A review of chemical-based sediment quality assessment methodologies for the marine environment

GF Birch - Marine pollution bulletin, 2018 - Elsevier
This review of 19 chemical approaches used in assessing sediment quality are classified
into empirical, mechanistic and sediment quality indices (SQI) groups. Empirical sediment …

Sydney Harbour: a review of anthropogenic impacts on the biodiversity and ecosystem function of one of the world's largest natural harbours

M Mayer-Pinto, EL Johnston… - Marine and …, 2015 - CSIRO Publishing
Sydney Harbour is a hotspot for diversity. However, as with estuaries worldwide, its diversity
and functioning faces increasing threats from urbanisation. This is the first synthesis of …

Emerging contaminants (pharmaceuticals, personal care products, a food additive and pesticides) in waters of Sydney estuary, Australia

GF Birch, DS Drage, K Thompson, G Eaglesham… - Marine pollution …, 2015 - Elsevier
The current investigation of marine water from 30 sites adjacent to stormwater outlets across
the entire Sydney estuary is the first such research in Australia. The number of analytes …

Responses of estuarine salinity and transport processes to potential future sea-level rise in the Chesapeake Bay

B Hong, J Shen - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2012 - Elsevier
Understanding the changes of hydrodynamics in estuaries with respect to magnitudes of sea-
level rise is important to understanding the changes of biogeochemical processes that are …

Bacterioplankton dynamics within a large anthropogenically impacted urban estuary

TC Jeffries, ML Schmitz Fontes, DP Harrison… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The abundant and diverse microorganisms that inhabit aquatic systems are both
determinants and indicators of aquatic health, providing essential ecosystem services such …

Sediment metal enrichment and ecological risk assessment of ten ports and estuaries in the World Harbours Project

GF Birch, JH Lee, E Tanner, J Fortune… - Marine Pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ten global harbours were assessed for sediment quality by quantifying the magnitude of
anthropogenic change and ecological risk. Anthropogenic change (enrichment) was high for …

Sydney Harbour: what we do and do not know about a highly diverse estuary

EL Johnston, M Mayer-Pinto… - Marine and …, 2015 - CSIRO Publishing
Sydney Harbour is a global hotspot for marine and estuarine diversity. Despite its social,
economic and biological value, the available knowledge has not previously been reviewed …

Assessment of human-induced change and biological risk posed by contaminants in estuarine/harbour sediments: Sydney Harbour/estuary (Australia)

GF Birch - Marine pollution bulletin, 2017 - Elsevier
A rapid, simple yet scientifically sound scheme providing two important types of information
used in assessment of estuarine sediments is presented. The mean enrichment quotient …

Submarine groundwater discharge and associated nutrient and carbon inputs into Sydney Harbour (Australia)

RE Correa, DR Tait, CJ Sanders, SR Conrad… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The effects of urbanization and scales on submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) remain
poorly understood. Here, we used radium isotopes to quantify SGD-derived fluxes of …

Assessment of biotic response to heavy metal contamination in Avicennia marina mangrove ecosystems in Sydney Estuary, Australia

B Nath, P Chaudhuri, G Birch - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2014 - Elsevier
Mangrove forests act as a natural filter of land-derived wastewaters along industrialized
tropical and sub-tropical coastlines and assist in maintaining a healthy living condition for …