This unique structure allows IISD-ELA researchers to work with governments, industry and other academic scientists to identify and study new and emerging concerns before they become large-scale environmental problems.
Current Research, Research | Apr 16, 2019
We are exploring what happens when metformin—a common anti-diabetic drug—and its metabolite are introduced into freshwater environments, and how they impact all levels of the food web, from plants to fish.
Current Research | Apr 16, 2019
The impact of plastics on aquatic systems is big news and of major concern these days. In 2019, researchers are monitoring a remote lake for microplastics—all with the ultimate goal of manipulating a lake in a few years to discover how lake and its inhabitants respond to microplastics.
Current Research | Dec 16, 2017
We want to understand how climate change affects carbon loading to boreal lakes, through long-term changes in precipitation and changes in the intensity and duration of storms.
Current Research | Dec 16, 2017
Researchers at IISD Experimental Lakes Area are exploring how we can use mucus to assess the health of fish populations—a measure that would not require sacrificing them.
Current Research | Dec 16, 2017
Our researchers are using hydro-acoustic monitoring to track fish behaviour in IISD Experimental Lakes Area lakes.
Current Research | Dec 16, 2017
Could floating bioplatforms help lakes that are suffering from eutrophication? We have currently testing out that very question.
Current Research | Dec 16, 2017
Researchers are exploring how effective and accurate environmental DNA can be at monitoring species in fresh water systems.
Current Research | Dec 16, 2017
Groundbreaking new research into the impacts of diluted bitumen on fresh water systems is taking place at IISD Experimental Lakes Area.
Current Research | Dec 7, 2017
Selenium is a contaminant associated with mining and other industrial operations. Researchers at IISD-ELA are exploring how it accumulates in aquatic organisms.
Current Research | Mar 7, 2017
The Ecosystem Indicators of Fish Productivity project is designed to provide insights into what drives fish productivity in freshwater systems.
