Environmental Monitoring System

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) files as: Monitoring location-related data, Sample and results-related data. Direct access to EMS is restricted to ministry staff, however public access is available upon request through EMS Web Reporting.

环境监测系统（EMS）是不列颠哥伦比亚省环境部的主要监测数据存储库。该系统旨在收集涵盖全省范围内水、空气、固体废物排放以及环境监测站点的物理/化学和生物分析数据的全面信息。此外，它还包含相关的质量保证数据。样品由环境管理法下的部属人员或持证者收集，随后在公共或私营部门实验室进行分析。此类监测数据的大部分通过电子数据传输（EDT）以电子方式录入EMS。EMS数据通常以格式化的硬拷贝报告或以逗号分隔的电子文件（例如.csv文件）的形式提供：监测地点相关数据、样品及结果相关数据。对EMS的直接访问仅限于部属人员，但经请求可通过EMS网络报告系统提供公众访问。