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Domestic (Home & Garden) Lawn Care Pesticides
2023-10-19
The Province of Prince Edward Island regulates the sale and use of domestic class lawn-care pesticides.
What are the pesticides that homeowners can purchase and use?
Lower Risk Domestic Class Pesticide
There are 39 different active ingredients that are considered lower risk. These include...
Liste de pesticides interdits – Produits à usage commercial
2023-09-21
Le gouvernement de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard interdit certaines utilisations de pesticides à usage commercial qui contiennent la matière active acide 2,4-dichlorophénoxyacétique (2,4-D).
Utilisation interdite
Les pesticides à usage commercial qui contiennent la matière active 2,4-D ne peuvent pas...
Blue-Green Algae (Cyanobacteria)
2023-09-08
Cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae blooms, are not common in PEI but can be a concern as some strains can produce toxins that are harmful to human or animal health. In PEI cyanobacteria can be found in shallow, warm, and slow moving or still water (including freshwater ponds). Under certain...
Nitrate in Surface Water
2023-08-09
Nitrate is a form of nitrogen. It can readily dissolve in water and can travel easily through soil to the water table. As a result, nitrate is common in our groundwater, ponds, streams, and estuaries.
Human activity is responsible for over 90% of the nitrates in many Island waterways. The...
Air Quality Health Index (AQHI)
2023-08-03
The Air Quality Health Index or "AQHI" is a public information tool. Using the AQHI can help you to protect yourself better from the negative effects of air pollution. You can do this by:
limiting short-term exposure to air pollution, and
adjusting your activity when air pollution levels are...
Air Quality Monitoring
2023-08-03
What type of air monitoring does PEI do?
The quality of the air in PEI is influenced by two sources; the emissions we generate locally and those that come to us from provinces to the west and from the northeastern United States. To know what the current air quality is and whether there has been...
Precipitation Monitoring
2023-08-03
Precipitation samples are collected on a weekly basis from monitoring equipment in Southampton, PEI. The precipitation that is collected includes rainwater and snow, often called wet precipitation. The main objective of the sampling is to monitor changes of precipitation quality over time,...