Project
The Nelson River project
Development of a novel water quality monitoring tool and its application in the Upper Nelson River watershed
What we are doing
This project develops a monitoring tool that responds in real time to both inorganic and organic species in water. Run from a boat, it produces a high-resolution profile along the river, revealing the pollution sources that degrade water quality and threaten fish habitat.
The specific objectives are as follows.
- To develop and optimize the monitoring tool in the laboratory.
- To deploy it along the Upper Nelson River, mapping water quality at high resolution and locating potential pollution sources.
- To sample those sources for detailed laboratory analysis, and to develop remedial measures that protect fish habitat.
The project
- Funder
- Environment and Climate Change Canada
- Location
- Upper Nelson River watershed, Manitoba
- Field testing
- The Seine and Red Rivers in Winnipeg, ahead of deployment on the Nelson
- Instrumentation
- A prototype based on fast radical reactions, alongside a multi-parameter sonde as a reference instrument
Updates
Laboratory prototype development is under way, and field work is planned for summer and fall 2026; updates will be posted here as the project progresses.
Questions about the project, or interest in collaborating, are welcome. Chengjin.Wang@umanitoba.ca
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