NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Fehr, Alan
Licensed Year(s): 1995
Summary: The researchers will determine what impact sewage effluent from the Hamlet of Aklavik is having on the water quality and biota downstream. A literature review on the entire Delta will be completed. Interview with people having camps on the Delta and field observations will give an idea of past and present distribution of wood frogs. Water quality samples will be taken and wetland biota describe...

Principal Investigator: Roach, Pat
Licensed Year(s): 1995
Summary: Samples will be initially evaluated on a presence/absence basis and taken further if warranted. The gene probe analytical technique is new and will be employed for all positive samples. Results will be published in a report format which will be submitted to FJMC to FJMC and the HTC. A paper will also be produced for publication in a refereed Journal....

Principal Investigator: Koerner, Roy M
Licensed Year(s): 1995 1992 1991
Summary: The researchers will measure the snow mass at fixed locations on each of four ice caps. This will be compared to similar measures taken last year. Ice and snow samples will also be collected for later analysis for pollutants. Ice cores will be drilled from the Penny Penny Ice Cap at several locations....

Principal Investigator: Gregor, Dennis J.
Licensed Year(s): 1994 1993
Summary: There is only limited information on contaminant trends in arctic ecosystems. This long-term study is examining the amounts of contaminants present in arctic ice caps. By taking core samples from ice caps, the researchers are able to measure the levels of contaminants that have been deposited by precipitation over many years. This study will also improve our understanding of the levels of conta...

Principal Investigator: Smol, John P
Licensed Year(s): 1994 1993 1992
Summary: In this ongoing research, we plan to sample lake water and lake sediments from a number of study sites located near Resolute. At each lake we will analyze the water and mud samples for the presence of pollution (i.e., black carbon particles) as well as species of algae. This data will provide information about the past environment and indicate environmental change....

Principal Investigator: Cota, Glen
Licensed Year(s): 1994 1993 1992 1991
Summary: The Researcher and his team will find out what marine plants (ice algae = brown ice or seaweeds) contain and/or release "organohalogen gases". The release of these gases is a natural source of pollution which has been going on for thousands of years. The research will identify various natural sources for organo and measure their rates of release in relation to normal growth processes....

Principal Investigator: Eamer, Joan
Licensed Year(s): 1989
Summary: The Researcher using a helicopter will travel from the Alaska border to the end of the Tuk peninsula. They will survey the Beaufort Coast for plastic drift waste and report on the types, density and distribution of plastic items along the coast....

Principal Investigator: Stollman, Jeff
Licensed Year(s): 1980
Summary: To monitor certain ecological conditions along the route paying particular attention to pollution during the canoe trip....

Principal Investigator: Uemura, Naomi
Licensed Year(s): 1978
Summary: As part of one man/dog sled Polar expedition to conduct chemical analysis of ice and snow, analysis of snow crystals to determine upper atmosphere movements, analysis of air samles for pollutant content and photography of snow to assist in determining air currents....