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View article: qʷətəms tɩšosəm (Sliammon River) watershed: Water quality report for the 2024 dry season
qʷətəms tɩšosəm (Sliammon River) watershed: Water quality report for the 2024 dry season Open
Water is essential for life, and steps are needed to understand, protect and restore its health in fish habitat throughout British Columbia. The Raincoast Healthy Waters program was launched in 2023 to establish community-oriented water po…
View article: Green/Cheakamus watersheds: Water quality report for the 2024 dry season
Green/Cheakamus watersheds: Water quality report for the 2024 dry season Open
Water is essential for life, and steps are needed to understand, protect and restore its health in fish habitat throughout British Columbia. The Raincoast Healthy Waters program was launched in 2023 to establish community-oriented water po…
View article: Louis Creek watershed: Water quality report for the 2024 dry season
Louis Creek watershed: Water quality report for the 2024 dry season Open
Water is essential for life, and steps are needed to understand, protect and restore its health in fish habitat throughout British Columbia. The Raincoast Healthy Waters program was launched in 2023 to establish community-oriented water po…
View article: Chemainus River watershed: Water quality report for the 2024 dry season
Chemainus River watershed: Water quality report for the 2024 dry season Open
Water is essential for life, and steps are needed to understand, protect and restore its health in fish habitat throughout British Columbia. The Raincoast Healthy Waters program was launched in 2023 to establish community-oriented water po…
View article: A water quality snapshot of Grafton Lake, Bowen Island
A water quality snapshot of Grafton Lake, Bowen Island Open
Water is essential for life, and steps are needed to understand, protect and restore its health throughout British Columbia (BC). The Raincoast Healthy Waters program (Raincoast Conservation Foundation) was launched in 2023 and conducts co…
View article: Tod Creek watershed: Water quality report for the 2023/24 wet season
Tod Creek watershed: Water quality report for the 2023/24 wet season Open
Water is essential for life, and steps are needed to understand, protect and restore its health in fish habitat throughout British Columbia. The Raincoast Healthy Waters program was launched in 2023 to establish community-oriented water po…
View article: Chemainus River watershed: Water quality report for the 2023/24 wet season
Chemainus River watershed: Water quality report for the 2023/24 wet season Open
Water is essential for life, and steps are needed to understand, protect and restore its health in fish habitat throughout British Columbia. The Raincoast Healthy Waters program was launched in 2023 to establish community-oriented water po…
View article: Tackling microfibre pollution through science, policy, and innovation: A framework for Canadian leadership
Tackling microfibre pollution through science, policy, and innovation: A framework for Canadian leadership Open
Microfibre pollution has emerged as a global conservation and public health concern, prompting a wave of research related to its source, transport, fate and effects, as well as mitigation strategies. This report provides support for the Go…
View article: Warning sign of an accelerating decline in critically endangered killer whales (Orcinus orca)
Warning sign of an accelerating decline in critically endangered killer whales (Orcinus orca) Open
Wildlife species and populations are being driven toward extinction by a combination of historic and emerging stressors (e.g., overexploitation, habitat loss, contaminants, climate change), suggesting that we are in the midst of the planet…
View article: Polychlorinated biphenyl and polybrominated diphenyl ether profiles vary with feeding ecology and marine rearing distribution among 10 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) stocks in the North Pacific Ocean
Polychlorinated biphenyl and polybrominated diphenyl ether profiles vary with feeding ecology and marine rearing distribution among 10 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) stocks in the North Pacific Ocean Open
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) along the west coast of North America have experienced significant declines in abundance and body size over recent decades due to several anthropogenic stressors. Understanding the reasons underlyi…
View article: Telework
Telework Open
Telework, or telecommuting, is work that takes place outside of the traditional office space, where an employee has access to technologies that enable them to perform their work. This form of working can have numerous benefits for employee…
View article: Declining concentrations of chlorinated paraffins in endangered St. Lawrence Estuary belugas (Delphinapterus leucas): Response to regulations or a change in diet?
Declining concentrations of chlorinated paraffins in endangered St. Lawrence Estuary belugas (Delphinapterus leucas): Response to regulations or a change in diet? Open
Very high levels of industrial contaminants in St. Lawrence Estuary (SLE) beluga whales represent one of the major threats to this population classified as endangered under the Species at Risk Act in Canada. Elevated concentrations of shor…
View article: Domestic laundry and microfiber pollution: Exploring fiber shedding from consumer apparel textiles
Domestic laundry and microfiber pollution: Exploring fiber shedding from consumer apparel textiles Open
Synthetic fibers are increasingly seen to dominate microplastic pollution profiles in aquatic environments, with evidence pointing to textiles as a potentially important source. However, the loss of microfibers from textiles during laundry…
View article: Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy of Environmentally Weathered Textile Fabrics for Enhanced Microplastic Identification
Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy of Environmentally Weathered Textile Fabrics for Enhanced Microplastic Identification Open
<p>Microplastic pollution in oceans is among the global environmental concerns of our time. Emerging research on ocean environments indicates that microfibers, such as those originating from textiles, are some of the most commonly oc…
View article: Pervasive distribution of polyester fibres in the Arctic Ocean is driven by Atlantic inputs
Pervasive distribution of polyester fibres in the Arctic Ocean is driven by Atlantic inputs Open
Microplastics are increasingly recognized as ubiquitous global contaminants, but questions linger regarding their source, transport and fate. We document the widespread distribution of microplastics in near-surface seawater from 71 station…
View article: Supplementary Datasheet.xlsx
Supplementary Datasheet.xlsx Open
Raw data for "Domestic Laundry and microfiber pollution: exploring fiber shedding from consumer apparel textiles" by EKaterina Vassilenko, Mathew Watkins, Stephen Chastain, Joel Mertens, Anna Posacka and Peter Ross
View article: 2021-Vassilenko-et-al_Supplementary Datasheet.xlsx
2021-Vassilenko-et-al_Supplementary Datasheet.xlsx Open
Raw data for "Domestic Laundry and microfiber pollution: exploring fiber shedding from consumer apparel textiles" by EKaterina Vassilenko, Mathew Watkins, Stephen Chastain, Joel Mertens, Anna Posacka and Peter Ross
View article: Supplementary Datasheet.xlsx
Supplementary Datasheet.xlsx Open
Raw data for "Domestic Laundry and microfiber pollution: exploring fiber shedding from consumer apparel textiles" by EKaterina Vassilenko, Mathew Watkins, Stephen Chastain, Joel Mertens, Anna Posacka and Peter Ross
View article: Supplementary Datasheet.xlsx
Supplementary Datasheet.xlsx Open
Raw data for "Domestic Laundry and microfiber pollution: exploring fiber shedding from consumer apparel textiles" by EKaterina Vassilenko, Mathew Watkins, Stephen Chastain, Joel Mertens, Anna Posacka and Peter Ross
View article: Uptake and trophic changes in polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the benthic marine food chain in southwestern British Columbia, Canada
Uptake and trophic changes in polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the benthic marine food chain in southwestern British Columbia, Canada Open
We examined the physical and geochemical effects of sediment on the uptake of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) into marine sediment feeders and their transfer to higher trophic fauna. Sediment PBDEs increased with % total organic car…
View article: Predicting global killer whale population collapse from PCB pollution
Predicting global killer whale population collapse from PCB pollution Open
PCB—still a problem Until they were recognized as highly toxic and carcinogenic, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were once used widely. Their production was banned in the United States in 1978, though they are still produced globally and …
View article: Microplastics contamination in blue mussels (Mytilus edulis (L.)) and marine sediments along the coast of British Columbia, Canada
Microplastics contamination in blue mussels (Mytilus edulis (L.)) and marine sediments along the coast of British Columbia, Canada Open
Contamination of marine ecosystems with microplastics (plastic particles ≤ 5mm) is now recognized as a serious and growing threat to sealife. One major concern is that invertebrates, fish, seabirds and marine mammals mistake plastic for fo…