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

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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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. 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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Title NESP MaC Project 1.16 - Research needs for assessment and monitoring of nutrients, chemicals and antimicrobials in the marine environment (UTS)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/2c39dfe2-0ad8-43e7-8cbc-039dab5965be
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
Martina.Doblin@uts.edu.au
Reference Period 01/09/2021 - 31/03/2022
Geospatial Coverage Australia
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "NESP MaC Project 1.16 - Research needs for assessment and monitoring of nutrients, chemicals and antimicrobials in the marine environment (UTS)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/nesp-mac-project-1-16-research-needs-for-assessment-and-monitoring-of-nutrients-chemicals-and-a