Updated 2000-07-04
Short Term
i) to provide additional information for use in updating health advisories.
Long Term
i)to investigate the fate and effects of contaminant deposition and transport to the Yukon, allowing Northerners to better manage the issue of contaminants.
ii)to determine levels of contaminants for use in long term trend monitoring.
This is not a National Implementation Plan (NIP) project
Time frame
- Status
- Ongoing
- Project time span
- 1992 -
- Data collection
- 1992 - 2000
- Data processing
- 1992 - 2000
- Data reporting
- 1992 - 2000
Data availability
- Are data archived or planned to be archived at an AMAP Thematic Data Centre?
- no
- If no (or only part of data are reported to a TDC), where and how are (other) data stored?
- All data is public information within a maintained database using Access.
- Samples/specimens archived in specimen banks?
- Yes
- Specimen banking information
Duplicate samples are collected, over 500 samples are available. They are stored at -80c.
Methods & Procedures
- Procedures and methodology used for, e.g., sampling and sample storage, sample pretreatment, extraction and analysis, including which laboratories are involved, references to methods employed, etc.
Working on a report will update when available. Lab methods are those applied by Fisheries and Oceans, Canada.
- QA/QC Information (what QA/QC procedures are implemented, laboratories involvment in QA/QC activities, model verification/validation routines, etc.)
F&O laboratory participates in the national Northern Contaminants Program QA/QC initiative.
Additional Information
- Is this a bi- AND multi-lateral project (i.e. a project involving cooperation between different countries)?
- No
- Is this project reporting to other organizations/programmes?
Northern Contaminants Program
- Indigenous AND traditional knowledge used in this project
Traditional knowledge (TK) is used through the project in areas such as dietary patterns, sample locations and populations.