Metal concentrations in Rapid Creek sediment cores

The study objectives are: 1.Undertake core sampling of Rapid Creek estuary to construct a pollutant history. Metal pollutant trends identified will enable reconstruction of pollution histories associated with land use change (development, urbanisation, and erosion); and 2.Provide valuable baseline data to progress the development of a sediment monitoring program in the Darwin Harbour region. This work will provide a precursor to future sediment monitoring across other parts of Darwin harbour with a focus on areas subject to increasing anthropogenic pressures.Executive summary -- Introduction and study objectives -- Methodology -- Results and discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Appendix 1This project was a collaboration between Charles Darwin University and the Aquatic Health Unit, Department of Land Resource Management.Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT