A risk assessment approach to contaminants in Port Curtis, Queensland, Australia

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 51, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 448-458

  Jones, Mary Anne ^a,c   Stauber, Jenny ^b   Apte, Simon ^b   Simpson, Stuart ^b   Vicente Beckett, Vicky ^a   Johnson, Rod ^a   Duivenvoorden, Leo ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Queensland Department of Natural Resources Mines and Energy Rockhampton   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contaminants; Ecological risk assessment; Human health risk assessment; Metals; Port Curtis estuary; TBT

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; HEALTH CARE; IMPURITIES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL; NICKEL; PORTS AND HARBORS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTS; WATER QUALITY;

BIOTA; DISSOLVED METAL CONCENTRATIONS; INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION; PORT CURTIS;

MARINE POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; MERCURY; METAL; NAPHTHALENE; NICKEL; TRIBUTYLTIN; WATER;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTUARY; HEALTH; HISTORY; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATION; POLLUTANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SEDIMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; PARTICLE SIZE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUEENSLAND; RISK ASSESSMENT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; QUEENSLAND; WORLD;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 14844303863     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.10.021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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