Study of Contaminants and Bio-indicators of Environmental Change in Arctic Lakes
Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: physical sciences, contaminants, sediment, water chemistry, environmental change, pollution, lake sediment, atmospheric pollution
| Principal Investigator: | Smol, John P (7) |
| Licence Number: | 12098 |
| Organization: | Department of Biology, Queen's University |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1994
1993
1992
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1992 |
| Project Team: | Marianne Douglas; Nancy Doubleday |
Objective(s): To sample a series of lakes near Resolute and Alert to reconstruct a contaminant history of the region via long range transport of airborne pollution;
Project Description: The Researchers will sample lakewater and lake sediments from several study sites near Resolute and in the High Arctic near Alert. At each lake they will analyze the water chemistry and collect lake muds. The lake muds contain a historical record of past pollution (black carbon particles) as well as biological indicators (for example, diatom algae) of environmental change.
