Principal Investigator:Gantner, Nikolaus (Klaus) Licensed Year(s):2013
2012
2011 Summary:
The long term goals of this research are:
1. to identify and quantify the physical, chemical and ecological processes that affect contaminant transfer in Arctic aquatic food webs in response to observed and predicted climate variability & change in the Husky Lakes Watershed (HLW); and
2. to provide people and regulators of Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk with tools to effectively monitor selected highly...
Principal Investigator:Siciliano, Steven D Licensed Year(s):
2003
Summary:
This study will: (1) assess sulfate-reducing bacterial diversity and mercury transformations; and (2) analyze the toxicity of contaminants deposited on vegetation and soil to wildlife that may digest it. Little is known about transformations of mercury...
Principal Investigator:MacNeil, Chuck Licensed Year(s):
2000
19991998 Summary:
The Inuvik Regional Human Contaminants Monitoring Program has finished sampling maternal scalp hair for methyl mercury analysis, and checking maternal and umbilical cord blood for certain organochlorines and metals. The communications phase is now beginning. As of March 2000 participants will have the option to review their medical health records and obtain their personal results. The compiled res...