This report is a deliverable within a sediment quality pilot project entitled Developing (and trialling) robust sample designs for change detection. The aim of the pilot project is to improve the knowledge base for sediment quality monitoring in Darwin Harbour and provide the basis for a long-term monitoring program aimed at change detection. The objectives of this study are to: (i) evaluate the utility of a range of sediment quality indicators for potential use in a future long-term monitoring program; (ii) fill gaps in available baseline data, in particular for pesticides and hydrocarbons; (iii) compare measured contaminant concentrations to national guideline values, where applicable; and (iv) make recommendations for a long-term sediment quality monitoring program.,
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Table of contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Site descriptions -- 3. Study design -- 4. Metal(loid)s -- 5. Hydrocarbons and pesticides -- 6. Carbon, nitrogen and sulphur constituents -- 7. Recommendations and next steps -- 8. References -- 9. Appendix A: Site descriptions (supplementary material) -- 10. Appendix B: Fieldwork summary (supplementary material) -- 11. Appendix C: Rationale and guidelines for measured pollutants (supplementary material) -- 12. Figure Appendix D. Maps of the study areas including locations of random and designated 121 . Map of the final site sites -- 13. Appendix E. Summary of analytical methods -- 14. Appendix F: Identifying normalising constituents for metal(loid)s -- 15. Appendix G: Metal(loid) change detection example -- 16. Appendix H: Near-total metal(loid) concentration summary -- 17. Appendix I: Can the design detect normalised concentrations above backgrounds -- 18. Appendix J: Interpolated maps of normalised metal(loid) concentrations -- 19. Appendix K: Some sources of variability in the metal(loid) concentrations -- 20. Appendix L: The Cu-Pb-Zn mean enrichment quotient -- 21. Appendix M. Interim background Cu, Pb and Zn concentrations -- 22. Appendix N: Summary of hydrocarbon and pesticide concentrations -- 23. Appendix O: A case for normalising total hydrocarbon concentrations -- 24. Appendix P: Organic matter normalisations -- 25. Appendix Q: The regional 15N context -- List of Figures,
Language
English,
Subject
Northern Territory,
Sediment Quality,
Darwin Harbour,
Publisher name
Northern Territory Government,
Place of publication
Palmerston,
Series
DEPWS Technical Report 32/2021,
Format
226 pages : colour illustrations and maps ; 30 cm,