Regions: Kivalliq Region, Nunavut
Tags: contaminants, health, social sciences, traditional food, food security, diet
| Principal Investigator: | Tracy, Bliss (1) |
| Licence Number: | 9001 |
| Organization: | Health Protection Branch, Health and Welfare Canada, Ottawa |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1989
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1989 |
| Project Team: | Dr.Gary Kramer; Leo Noel; Egan Cobbold; Barry Hauck; Joanne Lahey; Renato Falcomer; nutritional assistant; translator |
Objective(s): to measure the body burdens of cesium-137 in residents of northern communities; to correlate these levels with diet especially with the amount of caribou and other traditional foods eaten; to be able to provide sound advice on the health effects of consuming traditional foods
Project Description: Dr. Bliss Tracy and team will be travelling to Baker Lake and to Rae-Edzo, NWT in order to complete whole body counts of radiocesium on the local people. Radiocesium falls from the air onto lichens, and is then eaten by caribou and passed on to people. The researchers will measure how much radiocesium is in people's bodies. They will document how much caribou is eaten so that they can advise people on the safety of eating caribou.
