Northern Water Quality Monitoring Workshop Observations, Conclusions, Recommendations
Abstract Development continues to occur in the North. With development, there is the potential for ecological damage. This is particularly true in the North, with its harsh environment coupled with its fragile ecosystems. One of these systems, the aguatic ecosystem, is the focal point of this special issue of the Water Pollution Research Journal of Canada. The ten preceedinq papers were presented at the Northern Water Quality Monitoring Workshop, held in Yellowknife, May 4-7, 1987. The Workshop was organized into three basic stages. Day 1 was devoted to invited presentations from data users while days 2 to 4 were devoted to scientific presentations on: General Monitoring, Mining and Hydrocarbons. The scientific presentations were followed by Workgroup Sessions and a Plenary session daily. This paper attempts to highlight the various views and opinions, often without creditation, from the verbatim transcripts of the invited presentations (day 1), Workgroup Sessions and Plenary Sessions (days 2-4) found in Inland Waters/Land Directorate, Technical Workshop Series No. 7, Northern Water Quality Monitoring, 1988.