Northern Contaminants Program
Working to reduce and, wherever possible, eliminate contaminants in traditionally harvested foods, while providing information that assists informed decision making by individuals and communities in their food use.
What is the Northern Contaminants Program?
The Northern Contaminants Program (NCP) was established in 1991 in response to concerns about human exposure to elevated levels of contaminants in wildlife species that are important to the traditional diets of northern Aboriginal peoples. Early studies found a wide variety of substances, many of which had no Arctic or Canadian sources, but which were, nevertheless, reaching unexpectedly high levels in the Arctic ecosystem.
Call for Proposals
The NCP Call for Proposals 2020-2021 is now closed.
NCP Results Workshop
NCP Priorities
Environmental Monitoring and Research
Community-Based Monitoring and Research
Communications, Capacity and Outreach
Program Coordination and Indigenous Partnerships
- Northern Contaminants Program - Background
- Call for Proposals
- NCP Funded Projects
- NCP Results Workshop
- Contact Information
- Meet NCP Partners and Researchers
- Publications
External Links
- AMAP
- ArcticNet
- CYFN - Northern Contaminants
- Polar Data Catalogue
- Stockholm Convention
- Minamata Convention
Work Space
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