British Columbia Environmental Test Results for Water, Air, and Waste

Environmental Monitoring System results contain physical, chemical, and biological analyses of samples from water, air, solid waste discharges, and ambient sites across British Columbia. Samples are collected by ministry staff or permittees under the Environmental Management Act and analyzed in public or private laboratories. The dataset will be replaced by the EnMoDS system on March 5, 2026, with no new data added after February 26, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in chemical concentrations from water and air samples across provincial monitoring sites.
• Correlate biological analysis results with physical sample characteristics to assess ecosystem health.
• Map environmental test results using the linked geographic dataset of monitoring locations.

Strengths

• Data covers multiple environmental media: water, air, solid waste discharges, and ambient monitoring.
• Results are generated from analyses conducted in both public and private sector laboratories.
• Linked geographic dataset provides spatial context for the monitoring locations.

Limitations

• The dataset is being retired, with no new data added after February 26, 2026, limiting future analysis.
• Specific data structure, column names, row counts, and sample sizes are not provided in the input.
• Data accessibility may require navigating between multiple resources (results, code tables, geographic dataset).

Provenance

Source

Government of British Columbia.

Collection Method

Samples collected by ministry staff or permittees under the Environmental Management Act, analyzed in laboratories.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated March 2026, but data collection ceased in February 2026.

Geography

Province of British Columbia, Canada.