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NESP MaC Project 1.16 - Research needs for assessment and monitoring of nutrients, chemicals and antimicrobials in the marine environment

This record provides an overview of the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub scoping study - "Research needs for assessment and monitoring of nutrients, chemicals and antimicrobials in the marine environment". No data outputs were generated by this project.

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Coastal water quality is threatened by an increasing volume of chemicals produced and used in our modern lives. These chemicals are commonly incorporated into pharmaceuticals and household items, and subsequently discharged into coastal areas from a broad range of point sources. Recently emerging contaminants include a variety of chemical (e.g. heavy metals, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, nutrients) and microbiological (e.g. pathogens, antibiotic resistant microbes) sources that are discharged in sewage, stormwater, estuarine flows and industrial wastes.


For many of these chemicals, our understanding of their environmental concentrations and biological effects is limited. When new scientific information emerges to suggest that a particular contaminant may be hazardous, this is refered to as a contaminant of emerging concern (CEC). There is limited data about the environmental occurrence and biological effects of CECs, but emerging research suggests they have the capacity to be toxic.


With an increasing list of CECs detected in the environment, important questions remain unanswered around which contaminants and scientific knowledge gaps should be prioritised. This desktop study engaged CEC stakeholders from academic research, government, water utilities, and non-government organisations to collaboratively identify priority CEC issues in Australia’s marine ecosystems. The project delivers a risk-based framework for future CEC research directions and water quality management priorities.


Outputs

• Final Project Report [written]

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Identification info

Date (Creation)
2021-03-01

Resource provider

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE), Australian Government
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE)
GPO Box 858
Canberra
Australian Capital Territory
2601
Australia

Principal investigator

University of Technology Sydney - Doblin, Martina (Project co-leader)
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Principal investigator

University of Technology Sydney - Seymour, Justin (Project co-leader)
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Collaborator

New South Wales Department of Primary Industries - Scanes, Peter (Co-investigator)
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Collaborator

New South Wales Department of Primary Industries - Potts, Jaimie (Co-investigator)
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Collaborator

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies - Fischer, Andrew (Co-investigator)
University of Tasmania
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Collaborator

University of Technology Sydney - Trestrail, Charlene (Project Officer)
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Purpose
To identify knowledge and data gaps pertaining to coastal and ocean water quality, by defining the key established and emerging chemical and microbiological water contaminants within Australian marine environments and their relative threats. This will inform decisions for prioritising research and water quality management foci.
Credit
National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine and Coastal Hub
Credit
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), Australian Government
Credit
In addition to NESP (DCCEEW) funding, this project is matched by an equivalent amount of in-kind support and co-investment from project partners and collaborators.
Status
Completed

Point of contact

University of Technology Sydney - Doblin, Martina
New South Wales
Australia
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University of Technology Sydney - Seymour, Justin
New South Wales
Australia
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Topic category
  • Biota
  • Environment
  • Oceans

Extent



Temporal extent

Time period
2021-09-01 2022-03-31
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
Keywords (dataSource)
  • National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine and Coastal Hub
Keywords (Theme)
  • water quality
  • microbiological hazards
  • contamination
GCMD Earth Science keywords
  • OCEAN CONTAMINANTS
  • WATER QUALITY

Resource constraints

Classification
Unclassified

Resource constraints

Use limitation
This project was funded by the Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) through the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub.

Resource constraints

Linkage
http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by/4.0/88x31.png

License Graphic

Title
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License


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Website
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

License Text

Character encoding
UTF8

Distribution Information

OnLine resource
Final Project Report

Trestrail C, Tondl E, Fischer A, Potts J, Scanes P, Seymour J and Doblin M ( 2022) Research needs for the assessment and monitoring of nutrients, chemicals and antimicrobials in the marine environment: scoping study. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. University of Technology Sydney.

OnLine resource
Project page on NESP Marine and Coastal Hub website

OnLine resource
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: NESP MaC Hub website

Metadata

Metadata identifier
urn:uuid/61ccd268-f010-4679-bc1a-be0b1688cd0b

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Point of contact

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies - Emma Flukes (NESP Marine and Coastal Hub Data Manager (Southern node))
Parent metadata
  • National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine and Coastal (MaC) Hub - Funding Program 2021-2027

Type of resource

Resource scope
Field session
Name
MaC Hub Project 1.16
Metadata linkage
https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/61ccd268-f010-4679-bc1a-be0b1688cd0b

Point of truth URL of this metadata record

Date info (Creation)
2022-03-01T12:00:00
Date info (Revision)
2025-02-21T09:07:45

Metadata standard

Title
ISO 19115-3:2018
 
 

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Spatial extent

Keywords

contamination microbiological hazards water quality
GCMD Earth Science keywords
OCEAN CONTAMINANTS WATER QUALITY

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