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dc.contributor.authorGagnon, Marthe Monique
dc.contributor.authorBaker, Jarrad
dc.contributor.authorLong, S.
dc.contributor.authorHassell, K.
dc.contributor.authorPettigrove, V.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:56:42Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:56:42Z
dc.date.created2016-06-08T19:30:16Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationGagnon, M.M. and Baker, J. and Long, S. and Hassell, K. and Pettigrove, V. 2016. Contaminant (PAHs, OCs, PCBs and trace metals) concentrations are declining in axial tissue of sand flathead (Platycephalus bassensis) collected from an urbanised catchment (Port Phillip Bay, Australia). Marine Pollution Bulletin. 109 (1): pp.661-666.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27051
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.05.003
dc.description.abstract

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. Concentrations of PAHs, OCs, PCBs and trace metals were determined in the white muscle of sand flathead Platycephalus bassensis collected at 6 locations in Port Phillip Bay during 2015. No PAHs, OCs or PCBs were detected in the white muscle of sand flathead at any of the locations, however measurable levels of As, Cu, Hg, Se and Zn were detected at all sites. Only As and Hg exhibited regional difference in white muscle concentrations, with As present only in a non-toxic organic form and Hg measured at levels that are comparable to levels reported in reference sites in other studies. All contaminants detected in the white muscle of sand flathead collected in Port Phillip Bay in 2015 were below Australian Food Standards guideline values, and by world standards, the Port Phillip Bay sand flathead population is considered minimally contaminated. Furthermore, tissue contaminant concentrations appear to be decreasing over time.

dc.publisherElsevier
dc.titleContaminant (PAHs, OCs, PCBs and trace metals) concentrations are declining in axial tissue of sand flathead (Platycephalus bassensis) collected from an urbanised catchment (Port Phillip Bay, Australia)
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.issn0025-326X
dcterms.source.titleMarine Pollution Bulletin
curtin.departmentDepartment of Environment and Agriculture
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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