Metal Monitoring in Quebec River Waters and the St. Lawrence River Since 2008

Monitoring data for metals from stations in the waters of rivers in Quebec and the St. Lawrence River. The dataset includes stations from the 'Special Metals' tour, Réseau-Fleuve, Réseau-Rivières, and the 'Grand Nord' project, with records starting in 2008. It is provided by the Government and Municipalities of Québec under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Assessing long-term trends in riverine metal pollution based on monitoring data since 2008.
• Mapping spatial distribution of metal concentrations based on data from multiple station networks.
• Comparing metal levels across different monitoring programs like 'Special Metals', Réseau-Fleuve, and 'Grand Nord'.
• Modeling environmental risk and compliance with water quality standards based on metal concentration data.

Strengths

• Data collection began in 2008, providing a multi-year time series.
• Combines data from multiple monitoring networks, suggesting broad spatial coverage.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOJSON, GPKG, ESRI REST), facilitating mapping.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec

Collection Method

Monitoring from stations in river waters.

Time Range

Since 2008

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 19:05:01.369325; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Rivers in Quebec and the St. Lawrence River