The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks started the Multi-Media Monitoring Study in 2015 to measure changes in neonicotinoid insecticide concentrations following restrictions on treated seeds. This data characterizes neonicotinoid concentrations in streams in five southern Ontario watersheds. The dataset is part of a broader monitoring effort and is related to separate studies on soil, benthic invertebrates, pollen, bumble bees, and drinking water.
Use Cases
- Track changes in pesticide concentrations over time based on the study's start date of 2015
- Assess the effectiveness of seed-use restrictions on water quality based on the study's stated purpose
- Compare neonicotinoid levels across different watersheds based on the mention of five southern Ontario watersheds
- Correlate stream contamination with other environmental factors based on related datasets for soil, invertebrates, and bees
Strengths
- Data is part of a long-term monitoring study initiated in 2015
- Focuses on five specific watersheds, providing geographic specificity
- Linked to several related datasets for cross-media analysis
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the five southern Ontario watersheds
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Ontario | Gouvernement de l'Ontario
- Collection Method
- Monitoring study conducted by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
- Time Range
- Study started in 2015
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:40:49.412138
- Geography
- Five southern Ontario watersheds