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reservoirs. Over the years, it has collected more Bouchard explains that due to the very cold-water
than 500,000 measurements in lakes, rivers and temperatures, high oxygenation and relatively small
reservoirs all over the province. “The world’s first amount of suspended organic matter in boreal
Net GHG emission from the reservoir was done on lakes, Hydro-Quebec reservoirs produce very little
Eastmain-1 and we are actually doing the same for GHG, methane included. This explains why GHG
La Romaine,” says Bouchard. emissions from Quebec hydropower generating
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