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Environmental Geochemistry and the "sickness country"concept.

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 17/10/2025

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Geochemical surveys conducted by BMR since 1980 in the southern Kakadu region have highlighted the natural occurrence in specific areas of well above crustal concentrations of uranium, thorium, arsenic, mercury and lead. The natural levels of concentration in the land and possibly the water systems of the South Alligator Valley area could constitute an environmental hazard. A large part of this area coincides with the area delineated as the "sickness country". SUBMISSION TO THE RESOURCE ASSESSMENT COMMISSION BY THE BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS.

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Title Environmental Geochemistry and the "sickness country"concept.
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/f9de30a2-1829-483b-827d-0a555a80ee31
Contact Point
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Reference Period 08/04/2019
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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        -14.5
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Environmental Geochemistry and the "sickness country"concept.". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/environmental-geochemistry-and-the-sickness-countryconcept