Principal Investigator:Somers, Gila L Licensed Year(s):
2018
20172016201520142013 Summary:
Water quality monitoring equipment has been deployed at over 42 sites across the NWT to address community concerns.
Community members were trained to use the following equipment:
•YSI sondes: sit in the water and measure basic water quality parameters every 2 hours for up to 3 months. Analysis undertaken at ENR.
•Grab water samples: measure basic parameters, nutrients, physicals, major ions,...
Principal Investigator:Somers, Gila L Licensed Year(s):20182017
2016
Summary:
The objectives of this project are to collect fish tissue samples from species of subsistence importance to 1) establish a long-term community monitoring program for contaminants in fish; and 2) to monitor potential spatial and temporal trends in metal concentrations (including mercury) in fish tissues within the Yellowknife region. The data acquired will be added to existing and concurrently coll...