Principal Investigator:Devoie, Élise Licensed Year(s):
2024
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5898.
The main goal of this project is to explore how wildfire will affect the stability and fate of metals and metalloids (i.e. arsenic, mercury, antimony) in mining contaminated and pristine landscapes. Metal(loid) concentrations in air, soil, and water in and around Boundary Creek (30 km west of Yellowknife) will be co...
Principal Investigator:Derry, Alison Licensed Year(s):
2024
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5868.
This project is part of a long-term project that aims to determine ecological and evolutionary processes, and interactions between ecology and evolution (eco-evolutionary interactions), that are potentially limiting and/or facilitating the biological recovery of mining-impacted lakes around Yellowknife, NWT.
The m...
Principal Investigator:Blowes, David W. Licensed Year(s):
2024
2023202220212020201920182017 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5780.
Objective:
1. Determine the magnitude and rate of release of arsenic and other toxic elements from the Giant Mine
tailings to groundwater.
2. Evaluate remediation alternatives for tailings management, including the effects of proposed engineered
covers.
3. Apply novel characterization techniques to understand th...
Principal Investigator:Blowes, David W. Licensed Year(s):
2024
202320222021 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5779.
The overall goals of the four projects proposed within Phase 1 are to:
1. Provide an enhanced understanding of the physical and geochemical properties of the roaster waste
2. Screen for potentially viable remediation alternatives that may warrant additional research (e.g., long-term laboratory experiments, pilot-s...
Principal Investigator:Palmer, Mike Licensed Year(s):
2023
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5534.
The long-term objective of this research is to determine what processes control the recovery of the landscape near Yellowknife that was contaminated by stack emissions from the Giant Mine roaster, and how this recovery will be affected by climate change and unusual or severe weather events. One focus will be on how cl...
Principal Investigator:Chan, Laurie H. M. Licensed Year(s):2024
2022
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5380.
The Health Effects Monitoring Program (YKHEMP) begun in 2017 with the main objective to establish a baseline of contaminant exposure and possible health effects in Yellowknife, Ndilo and Dettah, NWT, to ensure the Giant Mine Remediation Project (GMRP) does not negatively impact the health of the communities during rem...
Principal Investigator:Korosi, Jennifer B Licensed Year(s):
2022
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5180.
This project has two objectives. Objective 1 is to identify lakes in the Yellowknife region that show evidence of ecological impairment from arsenic pollution, in order to quantify the ecological impacts of arsenic pollution on Yellowknife lakes at a regional scale and determine which lake characteristics make lakes m...
Principal Investigator:Shankardass , Ketan Licensed Year(s):
2022
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5105.
The purpose of the Study is to: 1) Meet Measure 10 of the Environmental Assessment to: a) Evaluate the overall health impacts of stress in the population currently living in proximity to Giant Mine: residents of Yellowknife, Dettah, and Ndilo who have been living in the area for at least one year; b) Understand the im...
Principal Investigator:Chan, Laurie H. M. Licensed Year(s):
2021
2020201920182017 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5010.
The Health Effects Monitoring Program is a human biomonitoring study aimed to assess the exposure and health impact of arsenic and other contaminants on the human population of Yellowknife, Ndilo and Dettah in the Northwest Territories, as part of the Giant Mine Remediation Project.
The overall objective of the pro...
Principal Investigator:Markey, Andrea Licensed Year(s):
2021
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5013.
The main objective of the 2021 Giant Mine Large Bodied Fish Tissue Program is to update the dataset for large-bodied fish tissue chemistry in the area. The fish survey will focus on fish species that are thought to be frequently consumed by people in the area. This work is to supplement baseline data for Aquatic Effec...