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An investigation of the toxicity of fish containing mercury at concentrations in excess of present health regulations

Project number: 1981-007
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $0.00
Organisation: University of Queensland (UQ)
Project start/end date: 27 Jun 1985 - 29 Jun 1985
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
Physiology
Health And Safety
Food Safety
Consumer Health
Consumer

Objectives

1. Does eating fish such as shark & gemfish from unpolluted waters, containing mercury in excess of health regulations, pose danger of intoxication?
2. If not, investigate if any resistance to methyl mercury is conferred by ingesting such fish.

Final report

Final Report • 332.84 KB
1981-007-DLD.pdf
Environment
Industry
Industry
Environment
People
Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1981-020
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Investigations into QX disease in oysters and other problems associated with marine parasites

This long running FIRTA grant supported a center in Australia for research, consultancy and training on parasites and diseases important to the fishing industry. The center was established by FIRTA in 1977. During the life of FIRC 1981-020 many industry problems were successfully...
ORGANISATION:
University of Queensland (UQ)
TAGS
Supply Chain
Disease
Animal Health
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1986-096
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Diseases of prawns in aquaculture: to develop procedures to detect pathogens of prawns shipped interstate

This project found and described a baculovirus similar to Monodon Baculovirus (MBV) that was called Plebejus Baculovirus (PBV) as it was in eastern king prawns (Penaeus plebejus). It later found it in Australian cultured Penaeus monodon. The project investigated other conditions, particularly...
ORGANISATION:
University of Queensland (UQ)
TAGS
Disease
Diagnostic
Aquaculture
Animal Health
Environment
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