Bedrock Acid Rock Drainage Potential Map for Southwestern Nova Scotia

Southwestern Nova Scotia bedrock is classified into three acid rock drainage potential categories: high, moderate, and low. This digital product from the Government of Nova Scotia informs landowners, developers, and planners about geological hazards. It was last updated on April 17, 2026.

Use Cases

• Identify high-risk areas for acid rock drainage based on the three ARD potential categories.
• Guide environmental planning decisions based on geological hazard potential.
• Screen locations for further lithogeochemical analysis based on the ARD potential classification.
• Inform precautionary measures for activities like drilling or excavation based on bedrock disturbance risk.

Strengths

• Data is categorized into three distinct ARD potential levels: high, moderate, and low.
• Last updated on April 17, 2026, indicating recent maintenance.
• Published under the OGL-CA-2.0 license, facilitating open use.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to its focus on southwestern Nova Scotia.

Provenance

Source

Government of Nova Scotia

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:29:49.706957; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Southwestern Nova Scotia