Ecotoxicology of pesticides on the Great Barrier Reef for guideline development and risk assessments (Old ID 23137)
Department of the Environment and Energy
Role
Collaborator
Description
Over 50 land-sourced pesticides have been detected in waters of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and its catchments. Previous studies on the risks posed by pesticides have focused on five priority PSll herbicides. However, other pesticides are increasingly being used, for which there are few fate, persistence and toxicity data. In order to improve water quality guidelines and assessments of the potential risks posed by these ' alternate' pesticides to GBR and its catchments we will quantify their toxicity to freshwater and marine species.
Date
01 Jan 2017 - 10 Mar 2020
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
Pesticides;Water Quality;Great Barrier Reef;Freshwater;Ecotoxicology;agricultural run-off
Funding Body
Department of the Environment and Energy
Amount
205975
Project Team
Aaron Davis;Stephen Lewis