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Beaufort Beluga Mercury Bioaccumulation Model Parameters and Outputs
Mercury can harm marine ecosystem health in the Arctic. Changes in the climate and human activities may have affected how mercury moves in the environment and accumulates in... -
Plastics as a vector of contaminants in Arctic seabirds, Labrador Sea and Lan...
This project aims to expand ongoing efforts to assess whether chemical contaminants are associated with ingested plastics, and as a consequence may be transferred to Arctic... -
Assessing Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Canadian Arctic Air and Wat...
We collected air, water, sediment samples in the summer of 2019 from on board the CCGS Amundsen in the central and eastern Canadian Archipelago. We also collected air and water... -
Temporal trends of mercury and halogenated organic compounds (legacy and emer...
To continue to maintain some of the longest datasets for contaminants in beluga whales collected in partnership with northern communities hunting beluga whales from three... -
Tlicho Aquatic Ecosystem Monitoring Program (TAEMP) - Whati 2018
The TAEMP methodology includes: i) A (re)Introductory Workshop - in August 2018 a workshop was held with community members from Whati to discuss the TAEMP with a focus on having... -
Tlicho Aquatic Ecosystem Monitoring Program (TAEMP) - Gameti 2017
The TAEMP methodology includes: i) A (re)Introductory Workshop - in August 2017 a workshop was held with community members from Gameti to discuss the TAEMP with a focus on... -
Impact of climate change on the mobilization and bioaccumulation of persisten...
Legacy persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), hexachlorobenzene (HCB) and other emerging pollutants such as perfluoralkyl substances... -
Investigation into relatively high Walleye mercury concentrations in Tathlina...
Samples/data collected by joint University-community team: 1) Fish (30 individuals/species, for Walleye and Northern Pike in Tathlina and Kakisa lakes): a. Captured with gill... -
Quantifying the Effect of Transient and Permanent Dietary Transitions in the ...
Globally, human exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and mercury is strongly influenced by diet. Moreover, it is well known that dietary POP and mercury exposure... -
Enhanced investigations of the factors affecting long-term contaminant trends...
For several years we have been conducting studies to determine whether contaminant levels are changing in lake trout and burbot in Great Slave Lake. The focus on this... -
Tlicho Aquatic Ecosystem Monitoring Program (TAEMP) - Wekweeti 2016
The TAEMP methodology includes: i) A (re)Introductory Workshop - in August 2016 a workshop was held with community members from Wekweeti to discuss the TAEMP with a focus on... -
Tlicho Aquatic Ecosystem Monitoring Program (TAEMP) - Behchoko 2015
The TAEMP methodology includes: i) Introductory Workshop - in August 2015 a one-day workshop was held with elders and community members from Behchoko to discuss the TAEMP,... -
Sources of methylmercury, perfluoroalkyl substances, and polychlorinated biph...
Methodology: Sampling of seals and lower food web organisms (zooplankton, jellyfish, mussels, scallops) in each community is done by local harvesters and coordinated by the... -
Understanding contaminant levels in commonly consumed fish of Kluane Lake, Yukon
Fish samples were collected throughout July and August 2015. Lake Trout samples were donated by participants in the Kluane Lake Fishing Derby; Lake Whitefish, Round Whitefish,... -
Tlicho Aquatic Ecosystem Monitoring Program (TAEMP) - Whati 2014
The TAEMP methodology includes: i) Introductory Workshop - in June 2014, a one-day workshop was held with elders, community members, and youth from Whati to discuss the TAEMP.... -
Methylmercury Speciation at Different Trophic Levels in the Beaufort Sea Arct...
Tissue samples of beluga whales (Delphinapterus Leucas; muscle, muktuk, liver, kidneys, brain - temporal lobe), Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii; muscle), Arctic flounder... -
Tlicho Aquatic Ecosystem Monitoring Program (TAEMP) - Behchoko 2011 (also kno...
The TAEMP methodology includes: i) Introductory Workshop - in August 2011 a planning workshop was held with elders, community members, and youth from Behchoko to discuss the... -
Tlicho Aquatic Ecosystem Monitoring Program (TAEMP) - Wekweeti 2012
The TAEMP methodology includes: i) Introductory Workshop - in June 2012 a planning workshop was held with elders, community members, and youth from Wekweeti to discuss the... -
Beaufort Regional Environmental Assessment (BREA) Marine Fishes Project - Mer...
The 2013 BREA marine fishes cruise was split into two legs. Leg 1 samples were collected from six transects: Cape Parry (cpy), Bennett Point (bpt), Darnley Bay (dar), Ulukhaktok... -
BREA Marine Fishes Project - Mercury and Hydrocarbons Data Collected from the...
Hydrocarbon and mercury concentrations in sediment and biota (benthic invertebrates, zooplankton, and fish) from the Beaufort Sea were examined to determine background levels of...