| Water category: | River |
| Pressure categories |
Physical modification
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| Pressure detail |
Shopping trolleys |
| WFD Indicators- R |
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| Specific Index |
No specific index used as indicator |
| Brief text description |
A classification system has been developed to describe situations in which shopping trolleys (carts) are abandoned. |
| Long text description |
A classification system has been developed to identify shopping trolleys (carts) based on the situations in which they are found.
A key aspect to to distinguish between Class A (False strays) and Class B (True strays).
Case studies are from Niagara Gorge and Scajaquada Creek and are well illustrated.
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| History of development |
System development goes back to 2000. |
| References |
On line at:
http://www.strayshoppingcart.com/shopping_cart/1_introduction.htm
The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A guide to field itentification, Julian Montague, Abrams Image, 2006 |
| Geographical region (GIG) - R |
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| Ecoregion - LR |
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| Country |
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| Geographical location of source data |
National |
| Reference conditions |
Not considered |
| Development |
Existing |
| Uncertainty |
Not considered |
| Link to document store |
No |
| BMW Toolbox |
No |
| Entry status |
Unvalidated |
| Attachment 1 | Book cover and chart [75958 bytes] |
| Attachment 2 | Hyperlink to website [24064 bytes] |