Abstract
![CDATA[The presence of cocaine in environmental waters is of increasing concern in urbanizing catchment areas. Here we report on three years of cocaine seasonal data for the Hawkesbury-Nepean river in NSW. We demonstrate that cocaine concentrations are of ecological concern and demonstrate that cocaine and associated metabolites will persist in freshwater environments for up to several weeks. This research shows that discharge from wastewater treatment facilities to freshwater environments provides a pathway for the exposure of illicit compounds to organisms and may have deleterious effects on the environment.]]
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 10th Australian Stream Management Conference, 2 - 4 August 2021, Online |
Publisher | River Basin Management Society |
Pages | 327-333 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780646844916 |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Event | Australian Stream Management Conference - Duration: 2 Aug 2021 → … |
Conference
Conference | Australian Stream Management Conference |
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Period | 2/08/21 → … |