Northeast Avalon
ACAP, Inc.
172 Military Road
P.O. Box 1027,
Station "C"
St. John's, NL
A1C 5M5 

Tel: 709-726-9673
Fax: 709-726-2764

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ACAP, Inc.

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You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read and print PDF documents from some of the reports below. You can download the current version of Acrobat Reader best suited for your computer from this link.

Newest studies released are below and can be read by clicking on the links below.

Road Salt Loading Study
Waterford River, Leary's Brook and Virginia River. Northeast Avalon Urban Region
(PDF Format)

A Comprehensive Study of Water Quality
Nut Brook / Kelligrew's River Watershed
(PDF Format)

Kelligrews Ecological Enhancment Project Watershed Management Study
(PDF Format)
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Regional Watershed Survey:
Nut Brook Drainage Basin, St. John's Stream analysis of a river system in a local industrial Zone.
(PDF Format)
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Monitoring and examination of water quality in an urban watershed: The Waterford River Drainage Basin; Paradise, Mount Pearl, St. John's.
(PDF Format)

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An Investigation of Contaminant Loadings from the Robin Hood Bay Sanitary Landfill.
(PDF Format)
To view pictures from our investigation into Contaminant Loadings from the Robin Hood Bay Sanitary Landfill, please click here.

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List of Scientific Documents done on St. John's Harbour

A Bacteriological Investigation of Selected Flounder, Crab and Lobster Collected from St. John's Harbour, June, 2001. (PDF Format)

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Microbiological Analysis of Sediment and Water Column Samples from St. John's Harbour and Antibiotic Resistance of the Isolates (PDF Format)

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Also - please feel free to drop by and visit our library at the ACAP office!

1. City of St. John's. Water Quality Monitoring of St. John's Harbour, 1997.
   
2. Newfoundland Design Associates Limited/James F. MacLaren Limited. St. John's Sewage Disposal System Study, 1974.
   
   
3. Newfoundland Design Associates Limited/Gore & Storrie Limited. St. John's Sewage Disposal Study - Volume III - St. John's Harbour Assimilative Capacity and Ocean Diffusion, 1982.
   
   
4. Newfoundland Design Associates Limited/Gore & Storrie Limited.St. John's Sewage Disposal Study - Volume IV - St. John's Harbour Water Quality Study, 1987-88.
   
   
5. Frecker, Maxine Frances Parsons. A Comparative Study on the Phytoplankton Populations of Polluted St. John's Harbour and Unpolluted Aquaforte Harbour, with Emphasis on Eutrophication,1972.
   
   
6. Bailey, Howard S. and Howell, Geoff D.Survey of Toxic Organic Constituents in the Atlantic Region's Aquatic Environment (1979-81), 1983.
   
   
7. Bailey, Howard S.Survey of Toxic Constituents in the Atlantic Region's Aquatic Environment-1982, 1984.
   
   
8. LeDrew, Fudge and Associates.Environmental Preview Report, Prosser's Rock Harbour Development, 1990.
   
   
9. MDS Environmental Services Limited.St. John's Harbour Sediment Sample Analyses, 1995.
   
   
10. BAS Laboratories Limited.Assessment of Levels of Organic Contaminants in Sediments and Mussels, 1993.
    
    
11. Oceans Limited. Fish Health Study of St. John's Harbour, 1996.
    
    
12. Reid, Paula.Marine Pollution in St. John's Harbour: Heavy Metal Contamination in Surficial Sediments, 1998.
    
    
13. O'Malley, Vincent.Compound-Specific Carbon Isotope Geochemistry of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Eastern Newfoundland Estuaries, 1994.
    
    
14. Environmental Protection Service.PCB's in the Atlantic Provinces, 1977.
    
    
15. Locke,Wade.An Assessment of the Economic Impacts of Two Options Proposed for the Cleanup of the St. John's Harbour, St. John's Harbour ACAP, Inc., 1997.
    
    
16. Locke,Wade.The Economic Impact Associated with Constructing and Operating a Primary Sewage Treatment Plant in St. Johnâs Harbour, November, 2001.
    
    
17. Deibel, Don; de Young, Brad; Thompson, Ray; Schillinger, Doug; Zedel, Len; Hatfield, Elizabeth; Foley, Jack; Riehl, Mike. Physical, Chemical and Biological Oceanography of the Narrows of St. Johnâs Harbour, March, 2000.
    
    
18. Miskell, Michelle.Anthropogenic Pollution in St. Johnâs Harbour and the Degree of Contamination of the Near Shore Zone East of the Narrows: Heavy metals in Surface Samples, April, 2000.
    
    
19. Whitaker, Richard.Urban Rivers in Crisis, The Current State of and Future Outlook for the Rennies-Virginia and Waterford River Systems in the Capital Region, October, 1999.
    
    
20. Newfoundland Design Associates Ltd.St. Johnâs Harbour Clean-up Primary Treatment Plant and Associated Works, February, 2002.
    
    
21. Parsons, Deborah.A Bacteriological Investigation of Selected Flounder, Crab and Lobster Collected From St. Johnâs Harbour, June, 2001.
    
    
22. Mathieu, Anne.Contaminants in St. Johnâs Harbour: A Preliminary Assessment of Sediment Quality Guidelines and Human Health Risks for Seafood Consumption, March, 2002.
    
    
23. Christopher, Terry.Paleolimnology in an Urban Environment: The History Of Environmental Change in St. Johnâs Newfoundland, March, 1999.
    
    
24. Powell, Shawn.St. John's Harbour Environmental Data Summary 1969-1997, St. John's Harbour ACAP, Inc., 1998.
    
    
25. Powell, Shawn.Surface Run-Off Contributions to St. John's Harbour from the Waterford River Drainage Basin, St. John's Harbour ACAP, Inc., 1999.