The Influence of Urban Runoff on Sediment Quality and Benthosin Toronto Harbour (November 2002)
Description: In a 1985 report to the International Joint Commission (IJC), the Great Lakes Water Quality Advisory Board recommended that appropriate jurisdictions prepare and submit detailed Remedial Action Plans (RAPs) for environmental restoration in 42 (now 43) Areas of Concern (AOCs) in the Great Lakes. In the Toronto water-front “restrictions on dredging” and the “degradation of benthos” are two beneficial use impairments that prompted the designation of Metro Toronto as one of the 17 Canadian AOCs.
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