Organic Contaminants in Canadian Archipelago: Central and Western, 2014

Air, water and sediment samples were collected from on board the CCGS Amundsen and passive water samplers were deployed on the moorings in the summer of 2014 as a part of ArcticNet and Northern Contaminants Program (NCP). 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. Analysis was done by gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GC-MSD) and liquid-chromatography mass spec mass spec (LC-MS/MS).