The use of sedimentary metal data in predictive modelling of estuarine contamination, assessment of environmental condition and pollutant source identification (Narrabeen Lagoon, Sydney, Australia)

• Published in: Environmental science and pollution research international Vol. 27; no. 35; pp. 43685 - 43699
• Main Authors: Birch, Gavin, Lee, Jung-Ho
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anthropogenic factors; Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Catchments; Contaminants; Contamination; Copper; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecological effects; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental assessment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental conditions; Environmental Health; Environmental science; Estuaries; Human influences; Impact prediction; Lagoons; Land use; Metal concentrations; Metals; Metropolitan areas; Pollutants; Prediction models; Research Article; River discharge; River flow; River systems; Rivers; Roads; Sediments; Stormwater; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Enrichment; Environmental assessment; Pre-anthropogenic; Ecological rick; Normalization

Narrabeen Lagoon is recognized as an Intermittently Closed and Open Lake or Lagoon (ICOLL) and is the largest coastal lagoon (2.2 km 2 ) in the Sydney metropolitan region. The catchment (53 km 2 ) supports five major river systems, and land use comprises of 56% residential, 42% parkland and 2% light...