Assessment of concentrations and effects of contaminants on wildlife in Canadian Great Lakes Areas of Concern

The scope of this project is, based upon data from priority Great Lakes AOCs, to support the assessment of wildlife health, and thus the assessment of relevant wildlife BUIs, for the determining the status of Areas of Concern in a highly useable format. The data from this project will contribute to Environment Canada’s goals of delisting priority Areas of Concern over the next four years and filling key information gaps in the processing of other Areas of Concern.

The objectives include 1) coalescing data on wildlife health and contaminants within priority AOCs, and following proper data and statistical analyses, produce reports and publications, and to contribute powerpoint presentations to aid in the assessment of BUIs; and 2) coalescing data on concentrations of priority compounds to be regulated by CEPA, in wildlife monitored across Canada.