Environmental Monitoring System
Also known as British Columbia Environmental Monitoring System · EMS · Environmental Monitoring Databases
EMS is the BC Ministry of Environment's primary monitoring data repository. The system was designed to capture data covering physical/chemical and biological analyses performed on water, air, solid waste discharges and ambient monitoring sites throughout the province. It also contains related quality assurance data. Samples are collected by either ministry staff or permittees under the Environmental Management Act and then analyzed in public or private sector laboratories. The majority of such monitoring data is entered into EMS electronically via Electronic Data Transfer (EDT). EMS data is typically available in formatted hard copy reports or electronically in comma delimited (e.g., .csv…
Getting access
Application required Restricted (fee required, other restriction)
- How to apply
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- Cost
- A fee applies — amount not stated by the source
Summarised from a registry — the exact application route is not yet verified.
Registration required Restricted (registration, other restriction)
- How to apply
- Not yet verified — we don’t publish a route we haven’t checked.
Summarised from a registry — the exact application route is not yet verified.
About this database
| Website | https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/research-monitoring-reporting/monitoring/environmental-monitoring-system |
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| Subjects | Life Sciences · Natural Sciences · Biology · Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture and Veterinary Medicine · Chemistry · Geosciences (including Geography) · Plant Sciences · Zoology · Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture and Veterinary Medicine · Water Research · Plant Ecology and Ecosystem Analysis · Animal Ecology, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research · Inventory Control and Use of Forest Resources · Hydrogeology, Hydrology, Limnology, Urban Water Management, Water Chemistry, Integrated Water Resources Management |
| Last updated | 2026-09-13 |