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Previous fish study results - Office of the Environmental Monitor

Previous Yarra River fish study results



On this page you will the results from previous lower Yarra and Maribyrnong fish studies.

The results can also be viewed at
EPA Victoria.

Yarra and Maribyrnong estuaries - Preliminary Investigation of contaminants in fish (2005):

In 2005 a pilot study of contaminant concentrations in fish from the lower Yarra and Maribyrnong Rivers by EPA Victoria and Melbourne Water found contaminant concentrations in fish were below the recommended Maximum Residue Limits in food and that some eels had concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) above the recommended Maximum Residue Limits in food.




Yarra and Maribyrnong estuaries - Investigation of contaminants in fish (2006):

In 2006, a second study of fish from the lower Yarra and Maribyrnong Rivers by EPA Victoria found that where contaminants were present, none were above the Australian and New Zealand Food Standard levels.






Return to the 2009 Lower Yarra River Fish Study page