Abstract
This study has investigated in detail trace metal concentrations in Cleveland Bay in the central
Great Barrier Reef and assessed the significant carrier phases of several metals during a simulated
disturbance of sediments designed to investigate the effects of dredging. Organic, iron oxide
and carbonate phases were shown to be important carrier phases for several trace metals. The
application of an acid-leach technique to monitor labile or pollutant concentrations of copper,
zinc, lead and nickel in sediments collected from coral reefs sampled before and after two
dredging events in 1991 yielded useful information on the fate of dredged sediment. Trace metal
contamination close inshore was attributed to port activities, sewage discharge and urbanization.
Subject
Ecology,Aquatic Science,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics,Oceanography
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