Principal Investigator:Macdonald, R.W. Licensed Year(s):
1987
Summary:
To continue the study and come to understand natural hydrocarbon distributions and primary productivity in the oil exploration zone of the Mackenzie Estuary. To predict the impact of projected industrial discharges of hydrocarbons, planned or accidental, by studying and model processes governing natural distributions of the same compounds....
Principal Investigator:Wein, Ross Licensed Year(s):1993199219891988
1987
Summary:
To re-evaluate oil spill, fire and vehicular traffic research plots near Inuvik, Tununuk Point, Caribou Hills and Tuktoyaktuk to understand the changes that have occurred over the past decade....
Principal Investigator:Hutchinson, Tom Licensed Year(s):
1980
Summary:
To continue a study of the effects of acid fumes (Smoking Hills) on land and water vegetation. Soil samples will be collected for future lab analysis. Oil spill sites will also be revisited and monitored....
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...