étiquettes: contaminants, limnology, fish, metals, benthic invertebrates, ecology, plankton, tissue sampling, species identification
| chercheur principal: | Couture, Richard (9) |
| Nᵒ de permis: | 12533 |
| Organisation: | Rescan Environmental Services Ltd. |
| Année(s) de permis: |
1994
1994
1993
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| Délivré: | janv. 01, 1993 |
| Équipe de projet: | personnel of Rescan Environmental Services Ltd. |
Objectif(s): To provide detailed information on the ecology of the fish species of the area; to assess for the presence of heavy metal contaminants in the muscle and liver of fish; to collect additional data on the benthic invertebrates, phytoplankton, zooplankton and limnology of the area.
Description du projet: The researchers of Rescan have been contracted by B.H.P. Minerals Canada Ltd. to conduct an assessment of the types of fish and other aquatic organisms that are found in the Thonokeid Lake area. Tissue samples will be collected in order to assess heavy metal contaminants in fish. An environmental report will be submitted to the Territorial Government on the results of this study.
