Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Gwich'in Settlement Area, Sahtu Settlement Area, Dehcho Region, North Slave Region, South Slave Region
| Principal Investigator: | Ross, Guylaine Danielle (2) |
| Licence Number: | 17529 |
| Organization: | GNWT-ECC Water Management and Stewardship Division |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2024
2023
2022
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| Issued: | May 22, 2024 |
| Project Team: | Laura Krutko, Ryan Gregory, Guylaine Ross, Micheal Palmer, Catherine Graydon |
Objective(s): To address community concerns about aquatic ecosystem health and water quality.
Project Description: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5740. To address community concerns about aquatic ecosystem health and water quality. Community members were trained to use the following equipment: • YSI sondes: sit in the water and measure basic water quality parameters every 2 hours for up to 3 months. Analysis undertaken at ECC. • Grab water samples: measure basic parameters, nutrients, physicals, major ions, and metals. Analysis done by Taiga Laboratory in Yellowknife. • Polyethylene Membrane Devices (PMDs): measure oil and gas chemicals and sit in the water for up to 30 days. Analysis done at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. • Diffusion Gradient in Thin films (DGTs): DGTs sit in the water for 2-5 days and measure dissolved metals in toxic form. Analysis is done at Trent University (Ontario). Results will be presented to communities using various communications material such as posters, calendar, summary reports and community presentations. Data is available for download and viewing at http://mackenziedatastream.org/. The fieldwork for this study will be conducted from: June 01 - October 31, 2024
