NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Wright, Greg T
Licensed Year(s): 2009
Summary: The objectives of the assessment are to collect sufficient soil, sediment and surface water samples in order to characterize the site and to determine areas that require remediation. Samples of the waste rock piles will also be evaluated to determine the potential for acid rock drainage. After the completion of the field program, a risk assessment will be completed to Health Canada protocols in ...

Principal Investigator: Ziervogel, Herb
Licensed Year(s): 2009
Summary: The objective of this project is to determine the current environmental and physical condition of the site, in support of the development of a remedial action plan and remediation specifications for the site. On Treasure Island, the field team will use shovel and hand auger to collect limited soil and waste rock samples for lab testing. The lab testing will focus on hydrocarbons and metals. Th...

Principal Investigator: Farrell, Rory
Licensed Year(s): 2009
Summary: The objectives of this project are to characterize and delineate potential contaminants of concern at the Site, determine volumes of Hazardous Materials at the Site and identify potential borrow sources for landfilling at the Site (if necessary). A remedial action plan will then be developed outlining the most environmental, and cost effective method to restore the Site to its natural condition. ...

Principal Investigator: Katz, Sharon
Licensed Year(s): 2009
Summary: The objectives of this study are: (a) To determine whether brominated flame retardants (BFRs), current use pesticides (CUPs), perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), and mercury bioaccumulate using the vegetation-caribou-wolf food chain and the Bathurst caribou herd as a model; (b) To explore possible sources of lead contamination in the Bathurst herd caribou; (c) To elucidate the pathway of lead uptake ...

Principal Investigator: Sheppard, Steve C
Licensed Year(s): 2008
Summary: This licence is issued for the scientific research application #916. The objective of this research is to measure iodine in the muscles of fish and in their substrate water. The researcher is limited to angling fish for the study within the restrictions of the researcher’s angling licence on Mackay Lake. The researcher will also be completing water samples. They will be limited to no more ...

Principal Investigator: Wiatzka, Gerd M
Licensed Year(s): 2007 2006
Summary: The project objectives include the collection of information and samples to characterize the environmental conditions at the sites. The types of samples to be collected include: water (8 samples), sediment (5 samples), soil/tailings/waste rock (5 samples) and designated substances (e.g., asbestos, lead paint, PCBs, hydrocarbons). The work involves manual sampling and measurement with minimal d...

Principal Investigator: Fawcett, Skya
Licensed Year(s): 2007 2006 2005
Summary: The purpose of this project is to study the mobility, speciation, and mineralogical and geochemical controls on antimony (Sb) and arsenic (As) originating from the Giant Mine. This research could aid in designing reclamation plans, resolving the relation between Sb and benthic diversity and identifying threats to the Great Slave Lake ecosystem. Understanding the movement and speciation of As and S...

Principal Investigator: LeTourneau, Michele
Licensed Year(s): 2008 2006
Summary: The community-based monitoring camp was created by Diavik to involve Aboriginal Peoples of communities affected by the mine site. People are concerned with effects on fish, water and caribou. Dust from the mine falls out on lichen and water, which are then consumed by caribou and fish. People will gather information about Diavik and environment-related issues and provide input and recommendations ...

Principal Investigator: Danon-Schaffer, Monica N
Licensed Year(s): 2006
Summary: Given the threats of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and their widespread appearance in marine mammals and far northern communities, identifying the sources of these compounds and of various PBDE congeners in air, water and soil are of utmost importance. Potential ecological and human health risks, and increasing concentrations of PBDEs in the environment require early implementation of con...

Principal Investigator: St-Onge, Sonia M
Licensed Year(s): 2006
Summary: The spruce and jack pine forest stands in certain areas surrounding the site of Giant Mine, north of Yellowknife, show signs of poor health; stunted growth, early leaf drops, and yellowed foliage. These symptoms may be attributed to the emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2) and arsenic trioxide (As2O3) that were released into the atmosphere from 1949 to 1999 as by-products to the roasting process use...