Principal Investigator:Sampson, Christie Licensed Year(s):
2022
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5235.
The proposed research aims to quantify the spread of microplastics in freshwater aquatic food webs in the Yukon and Northwest Territory, and understand potential impacts to aquatic species. The research team also are collecting eDNA to establish the current range of Bull Trout in northern Canada.
The project aims t...
Principal Investigator:Bourdages, Madelaine Licensed Year(s):
2022
2021 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5224.
The first objective of this project is to quantify microplastic concentration and composition in water, sediment, zooplankton, and air around Great Slave Lake. The second objective of this project is to examine if microplastic concentrations are greater near communities than the open water of Great Slave Lake. The thi...