About contaminants research funding
Backgrounder
On March 29, 2021, Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced $658,026 funding for contaminants research projects that will take place in the Ontario and Prairies Region. Information about these projects including recipients, objectives, and funding amounts can be found in the table below.
These projects were announced as part of a larger national announcement for a total $2,891,371 in funding over four years for contaminants research.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) supports external research on the biological effects of contaminants on aquatic organisms. Priority research areas include:
- Microplastics
- Oil and gas-related contaminants
- Pesticides
- Contaminants and issues of emerging concern
Learn more about contaminants and research projects funded through DFO Science.
| Recipient | Title | Objective | Funding Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| IISD-Experimental Lakes Area | Fate, bioaccumulation, and ecological effects of mixtures of the psychoactive drug venlafaxine in freshwater ecosystems | A project to characterize the effects of exposure to an antipsychotic pharmaceutical on several aquatic species and communities by undertaking a series of experiments that use ecosystem-based enclosures. | $220,736 3 years |
| University of Waterloo | Assessing the potential effects on wild fish, of representative chiral pharmaceuticals present in upgraded municipal wastewater effluents (meeting the Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations) | A study to integrate a fate and effects model, lab studies and field assessments to examine how anti-depressants (including metabolites and various chemical forms) move in the environment, bioaccumulate in fish and cause changes in key biological processes. | $219,420 3 years |
| University of Toronto | Ecosystem-based experiments to determine the ecological impacts of microplastics on freshwater fish and their food web | This project seeks to test the ecological impacts of microplastics on fish and their associated food web in a series of experiments using ecosystem-based enclosures. | $217,870 3 years |
| TOTAL | $658,026 | ||
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