Principal Investigator:Evans, Marlene S. Licensed Year(s):
2023
20212020 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5696.
This main objective of this research project is to gain a better understanding of whether or not contaminant levels are changing in fish (lake trout and cisco) in Great Bear Lake. The research team is particularly interested in observing mercury presence. This study complements ongoing fish population studies being c...
Principal Investigator:Zdanowicz, Christian M Licensed Year(s):
2019
2018 Summary:
The goal of this project is to identify and quantify (measure) the different possible sources of toxic mercury that is transported in rivers of the Mackenzie River basin, all the way down to the Beaufort Sea. In particular, the research team want to establish how much mercury comes from "modern" sources (like distant air pollution, runoff from rain/snow, wash-out from surface soils, etc.) and how ...