NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Hornby, A.P.
Licensed Year(s): 1984
Summary: To identify environmental factors involved in nasopharyngeal and esophageal cancers among the Canadian Inuit. This licence is conditional on all substances and drugs used being prescribed by the local physician....

Principal Investigator: Hornby, A.P.
Licensed Year(s): 1984
Summary: To identify environmental factors involved in nasopharyngeal and esophageal cancers among the Canadian Inuit....

Principal Investigator: Kershaw, G. Peter
Licensed Year(s): 1981
Summary: To determine the chemical composition of the oil at a large spill and ascertain if the oil spilled 36 years ago is biodegradable....

Principal Investigator: Bohn, Arne
Licensed Year(s): 1980
Summary: To conduct an assessment of the impacts of new mining and water discharge. The studies will include: - updating information on soil types and vegetation. - updating information on wildlife habitat. - updating information on water quality and fish habitat. - examining background levels of trace metals associated with Pine Point Mining activity....

Principal Investigator: Widden, Paul
Licensed Year(s): 1980
Summary: To continue a long term study of the effects of spilled crude oil on microorganisms. Soil samples will be taken and test plots of oil spilled in previous years will be monitored....

Principal Investigator: Biggs, Homer
Licensed Year(s): 1979
Summary: To collect hair, blood and urine samples to determine the disease resistence and state of health of native people on traditional diets and those who consume large quantities of "junk" food. A comparison will be made with a control group of people from Cleveland. Lead and mercury determinations along with other heavy metals will also be undertaken on the hair and urine samples....

Principal Investigator: Karasiuk, Donald
Licensed Year(s): 1979
Summary: (1) To conduct an inventory of tern and gull colonies: up to 20 herring gull eggs will be collected for pesticide analysis - North Arm of Great Slave Lake. (2) To conduct investigations into the concentrations of arsenic and heavy metals in ducks - Yellowknife area. (3) To conduct annual breeding bird census programs - Yellowknife area....

Principal Investigator: Smith, Daniel W.
Licensed Year(s): 1979
Summary: To sample treated and untreated domestic water supplies for physical and chemical analysis, (e.g. turbidity, color, temperature and trace elements analysis, e.g. lead, zinc, silver and cadmium)....

Principal Investigator: Widden, Paul
Licensed Year(s): 1979
Summary: A continuation of the study of the effects of spilled crude oil on micro- organisms (e.g. fungi) in the soils of high arctic islands....

Principal Investigator: Welch, H.E.
Licensed Year(s): 1979
Summary: A continuation of an experiment on an isolated lake to which methane gas has been added thereby simulating a break in a gas pipeline. This season, the work will concentrate on seeing the effects of artificially added nutrients to the lake....