Wild Bird and Hunter-Trapper Harvested Wildlife Toxicology and Contaminants, Oil Sands Region

Waterfowl and mammals harvested and trapped at various locations in the oil sands region and in reference locations are assessed for contaminant burdens and toxicology. Wildlife samples are obtained from local hunters and trappers. Tissue samples are analysed for concentrations of oil sands-related contaminants (heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and naphthenic acids). Dead and moribund birds collected from tailing ponds are also evaluated for levels and effects of contaminants.

Date ( RI_367 ): 2013-10-04

Date ( RI_366 ): 2012-10-02

RI_414

Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Bruce Pauli ( Chief Ecosystem Health Research )

1125 Colonel By drive , Ottawa , Ontario , K1A 0H3 , Canada

613-998-6690
613-998-0458

RI_419

Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Lukas Mundy ( Ecosystems Health Research )

1125 Colonel By Drive , Ottawa , Ontario , K1A 0H3 , Canada

613-998-0027
613-998-0458

Status: onGoing; enContinue RI_596

RI_414

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Canada

Maintenance and update frequency: asNeeded; auBesoin RI_540

Keywords ( RI_528 )

oil sands, monitoring, biodiversity, contaminants, waterfowl, mammals
Observation/Measurement

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )

Oil sands
Game (Wildlife)

ECCC Information Category EN ECCC Information Category FR ( RI_528 )

Nature and Biodiversity - Contaminants

Business Functions Fonctions de l'entreprise ( RI_528 )

Protect Species Well-Being
Assess Status of Species

Geography Portée Géographique ( Place )

Prairie - Alberta (AB)

external.theme.EC_Branch local.theme.external.theme.EC_Branch ( RI_528 )

Science and Technology Branch

external.theme.EC_Directorate local.theme.external.theme.EC_Directorate ( RI_528 )

Wildlife and Landscape Science

external.theme.EC_Program_PAA local.theme.external.theme.EC_Program_PAA ( RI_528 )

1.3.2. Ecosystem Assessment and Approaches

external.theme.GC_Security_Level local.theme.external.theme.GC_Security_Level ( RI_528 )

Unclassified

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

Access constraints: license; licence RI_606

Use constraints: license; licence RI_606

Spatial representation type: vector; vecteur RI_635

Metadata language: eng; CAN

Character set: utf8; utf8 RI_458

Topic category

Environment

Begin date: 2012-01-01

Supplemental Information: We would like to acknowledge members of the Alberta Trapper’s Association (ATA), the Deninu K’ue First Nation (DKFN), Dallas Bjornson, as well as the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment for providing Environment Canada with hunter/trapper harvested wildlife tissues.

Supporting Projects: Canada-Alberta Oil Sands Environmental Monitoring