Environmental Trends 2002

Presentation Material

Each indicator in Environmental Trends in British Columbia 2002 is posted here as an overhead transparency in pdf format. These may be used by teachers or community groups for educational or decision making purposes.

Air Quality

• Percentage of Monitored Communities exposed to Health Risks from Fine Particulates
• Health Risks from Fine Particulates
• Annual Mean of Fine Particulates
• Ground Level Ozone in British Columbia

Other Health and Environment Indicators

• Mean Mercury Concentration for Bull Trout and Lake Trout
• Total Pesticide Use Reported by Landscape Service in the Lower Mainland
• UV Index over Southern British Columbia

Surface Water Quality

• Surface Water Quality in British Columbia
• Stream Crossing Density in Community Watersheds
• Water Quality Index 1998-1999

Groundwater

• Percentage of Observation Wells that Show Declining water Levels Due Primarily to Human Activity
• Number of Heavily Used Aquifers in British Columbia
• Number of Heavily Used Aquifers Vulnerable to Contamination

Surface Water Use

• Percentage of Licensed Stream Length that has Water Allocation Restrictions
• Stream Allocations Restrictions in British Columbia
• Per Capita Municipal Water Use
• Effect of Metering on Per Capita Domestic Water Use
• Volume of Water Licensed for Bottling Per Year

Toxic Contaminants in the Environment

• On-Site Toxic Substance Releases in BC
• Toxic Substance Release Sites in BC - 2000
• On-Site Toxic Substance Releases in Canada
• Adsorbable Organic Halide (AOX) Discharge in Pulp and Paper

Persistent Chemicals in Wildife

• Contaminants in Great Blue Heron Eggs
• PCBs in Harbour Seals
• Trends in Dioxins and Furans in Harbour Seals
• Dioxins and Furans in Dungeness Crabs Near Pulp Mills

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

• Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions in British Columbia
• Percent Change in Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990-1999
• Vehicle Sales in British Columbia

Climate Change

• Average Change in Air Temperature
• Fraser River Annual Flow
• Average Fraser River Temperature
• Effect of Warm Water Temperature on Sockeye Salmon

Mitigation of Environmental Impact

• Percentage of Population Served by Secondary or Tertiary Wastewater Treatment
• Percentage of Canadian Population Served by Secondary or Tertiary Wastewater Treatment - 1999
• Liquid Manure Storage Capacity in the Lower Fraser Valley
• Cumulative Shellfish Sanitary Closures in British Columbia
• Metal Leaching/Acid Rock Drainage Mine Sites Requiring Mitigation
• Municipal Solid Waste Disposed of and Recycled
• Consumer and Industrial Products Stewardship Programs
  • Oil
  • Batteries

Economy and the Environment

• Conventional Energy Consumption and Intensity
• Number of Certified Organic Producers
• GDP Generated by Provincial Parks
• Environment Industry Employment

Protected Areas

• Percentage of the Province in Protected Areas Status
• Percentage of Ecosystems Protected
• Number of Protected Areas in Each Size Category
• Across Canada Comparison of Protected Areas
• Total Provincial Forests Protected

Species at Risk

• Threatened or Endangered Species
• Number of Threatened or Endangered Species by Ecoprovince
• Relative Importance of Threats to Species at Risk
• Across Canada Comparison

Habitat

• Road Density by Watershed Group for 1988 and 1999
• Percentage of Selected Habitat Types that are Lost
• Number of Species at Risk that are Dependent on Selected Habitat Types
• Large Areas of Habitat
• Protected Estuaries

Fish

• Status of Steelhead Stocks
• Sturgeon in Fraser, Columbia and Nechako Rivers
• Bull Trout Trends by Watershed

Wildlife

• Change in Range of Selected Species
• Status of Caribou
• Status of Columbia Sharp-tailed Grouse
• Status of Grizzly Bear