Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: contaminants, biology, zooplankton, fish, plankton, organochlorines
| Principal Investigator: | Koenig, Brenda (1) |
| Licence Number: | 12474 |
| Organization: | Trent University |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1993
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1993 |
| Project Team: | Dr. D. Lean, Dr. D. Gregor, Dr. E. Bentzen, M. McKinley, another research assistant to be determined |
Objective(s): To determine how far north certain organochlorine contaminants travel; to measure the levels of these contaminants in zooplankton collected from different latitudes in an attempt to determine the effects and range of atmospheric-transported organochlorines; to develop a model that could be used to predict the concentration of organochlorines in edible fish from information collected for zooplankton.
Project Description: Organochlorine contaminants can be carried to the arctic in the atmosphere. I will be measuring the amount of these contaminants in zooplankton to determine the effects and range of organochlorines in the arctic ecosystem. The information that I collect will be useful in determining what types of organochlorines are most common in zooplankton as well as providing a means to estimate the levels of contaminants in fish (since fish eat zooplankton).
