Proponent
Environment and Climate Change CanadaProject Lead
John Spoelstra, Research Scientist Science and Technology Branch Watershed Hydrology and Ecology Research DivisionProject Dates
2010 - 2013Project Location
Groundwater
- Nottawasaga River Watershed – domestic wells (~85), groundwater seeps (~120), monitoring wells (~35)
- Minesing Wetlands
Streams
- ~60 sites throughout the Nottawasaga River Watershed
Project Parameters
- Anions
- Cations
- Soluble reactive phosphorus
- Total phosphorus
- Dissolved organic carbon
- Alkalinity
- Ammonium
- Water isotopes
- Artificial sweeteners
- Anionic herbicides
- Nitrate, perchlorate, & sulfate isotopes
- Temperature
- Dissolved oxygen
- pH
- Conductivity
Frequency
Groundwater seeps
- Sept 2010, May 2011, June 2013
Wells
- PGMN wells – May 2013
- Nottawasaga multilevels – Aug-Dec 2010, April 2011, June 2012, Nov 2012
- Private wells – June-July 2011
Minesing Wetlands
- Oct 2010, Nov 2013
Streams
- 20 of 60 sites sampled multiple times per year (~190 samples total)
Resources & Documents
- Data will be available on ECCC’s open data portal – anticipated in 2019
- Degradation of sucralose in groundwater and implications for age dating contaminated groundwater
- Use of an artificial sweetener to identify sources
- Artificial sweeteners reveal septic system effluent in rural groundwater
- Glyphosate residues in rural groundwater
