Effects of contaminants on aquatic organisms in the Peace, Athabasca and Slave river basins. Northern River Basins Study synthesis report number 2

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:6480853

Carey, J H; Cordeiro, O T

This report summarizes the activities of the Contaminants Component of the Northern River Basins Study to address the following questions: How the aquatic ecosystems in the Peace, Athabasca, and Slave river basins been affected by exposure to toxic compounds; and what long-term monitoring programs and predictive models are required to provide ongoing assessment of the state of those ecosystems. Research is described in four project areas: A basin-wide survey of biochemical responses to organochlorines and other contaminants in major fish species; a basin-wide survey of the toxicity in bottom and suspended sediments; an assessment of the utility of semi-permeable membrane devices as potential substitutes for wild fish in a long-term monitoring program; and assessment of the feasibility of using small, locally resident fish species as alternates to large adult fish in a long-term biological effects monitoring program.

• Research Organization: Northern River Basins Study Canada, Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
• OSTI ID: 6480853
• Report Number(s): MIC-99-03210/XAB; SSC-R--71-49/4-2E
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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