Presentation Abstract
The Pacific Region Contaminants Atlas (PRCA) is an online resource created to explore environmental contaminants topics in British Columbia, Canada. The industrialized and urbanized Georgia Basin, situated in the southwestern corner of British Columbia, is one of the key areas of concern and is the current focus of this Atlas.
Information sharing is crucial to effective decision-making by stakeholders. This web atlas provides access to scientific and technical information to support such decision-making and presents information on successes, future needs, and continuing concerns with respect to contaminants in the Georgia Basin.
In addition, the Atlas includes a Kids’ Page, an engaging and entertaining tool, which provides educational information on environmental contaminants for school-age children.
PRCA (http://pacifictoxics.ca) has two searchable databases of relevant reports and an interactive web map of many relevant layers:
Continental Oceanographic Information System (CODIS),
Contaminants Database Search Engine (2400 + publications),
Pacific Region Contaminants Atlas (http://cmnmaps.ca/CONTAMINANTS_gomap/)
Session Title
Sediments as a sink: Tracking pollutants over space and time in the Salish Sea
Conference Track
Fate and Effects of Pollutants
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2016 : Vancouver, B.C.)
Document Type
Event
Start Date
2016 12:00 AM
End Date
2016 12:00 AM
Location
2016SSEC
Type of Presentation
Oral
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Pollutants--British Columbia--Maps
Geographic Coverage
British Columbia; Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
Rights
This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. For more information about rights or obtaining copies of this resource, please contact University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103, USA (360-650-7534; heritage.resources@wwu.edu) and refer to the collection name and identifier. Any materials cited must be attributed to the Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference Records, University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Included in
Fresh Water Studies Commons, Marine Biology Commons, Natural Resources and Conservation Commons
Pacific Region Contaminants Atlas
2016SSEC
The Pacific Region Contaminants Atlas (PRCA) is an online resource created to explore environmental contaminants topics in British Columbia, Canada. The industrialized and urbanized Georgia Basin, situated in the southwestern corner of British Columbia, is one of the key areas of concern and is the current focus of this Atlas.
Information sharing is crucial to effective decision-making by stakeholders. This web atlas provides access to scientific and technical information to support such decision-making and presents information on successes, future needs, and continuing concerns with respect to contaminants in the Georgia Basin.
In addition, the Atlas includes a Kids’ Page, an engaging and entertaining tool, which provides educational information on environmental contaminants for school-age children.
PRCA (http://pacifictoxics.ca) has two searchable databases of relevant reports and an interactive web map of many relevant layers:
Continental Oceanographic Information System (CODIS),
Contaminants Database Search Engine (2400 + publications),
Pacific Region Contaminants Atlas (http://cmnmaps.ca/CONTAMINANTS_gomap/)
