Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0455513

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0455513

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Environmental Toxicology of Marine Turtles in the South Pacific Region. We propose to study pollutants such as pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and metals in sea turtles. Drs Whittier (UQ) and Henry Olszowy (Queensland Health Scientific Services) will supervise a Ph.D. student in the research. We will identify significant pollutants in Queensland, the Solomon Islands and Malaysia at sea turtle nesting and feeding grounds. We will follow the fate of chemicals in female turtles and the effects of contamination on the development of eggs and hatchlings. This information will be used to help manage sea turtle populations and to contribute to sustainable use of the animals for a growing ecotourism industry.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-07-2004

End Date: 31-01-2008

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $70,668.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Animal Physiology—Systems | Marine And Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Physiology | Environmental Chemistry (Incl. Atmospheric Chemistry)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Environmental health | Biological sciences | Environmental and resource evaluation not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Animal Physiology—Systems | Biological sciences | Environmental Chemistry (Incl. Atmospheric Chemistry) | Environmental and resource evaluation not elsewhere classified | Environmental health | Marine And Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Physiology

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