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Understanding water quality

A monitor's guide to water quality in white bolded text is displayed on top of a dark blue background.

This guide introduces some of the most important and commonly monitored aspects of water quality. Alongside local, place-based, and Traditional/Indigenous knowledge, this information can support decision-making and action to help protect our waters, so they remain healthy for generations to come.

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Additional resources for monitoring groups

Mike Low, AAROM (Aboriginal Aquatic Resources & Ocean Management) Program Coordinator with Dehcho First Nations, collecting a water sample from a boat.

Discover water monitoring and data management best practices, learn what others are doing to protect freshwater, and explore innovative ways to make the most of your data.

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