St Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences/L'Institut Des Sciences Environmentales Du Fleuve Saint-Laurent

The st.lawrence river institute of environmental sciences is a research centre located in cornwall ontario canada. Its mandate is research education and community action relating to large river systems with a focus on the st.lawrence river ecosystems. It is a centre of discovery dedicated to issues such as water quality water chemistry freshwater toxicology biodiversity and food web biodynamics with a focus on the great lakes / st.lawrence river ecosystem. The river institute's concept of education includes extending opportunities for involvement in scientific research to all students from university and college students to schoolchildren - giving them all opportunity to work side by side with reputable scientists ontario children's water festival environment science investigator education programs for jr. - grade 12 special kids college teaching programs summer camp and jr.camp. Community action provides the opportunity for people of all ages to get involved amd excited about our environment. We operate an accredited laboratory and offer technical services