Principal Investigator:Chan, Laurie H. M. Licensed Year(s):2024
2022
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5380.
The Health Effects Monitoring Program (YKHEMP) begun in 2017 with the main objective to establish a baseline of contaminant exposure and possible health effects in Yellowknife, Ndilo and Dettah, NWT, to ensure the Giant Mine Remediation Project (GMRP) does not negatively impact the health of the communities during rem...
Principal Investigator:Chan, Laurie H. M. Licensed Year(s):202120202019
2018
2017 Summary:
The Health Effects Monitoring Program is a human biomonitoring study aimed to assess the exposure and health impact of arsenic and other contaminants on the human population of Yellowknife, Ndilo and Dettah in the Northwest Territories, as part of the Giant Mine Remediation Project.
The overall objective of the program is to establish current or baseline levels of arsenic exposure among residen...
Principal Investigator:Chan, Laurie H. M. Licensed Year(s):2010
2008
2006 Summary:
This research licence was issued for application # 813.
The objectives of this study are to collect brain and blood samples from beluga whales harvested in the ISR for contaminant and brain analyses. The researchers will establish whether a link exists between contaminant exposure and brain chemistry. This information is important for understanding whether contaminants are affecting beluga heal...
Principal Investigator:Chan, Laurie H. M. Licensed Year(s):
2008
Summary:
This study seeks to identify levels of contaminants in country foods in the region from which to estimate body burden of contaminants in participants of the Inuit Health Survey. The data will be utilized to assess the overall health status of survey participants, which will include studying the relationship between diet intake of contaminants and body burden; evaluating the complex interactions be...
Principal Investigator:Chan, Laurie H. M. Licensed Year(s):
2007
Summary:
Lichens, cotton grass and willows will be collected in the NWT to be used in a study of caribou diet in comparison with quantitative fatty acid signature (QFASA) and mercury analyses. Fieldwork is being conducted in correlation with a caribou serum and adipose tissue sampling project.
Mercury (Hg) is a global environmental contaminant that derives mostly from burning fossil fuels. The Porcupine...