Regions: North Slave Region
Tags: physical sciences, contaminants, water quality, sediment quality, fisheries
| Principal Investigator: | Nevitt, Zabey (2) |
| Licence Number: | 13084 |
| Organization: | Dogrib Rae Band |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1999
1998
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| Issued: | Oct 07, 1999 |
| Project Team: | Brian Dean and community members |
Objective(s): For many years the Dogrib have trapped and fished in and around the Marian River. There are concerns that contaminants are entering the river system. some of the concerns include: effects on health from eating fish and effects on health from drinking water.
Project Description: For many years the Dogrib have trapped and fished in and around the Marian River. There are concerns that contaminants are entering the river system. some of the concerns include: effects on health from eating fish and effects on health from drinking water. Field collection will take place over 2 days. The team will travel by canoe from Rae. Ten fish will be caught by members of the community from Rae. Water will be collected in a Van dorn water bottle. Sediment will be collected using an Eckman sediment sampler. Lab work will be done at the Saskatchewan Research Council Lab and Taiga Lab.
