http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:12988 Zn > As > Cr > Cu > Pb > Ni > Co > Hg > Cd. The status of site was assessed directly by comparing the metal concentrations in the study area with known Australian and Victorian average top soil levels and the health investigation levels set by the National Environmental Protection Measures (NEPM) and the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) of the State of Western Australia. Although, median concentrations of As, Hg, Pb, Cu and Zn exceeded the average Australian and Victorian top soil concentrations, only As and Hg exceeded the ecological investigation levels (EIL) set by DEC and thus these metals are considered as risk to the human and aquatic ecosystems health due to their increase in concentration and toxicity. In an environment of climate fluctuation with increased storm events and forest fires may mobilize these toxic metals contaminants, pose a real threat to the environment and the community. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd]]> Wed 07 Apr 2021 14:01:11 AEST ]]> http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:12987 Wed 07 Apr 2021 14:01:11 AEST ]]> http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:12176 Wed 07 Apr 2021 14:00:28 AEST ]]> http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:11619 Wed 07 Apr 2021 13:56:55 AEST ]]> http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:11378 Wed 07 Apr 2021 13:56:41 AEST ]]> http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:11243 Wed 07 Apr 2021 13:56:35 AEST ]]> http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:10786 Wed 07 Apr 2021 13:56:09 AEST ]]> http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:3236 Wed 07 Apr 2021 13:34:12 AEST ]]> http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:14991 Tue 30 Mar 2021 12:55:23 AEDT ]]> http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:15694 Conservation, Management, and Awareness. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC. **Please note that there are multiple authors for this article therefore only the name of the first 5 including Federation University Australia affiliate “Giri Kattel, Jessica Reeves and Kim Dowling” is provided in this record**]]> Thu 02 Jun 2022 14:56:17 AEST ]]> http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:15639 Mon 24 Jan 2022 11:34:13 AEDT ]]>