Butler, Barry, Loong, Dom, and Burrows, Damien (2007) Accumulation of metals in stream sediments of the Upper Walsh River Catchment, North Queensland. Report. Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research, Townsville, QLD, Australia.

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Abstract

[Extract] The upper Walsh River catchment has numerous old abandoned mines, many of which may still be discharging contaminants into waterways. There is considerable public concern over this possibility. Because of this, the Northern Gulf Resource Management Group, the natural resource management group set up under Natural Heritage Trust arrangements for catchments of the Gulf of Carpentaria, including the Mitchell catchment, commissioned the Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research at James Cook University to examine water quality issues in the upper Walsh River. One of the issues examined is the potential for widespread historical mining activities to have impacted on the metal concentrations in streams of the upper Walsh River, one of the major sub-catchments of the Mitchell River.

Item ID:	29262
Item Type:	Report (Report)
Keywords:	metals, stream sediments, catchments
Additional Information:	ACTFR Report No. 07/38. Report to the Northern Gulf Natural Resource Management Group
Date Deposited:	28 Nov 2016 23:07
FoR Codes:	05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0502 Environmental Science and Management > 050209 Natural Resource Management @ 50% 05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0502 Environmental Science and Management > 050204 Environmental Impact Assessment @ 50%
SEO Codes:	96 ENVIRONMENT > 9612 Rehabilitation of Degraded Environments > 961201 Rehabilitation of Degraded Coastal and Estuarine Environments @ 50% 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9605 Ecosystem Assessment and Management > 960507 Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Marine Environments @ 50%
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