Assessment of Metal Levels in Fish Tissue from Lupin Project Area 1990

Régions: Kitikmeot, Nunavut

étiquettes: contaminants, mining impacts, bioaccumulation, heavy metal, metals, lake trout

chercheur principal: Harbicht, Stephen (3)
Nᵒ de permis: 10199
Organisation: Department of Fisheries and Oceans;
Année(s) de permis: 1990
Délivré: janv. 01, 1990
Équipe de projet: F. Hnytka; G. Ash; one assistant;

Objectif(s): To determine the level of heavy metals found in lake trout in order to evaluate the bioaccumulation that has occurred since Lupin Mine began discharging to Contwoyto Lake from their tailing containment area;

Description du projet: The Researcher and his team using gill nets will sample lake trout to determine the level of heavy metals in order to evaluate the bioaccumulation that has occurred.