Community based seawater monitoring for organic contaminants and mercury in the Canadian Arctic

The concentrations of contaminants in seawater influence what is detected in marine mammals and seabirds and levels and time trends of the contaminants in the ocean has been identified as a knowledge gap by the Northern Contaminants Program (NCP). Samples were analyzed for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) including brominated flame retardants (BFRs), perfluorinated substances and mercury. Repeated sampling at the same location and time of year will help develop temporal trend information for contaminants seawater.

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File Identifier
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Date Stamp
2024-06-10T14:53:04.288Z
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy Level
Series
Point of contact
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Science and Technology Branch / Water Science and Technology / Aquatic Contaminants Research Division - ACRD Data Management Team
867 Lakeshore Rd. , Burlington , Ontario , L7S 1A1 , Canada
 

Data identification

Date (Publication)
2018-08-28
Date (Creation)
2005-08-16
Status
On going
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Oceans
  • Environment
  • Biota
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Principal investigator
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Science and Technology Branch / Water Science and Technology / Aquatic Contaminants Research Division - Dr. Jane Kirk ( Research scientist )
867 Lakeshore Rd. , Burlington , Ontario , L7S 1A1 , Canada
Originator
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Science and Technology Branch / Water Science and Technology / Aquatic Contaminants Research Division - Dr. Derek Muir ( Research scientist, emeritus )
867 Lakeshore Rd. , Burlington , Ontario , L7S 1A1 , Canada

Keywords

Place

  • Arctic

  • Northwest Passage

  • North Open Polynya

  • Hudson Strait

  • Hudson Bay

  • Bering Strait

  • Chukchi Sea

  • Mackenzie Bay, Lancaster Sound

  • Amundsen Gulf

  • Baffin Bay

  • Davis Strait

  • Coronation Gulf

  • Victoria Strait

  • Barrow Strait

  • Resolute Bay
Theme

  • Historic mercury

  • Northern Contaminants Program (NCP)

  • Contaminants

  • Marine Food Web

  • Total mercury

  • Perfluorinated alkyl substances

  • persistent organic pollutants

  • Observation/Measurement

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Arctic ecosystems

  • Mercury

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Nature and Biodiversity - Contaminants

Business Functions

  • Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste

  • Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota

Branch

  • Science and Technology Branch

Directorate

  • Water Science and Technology

Program (PAA)

  • 1.2.1. Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems Health

GC Security Level

  • Unclassified

Geography

  • National (CA)
 
Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada )

Access Constraints
License
Use Constraints
License
Begin Date
1990-08-06

Extent

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Ref. system Reference Systems

Reference system identifier
https://epsg.io / EPSG:4326 /
 

Distribution

Distribution Formats

Distribution format
  • CSV ( 1 )

 
Distributor
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Public inquiries centre
Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd. , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 , Canada
1-800-668-6767
https://www.canada.ca
 
 

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Keywords

Amundsen Gulf Arctic Baffin Bay Barrow Strait Bering Strait Chukchi Sea Contaminants Coronation Gulf Davis Strait Historic mercury Hudson Bay Hudson Strait Mackenzie Bay, Lancaster Sound Marine Food Web North Open Polynya Northern Contaminants Program (NCP) Northwest Passage Observation/Measurement Perfluorinated alkyl substances Resolute Bay Total mercury Victoria Strait persistent organic pollutants
Branch
Science and Technology Branch
Business Functions
Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota
Directorate
Water Science and Technology
ECCC Information Category EN
Nature and Biodiversity - Contaminants
GC Security Level
Unclassified
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Arctic ecosystems Mercury
Program (PAA)
1.2.1. Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems Health

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