Principal Investigator:Romano, Tracy Licensed Year(s):
1993
Summary:
This research will examine the nervous (i.e., brain) and immune systems of beluga by collecting these tissues from harvested animals for laboratory analyses. This study will help to determine how contaminants affect the health of belugas. In addition, the data collected may lead to a better understanding of why whales strand themselves on the shoreline as it has been suggested that beached whale...
Principal Investigator:Heinke, G.W. Licensed Year(s):
1991
1989 Summary:
In co-operation with the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, the researcher will conduct a random sampling of garbage generated in the selected communities to establish their composition. A questionnaire will be used to gather a hazardous waste inventory. A detailed plan will be for the design and cost estimate of a co-disposal facility will be undertaken....
Principal Investigator:Hornby, A.P. Licensed Year(s):
1984
Summary:
To identify environmental factors involved in nasopharyngeal and esophageal cancers among the Canadian Inuit. This licence is conditional on all substances and drugs used being prescribed by the local physician....
Principal Investigator:Smith, Daniel W. Licensed Year(s):
1979
Summary:
To sample treated and untreated domestic water supplies for physical and chemical analysis, (e.g. turbidity, color, temperature and trace elements analysis, e.g. lead, zinc, silver and cadmium)....
Principal Investigator:Hutchinson, Tom Licensed Year(s):
1977
Summary:
To determine the degree of recovery of crude oil spills made in 1972 and 1973 on taiga at Norman Wells and tundra at Tuktoyaktuk. To determine the effects of a 1975 diesel oil spill on taiga at Norman Wells and to compare the effects with crude oil spills made in comparable terrain. To examine the pattern of vegetational recovery of these areas. To examine the effects of crude oil spills made o...
Principal Investigator:Hutchinson, Tom Licensed Year(s):
1977
Summary:
To develop a practical and economic method of revegetation of "difficult" tailings and mine sites in the N.W.T., using acid and metal tolerant vegetation growing naturally at the highly stressed Smoking Hills area of Cape Bathurst, N.W.T....
Principal Investigator:Hutchinson, Tom Licensed Year(s):
1975
Summary:
To ascertain how crude oil affects terrestrial and aquatic plants, and soil and water micro-organisms, for Arctic Land Use Research Program....
Principal Investigator:MacKay, D. Licensed Year(s):
1975
Summary:
To determine how spilled oil behaves and interacts wit the northern environment; how far and how quickly spilled oil will spread on land and in water. To ascertain how low temperatures and snow affect its spread; how deeply oil penetrates into the vegetation, litter or peat and mineral soil layers and what proportion will be lost to evaporation. To provide an indication of the area which would b...