ARICE Metadata Catalogue
Microplastics Contamination in Sediment, Water, Snow/Ice, Fish and Seals of the Canadian Arctic
Microplastics (MPs) contaminate the oceans from the poles to the equators and from the sea surface to the deep sea. In addition, MPs have been recorded in freshwater systems, including in lakes, rivers and streams globally. Not only an aquatic issue, MPs infiltrate terrestrial ecosystems in landfills, agricultural settings, along beaches, and even in the air. It therefore comes as no surprise that MPs have been identified as a global pollutant of concern that is capable of long-range transport and causing adverse effects in wildlife, but limited information is available for Canadian Arctic regions. Consequently, the NCP has identified assessing the presence and distribution of MPs in Arctic marine ecosystems a priority. The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) has also added Marine Plastics and MPs to their list of Chemicals of Emerging Arctic Concern. We planned on collecting water, sediment and zooplankton for MPs in the summer of 2020 as a part of ArcticNet from on board the CCGS Amundsen. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic sampling on board the CCGS Amundsen for our project was cancelled.
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- Date (Publication)
- 2021-03-22
- Other citation details
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Jantunen, L., Corcoran, P. & Diamond, M. (2020). Microplastics Contamination in Sediment, Water, Snow/Ice, Fish and Seals of the Canadian Arctic. Waterloo, Canada: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN). (Unpublished Data).
- Purpose
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To determine the occurrence, amounts and types of microplastics in Canadian Arctic air, water, sediment and fish. Microplastic (MP) particles are mixed with the food sources of marine organisms and could be accidentally or deliberately ingested during foraging. To mitigate ecological impacts, it is essential to understand the sources, fate and consequences of MPs in the aquatic environment and the impacts of these contaminants on the health and traditional lifestyles of Northerners. Studies of MPs in polar regions are rare compared to temperate region examples, and thus we propose to sample snow, ice, water, sediment and fish to determine the extent of contamination of the Canadian Arctic ecosystem. In collaboration with the Northern Contaminants Program and ArcticNet we will sample throughout the Canadian Archipelago, including Hudson Bay and the Beaufort Sea from on board several Canadian Coast Guard ships.
- Status
- Planned
Canadian Cryospheric Information Network
-Polar Data Catalogue
200 University Avenue West, University of Waterloo
,Waterloo
,Ontario
,N2L 3G1
,Canada
polardata.ca
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Polar Data Catalogue Thesaurus (Canada)
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Air
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Arctic
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Microplastics
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Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
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Plastics
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Water
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Nunavut, Canada - OAUFQ; Northwest Territories, Canada - LBCFB
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Terms of Use of the Polar Data Catalogue: https://www.polardata.ca/pdcinput/public/termsofuse
- Metadata language
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eng; CAN
- Topic category
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- Environment
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- Begin date
- 2020-07-01
- End date
- 2022-09-30
- Supplemental Information
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Summary: Not applicable Research Program(s): ArcticNet,NCP. For further information: liisa.jantunen@canada.ca liisa.jantunen@canada.ca
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Digital file
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Canadian Cryospheric Information Network
-Polar Data Catalogue
200 University Avenue West, University of Waterloo
,Waterloo
,Ontario
,N2L 3G1
,Canada
- Included with dataset
- No
- File identifier
- 418d62b1-af48-47be-95d4-f444773081d4 XML
- Metadata language
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eng; CAN
- Character set
- UTF8
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2022-04-08T13:00:56
- Metadata standard name
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North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003
- Metadata standard version
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2009-01-01
Canadian Cryospheric Information Network
-Polar Data Catalogue
200 University Avenue West, University of Waterloo
,Waterloo
,Ontario
,N2L 3G1
,Canada
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