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Contaminated sediments in Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia.

Created 24/06/2025

Updated 24/06/2025

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Comprehensive investigations of estuaries in central New South Wales has identified Port Jackson as the most contaminated waterway on the eastern seaboard of Australia. Extensive areas of the estuary are mantled in sediment, containing high concentrations of a large range of metallic and organic contaminants. Although extensive, this database does not provide an effective basis for determining the potential adverse effects of chemicals on living resources. The Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council (ANZECC) sediment quality guidelines have been used in the current study to assess possible adverse biological effects of toxicants.

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Title Contaminated sediments in Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia.
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/7d2030ea-3b89-4e32-92ba-5a0614798e63
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
gavin.birch@sydney.edu.au
Reference Period 01/01/2000 - 01/01/2000
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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        -33.85
      ],
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      ],
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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Contaminated sediments in Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia.". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/contaminated-sediments-in-port-jackson-sydney-australia