Browsing NSIS Volume 44, Part 2 by Title

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  • Risk Estimates: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Sydney Harbour Sediments and Lobster 

    King, Thomas L. (Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2008)
    For nearly a century, the effluents from the Sydney Tar Ponds were discharged into Muggah Creek. As this creek opens into the South Arm of Sydney Harbour, this discharge resulted in appreciable levels of polyaromatic ...

  • Sources and Distribution of Metal Contamination in Surficial Sediments of Sydney Harbour, Nova Scotia 

    Loring, D.H.; Yeats, P.A.; Milligan, T.G. (Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2008)
    Geochemical studies in Sydney Harbour indicate that its sediments are contaminated to varying degrees with ’pollution’ metals such as As, Cd, Hg and Pb. Results based on the analyses of 119 surface sediment samples show ...

  • Squalene in Nova Scotian Deep-Sea Sharks and in the Pacific Eulachon 

    Ackman, R.G.; Timmins, A. (Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2008)
    The occurrence of the hydrocarbon, squalene, in diverse marine organisms is not uncommon, but quantities of commercial interest are generally limited to the livers of a few members of the shark family. Nova Scotia shallow-water ...

  • Turmeric: Not So Spicy After All 

    Harris, Robert G. (Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2008)
    Turmeric, also known as saffron Indian, prepared from the rhizome of Curcuma longa L. has an aromatic pepper-like, but somewhat bitter taste and gives curry dishes their characteristic yellowish colour. Curcumin, a non-toxic ...