Water Quality of Aklavik Clearing Lake and Associated Wetlands

Régions: Gwich'in Settlement Area

étiquettes: water quality, biology, wetlands, pollution, wastewater, amphibian

chercheur principal: Fehr, Alan (3)
Nᵒ de permis: 12791
Organisation: Inuvik Research Centre
Année(s) de permis: 1995
Délivré: janv. 01, 1995
Équipe de projet: Research Assistant to be hired locally

Objectif(s): To gather and summarize water quality and sewage effluent data collected on the Mackenzie Delta by: completing a literature review of water quality and sewage effluent research; collect water samples for analysis; describe the wetland biota along drainage between between the lake and Peel River; document the distribution, past and present, of wood frogs (a species sensitive to water pollution) in the Delta; and summarize the literature, analyse the data and prepare a plain language report.

Description du projet: The researchers will determine what impact sewage effluent from the Hamlet of Aklavik is having on the water quality and biota downstream. A literature review on the entire Delta will be completed. Interview with people having camps on the Delta and field observations will give an idea of past and present distribution of wood frogs. Water quality samples will be taken and wetland biota described. This will give an indication of water pollution impact.