About the Project
Findings from the human biomonitoring project (2015–2019), which included Fort Good Hope as a participating community, showed that lead levels in blood and urine were elevated in Sahtú residents compared to people from the Dehcho and the general Canadian population. To address community concerns and to understand how people living in the North might be exposed to lead, this research took place between 2020 and 2022. We started a community-based research program in Fort Good Hope to collect harvested birds and analyze birds, water, and fish for levels of lead.
Research Team: Kelly Skinner, L Andrew, J Comte, K. Gurney, Brain Laird, Mylene Ratelle, D Simmons
