Metal bioaccumulation through food web pathways in Port Curtis

"Port Curtis is an international trades port supporting major local industries as well as a large commercial and recreational fishing industry. Previous studies in the harbour (CRC Coastal Zone, 2005), have determined that despite relatively low metal concentrations in the water column there appears to be some accumulations of some metals in the marine organisms that inhabit the harbour. Aquatic animals can absorb metals through exposure in sediments and the water column but also via their diet, through metals accumulated in their food source. This route of exposure was investigated in this study."--p. i.