducks

NATIONAL POLLUTANT RELEASE INVENTORY (NPRI)

• Atlantic Region Home Page

NATURE

• National Web Site

NEW BRUNSWICK (ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES)

• New Brunswick Sea Level Rise Project New!
• Provincial Office Information
• Climate Information

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR (ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES)

• Provincial Office Information
• Newfoundland Climate Information
• Labrador Climate Information

NITROGEN OXIDES (NOx)

• See Acid Rain

NOVA SCOTIA (ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES)

• Provincial Office Information
• Climate Information

OCEAN DISPOSAL

• Waste Management and Remediation Index

OIL STORAGE (ABOVE AND UNDERGROUND)

• Petroleum Storage Tank Program

OZONE (DEPLETING SUBSTANCES) (ODS)

• Atmospheric Aspects of Ozone Depletion
• Atlantic Region Stratospheric Ozone Layer Home Page
• National Stratospheric Ozone Home Page
• FAQ on Stratospheric Ozone and Ultra Violet Radiation

PAHS (POLYAROMATIC HYDROCARBONS)

• Fact Sheet

PESTICIDES

• Air and Toxic's Issues Section Index Page
• Land Pollution Index
• Publications and Fact Sheets
• Wood Preservation

POLLUTION

• Air and Toxic's Issues Section Index Page
• Pollution Index
• Air
• Land
• Water
• Pollution Data Information (NPRI)

POLLUTION PREVENTION

• Pollution Prevention Program Information

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND (ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES)

• Climate Information
• Provincial Office Information

PRIORITY SUBSTANCES ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (PSAP)

• Textile Mill Effluents Assessment

PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY & WOOD PRESERVATION

• Pollution Data Information
• Wood Preservation

RADAR

• Atlantic Canada Doppler Weather Radar
• Radar Images
• The National Radar Project
• Marble Mountain, N.F. Doppler Radar Station
• Marion Bridge, N.S. Doppler Radar Station

RECYCLING

• General Pollution Index
• Fact Sheets

REFINERIES

• Petroleum Refining
• Pollution Data Information

ROAD SALTS

• Reducing the risk of road salts to the environment, while keeping our roads safe.

SABLE ISLAND

• Towards a Conservation Strategy for Sable Island

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AT ENVIRONMENT CANADA

• National Web Site

SENSITIVITY MAPPING

• Atlantic Region Sensitivity Mapping Program

SEWAGE

• See Waste Water

SHELLFISH GROWING AREA CLASSIFICATION AND MONITORING

• Shellfish Growing Area Program Menu

SMOG (GROUND LEVEL OZONE)

• Atmospheric Aspects of SMOG
• Atlantic Regional Smog Forecast
• Air Pollution Index
• Smog in Canada National Home Page

SPECIES AT RISK

• National Species At Risk Home Page

STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT REPORTING

• Tracking Key Environmental Issues
• State of the Environment - Atlantic Region Report

SUCCESS STORIES

• Environmental Success Stories

SULPHUR OXIDES (SOx)

• See Acid Rain

SYDNEY TAR PONDS

• Web Site of the Joint Action Group for the Clean-up of the Muggah Creek Watershed

TEXTILE MILL EFFLUENTS

• Textile Mill Effluents Assessment

TOXIC CHEMICALS

• Air and Toxics Issues Section Index Page
• Fact sheets Index
• Toxic Chemicals Index
• Wood Preservation

UV & UVB INFORMATION

• FAQ on Stratospheric Ozone and Ultra Violet Radiation
• Regional Information on UB and UVB
• A Primer on Ozone Depletion
• Guarding Our Earth's Ozone
• The Ozone Layer: What's going on up there?
• UV and You - Living with Ultraviolet

WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION

• Waste Management and Remediation Index

WASTE WATER

• Municipal Wastewater

WATER CONSERVATION

• Fresh water

WATER POLLUTION

• Water Pollution Index

WEATHER FORECASTING AND WARNING PROGRAM

• Atlantic Storm Prediction Centre
• Current forecasts and warnings
• Canadian Hurricane Centre
• The National Radar Project
• Severe Summer Weather Awareness
• Severe Winter Weather Awareness
• Special Weather Statements and Weather Warnings
• Forecasts Areas
• Atlantic Climate Centre
• Sky Watchers

WEATHER RADIO PROGRAM

• Weatheradio

WEST NILE VIRUS

• Health Canada's West Nile web site
• Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre

WETLANDS

• Protected areas and wetlands
• RAMSAR Sites

WILDLIFE

• Atlantic Region Home Page
• Bicknell's Thrush
• Birds Oiled at Sea
• Endangered Species
• Hunting
• Mercury in Loons
• Migratory Birds
• Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in South-western Nova Scotia
• Smuggling
• National Species At Risk Home Page

YOUTH

• Children's Environmental Health
• Environment Canada's Youth Round Table on the Environment
• Environment Week Quiz
• Sky Watchers

Important Notices