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Contaminant pathways in Port Curtis: Final report - OzCoasts

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<strong>Contam<strong>in</strong>ant</strong> <strong>pathways</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Port</strong> <strong>Curtis</strong>: F<strong>in</strong>al <strong>report</strong>List of tables2.1 Dissolved and particulate metal concentrations: Survey 1................................ 112.2 Dissolved and particulate metal concentrations: Survey 2................................ 122.3 Concentration of trace metals <strong>in</strong> waters around the world ................................ 143.1 Metal concentrations <strong>in</strong> benthic sediments from various locations ................... 263.2 List of PAHs studied and their abbreviations..................................................... 313.3 PAH ratios and orig<strong>in</strong>s....................................................................................... 35A.3.1 Sediment samples (2003–2005)........................................................................ 40A.3.2 Particulate metal concentrations and other parameters.................................... 41A.3.3 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons <strong>in</strong> <strong>Port</strong> <strong>Curtis</strong> ............................................... 425.1 Organisms collected for the foodweb study....................................................... 555.2 Mean trace metal concentrations for the organisms collected .......................... 606.1 Site locations and shipp<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>tensity <strong>in</strong> <strong>Port</strong> <strong>Curtis</strong>............................................ 696.2 Imposex grad<strong>in</strong>g system for M. marg<strong>in</strong>alba....................................................... 706.3 Field data for M. Marg<strong>in</strong>alba <strong>in</strong> <strong>Port</strong> <strong>Curtis</strong> ........................................................ 737.1 Mean concentration of metals <strong>in</strong> oysters at Sites 1 and 2................................. 847.2 Concentrations of antioxidant enzymes <strong>in</strong> oysters ............................................ 867.3 Correlations between metal concentrations and enzyme concentrations <strong>in</strong>gills and hepatopancreas of oysters <strong>in</strong> Sites 1 and 2 ........................................ 887.4 Concentration of biomarkers <strong>in</strong> gill and hepatopancreas of copper-exposedoysters ............................................................................................................... 908.1 Pulse exposure scenarios and the biomass <strong>in</strong>hibition observed at 72 h......... 1018.2 Extra- and <strong>in</strong>tra-cellular copper determ<strong>in</strong>ed follow<strong>in</strong>g the different 72 hcopper pulse exposure scenarios.................................................................... 102xvii

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