769429b9-d4d4-42ce-8736-7768bad4b9a6 eng; CAN Polar Data Catalogue Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (519) 888-4567 x32689 200 University Avenue West, University of Waterloo Waterloo Ontario N2L 3G1 Canada pdc@uwaterloo.ca 2022-04-08T12:59:53 North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 2009-01-01 https://www.polardata.ca/pdcsearch/PDCSearchDOI.jsp?doi_id=12557 Organic Contaminants in Canadian Archipelago: Central and Eastern, 2015 2016-01-08 Jantunen, Liisa Jantunen, Liisa Alexandrou, Nick Hickie, Brendan Hung, Hayley Pucko, Monika Rauert, Cassandra Shoeib, Mahiba Stern, Gary Wong, Fiona Unpublished Air, water (grab and passive) and sediment samples were collected from on board the CCGS Amundsen in the summer of 2015 as a part of ArcticNet and the Northern Contaminants Program. These samples were collected to determine the occurrence and levels of legacy pesticides and new and emerging priority compounds under the Canadian Chemical Management Plan. The objectives of this project are: 1) to continue measuring levels and trends of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Canadian arctic air and water; 2) to develop a passive water monitoring program for POPs in the Beaufort Sea and 3) to screen for new and emerging compounds of concern in the Canadian arctic. Polar Data Catalogue Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (519) 888-4567 x32689 200 University Avenue West, University of Waterloo Waterloo Ontario N2L 3G1 Canada pdc@uwaterloo.ca polardata.ca http https://metadata.arice-h2020.eu/geonetwork/srv/api/records/769429b9-d4d4-42ce-8736-7768bad4b9a6/attachments/map.png DDT Herbicides Legacy pesticide Organophosphate flame retardants Organophosphate plasticizers Perfluoro contaminant Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) Polar Data Catalogue Thesaurus (Canada) 2021-06-02 Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (519) 888-4567 x32689 200 University Avenue West, University of Waterloo Waterloo Ontario N2L 3G1 Canada pdc@uwaterloo.ca polardata.ca http https://www.polardata.ca/pdcinput/public/keywordlibrary Nunavut Terms of Use of the Polar Data Catalogue: https://www.polardata.ca/pdcinput/public/termsofuse eng; CAN environment -78.68 -56.55 46.88 63.82 Time period can be either covered by the content of the dataset or the date when the data has been collected. 2015-07-10 2015-08-01 Summary: Contamination of the Canadian arctic ecosystem with manmade chemicals has been well documented for air, water and sediments but time and location trends are not well established especially for new and emerging compounds of concern. The four types of chemicals we propose to study are 1) pesticides, 2) flame retardants, 3) fluorine containing compounds and 4) fossil fuel related compounds. The first three types are also called persistent organic pollutants (POPs) as they do not easily breakdown in the environment, are carbon based and are detrimental to the environment and humans. The major concern with POPs is that they are taken up by arctic biota including fish, seals and whales so when traditional foods are eaten, northerners are exposed to POPs. For the pesticides, flame retardants and fluorinated compounds there are two types: those that are still registered for use and the ones that have been banned so they are no longer used. We plan to measure both types, this monitoring is key to evaluate the effectiveness of national and international regulations. Although the pesticides, flame retardants and fluorinated compounds are not produced nor used in the north, they are found in every part of Canadian arctic environment. They are transported globally through air and water currents that originate from the southern areas where these chemicals are in use. Fossil fuel related compounds are produced when gas, diesel and oil are burned and when oil and gas is extracted Research Program(s): ArcticNet,NCP. For further information: liisa.jantunen@canada.ca false Digital file 1.0 Polar Data Catalogue Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (519) 888-4567 x32689 200 University Avenue West, University of Waterloo Waterloo Ontario N2L 3G1 Canada pdc@uwaterloo.ca This metadata was generated from the PDC metadata database at 2021-06-02 Polar Data Catalogue Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (519) 888-4567 x32689 200 University Avenue West, University of Waterloo Waterloo Ontario N2L 3G1 Canada pdc@uwaterloo.ca