Severe western Canadian wildfire affects water quality even at large basin scales

Highlights •Large rivers show wildfire water quality signatures after precipitation events. •Continuous monitoring captures short-term wildfire impacts on river water quality. •Suspended sediment concentrations after fire were higher than historic records. •Incomplete mixing within large rivers impacts detection of altered water quality.

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Short Name of Publication Severe western Canadian wildfire affects water quality even at large basin scales
Deliverable Type Journal Article
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Program Type Provincial
Author Emmerton, C.A., Cooke, C.A., Hustins, S., Silins, U., Emelko, M.B., Lewis, T., Kruk, M.K., Taube, N., Zhu, D., Jackson, B., Stone, M., Kerr, J.G., and Orwin, J.F.
Periodical Title Water Research
Year of Publication 2020
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Month of Publication September
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.116071
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