The Na-Cho Nyäk Dun (NND) First Nation is concerned about the levels of contaminants in their traditional foods. This project will measure the contaminant levels in moose and...

Qamanirjuaq caribou have higher mercury concentrations than many other Arctic caribou herds. Usually, caribou get most of their mercury from lichens, but local elders described...

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...

The methodology included (1) Adapting existing dietary surveys for the Sahtú (Food Frequency Questionnaire); (2) Validating the dietary survey with representatives of all five...

With the assistance of local research coordinators, participants from Dehcho Region communities were recruited to take part in the survey. Within the survey, each participant...

Beaufort Subsistence Activities Monitoring. This group of studies establishes long-term monitoring data to help assess effects ofOuter Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas...

A study was designed to determine possible mercury contaminant risk, as well as the nutrient and sociocultural benefits of fish consumption. Study participants were sixty-seven...

The subsistence harvest data presented in this report were obtained through a series of household interviews. The interviewers were typically residents of the villages...

Methods include public meetings, and a field component consisting of annual interviews with active caribou harvesters in Nuiqsut, annual household caribou harvest survey, and an...

Two methods have been used to examine caribou distribution and movements in the area of the Alpine pipelines. Aerial transect surveys provide information on the general...

Among the monitoring and research projects at Kevo, the following activities are included: Monitoring: (1) Integrated monitoring at Vuoskojavri catchment, 1988-; Economic...

Preliminary results indicate that marine fatty acids increase cardiac variability and then decrease the risk of sudden death. Until now, we have not been able to show any...

Dietary data was obtained during the Nunavik Health Study using a food frequency questionnaire and a 24-hour dietary recall. Interviews were conducted at home or in the office...

The general aim of the survey was to gather social and health information on a set of themes including various health indicators, physical measurements, and social,...

Inuit people are exposed to unusually high doses of several organochlorines (OC) through their traditional diet. Epidemiological studies conducted in Nunavik revealed that...

It has been shown that compounds that possess a chemical structure similar to that of dioxin are among the most toxic substances and can provoke a variety effects. However there...

Traditional Inuit diet is contaminated by environmental pollutants such as organochlorines, methylmercury, and lead. Prenatal exposure to such contaminants has been linked to...

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