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Ecotoxicology the Official Journal of the Australasian Society for Ecotoxicology VOLUME 16, NUMBER 3, SEPTEMBER 2019 AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ECOTOXICOLOGY THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AUSTRALASIAN SOCIETY FOR ECOTOXICOLOGY 1 AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ECOTOXICOLOGY A PUBLICATION OF THE AUSTRALASIAN SOCIETY FOR ECOTOXICOLOGY Editor-in-Chief Dr Scott Markich, Aquatic Solutions International, Australasian Journal of Ecotoxicology, Level 1, 467 Miller Street, Cammeray, NSW 2062, Australia. Facsimile: +61 2 9460 2711; email: [email protected]. Associate Editor Dr Alex Pulkownik, Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), PO Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia. Facsimile: +61 2 9514 4079; email: [email protected]. Editorial Board Dr Joe Bidwell (USA) Dr John Chapman (Australia) Dr Chris Hickey (New Zealand) Prof. Doug Holdway (Canada) Dr Ross Jeffree (Monaco) Prof Paul Lam (Hong Kong) Dr Matthias Liess (Germany) Dr Jenny Stauber (Australia) Dr Louis Tremblay (New Zealand) Dr Michael Warne (Australia) Prof Chris Wood (Canada) Call for Papers The Journal welcomes Original Research Papers, Short Communications, Review Papers, Commentaries and Letters to the Editors. Guidelines for Authors A complete set of Instructions to Authors is found in each issue and on the ASE web page. All manuscripts must be written in English and submitted to either the Editor-in-Chief or Associate Editor. All material is to be typed double-spaced on one side of standard A4 bond paper, leaving 2.5 cm margins. Keep formatting to a minimum and maintain consistent style throughout. Include an abstract and up to five keywords. AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ECOTOXICOLOGY Vol. 16, pp. 53-87, 2010 VOLUME 16 (3), 2019 AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ECOTOXICOLOGY PUBLISHED BY AUSTRALASIAN SOCIETY FOR ECOTOXICOLOGY ISSN: 1323-3475 3 AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ECOTOXICOLOGY AIMS AND SCOPE The Australasian Journal of Ecotoxicology is an international journal published three times a year by the Australasian Society for Ecotoxicology. It is dedicated to publishing scientifically sound research articles dealing with all aspects of ecotoxicology. This includes acute and chronic toxicity studies measuring lethal and sublethal responses, ecological impact studies pertaining to ecotoxicology, studies relating to the mechanisms of chemical toxicity, discussion of ecotoxicological theory and use of ecotoxicology information to develop and validate environmental criteria. Studies at all levels of biological organisation will be considered: from (sub-) cellular and individual organisms to population and community studies. All data must be generated by statistically and analytically sound research, and all papers will be peer reviewed by at least two reviewers prior to their being considered for publication. The Journal will give priority to the publication of original research that is undertaken on the systems and organisms of the Australasian and Asia-Pacific region, but papers will be accepted from anywhere in the world. As well as scientific papers, the Journal will contain short communications, to allow the publication of original data generated in small-scale projects, and letters to the Editor are most welcome. The Editor will commission and publish reviews from time to time. Authors interested in publishing review articles are invited to contact the Editors. Titles of completed PhD and MSc theses will also be published. Material published in the Journal represents the opinions of the authors, and not necessarily those of the Editors, the Society or the Publisher. COPYRIGHT © Australasian Society for Ecotoxicology It is the condition of publication that manuscripts submitted to this Journal have not been, or will not be, published elsewhere. Submission of a manuscript implies agreement that the authors transfer the copyright to the publisher if and when the manuscript is accepted for publication (unless the organisation for which the author[s] work does not permit such transfer). Copyright covers the exclusive rights to reproduce or distribute any parts of this journal in any form of reproduction. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilised in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission of the holder of the copyright. Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) Australia applies. USA Copyright law applies to users in USA. 4 AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ECOTOXICOLOGY CONTENTS AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ECOTOXICOLOGY VOLUME 16, NUMBER 3, SEPTEMBER 2019 REVIEWS 163 Coleman H, Troester M, Khan S, McDonald J, 139 Chapman JC. Ecotoxicology in Australasia and the Watkins G and Stuetz R. Fate and analysis of Australasian Journal of Ecotoxicology: An historical endocrine disrupting chemicals, pharmaceuticals and perspective. personal care products in a membrane bioreactor. 151 Hassell K, Allinson M, Myers J, Townsend K, 169 Colville A, Hyne RV, Lim R and Petocz P. Chinathamby K, Miranda A, Shanthanagouda A, Development and application of toxicity tests for the Nugegoda D, Allinson G and Pettigrove V. Victorian effects of an insect growth regulator, tebufenozide, on report on endocrine disruption research – May 2018. a mayfly nymph, Atalophlebia sp. INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS 5 AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ECOTOXICOLOGY 6 AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ECOTOXICOLOGY Vol. 16, pp. 139-149, 2019 Australasian ecotoxicology Chapman PAPERS ECOTOXICOLOGY IN AUSTRALASIA AND THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ECOTOXICOLOGY: AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE John C Chapman Formerly, Office of Environment and Heritage. PO Box 29, Lidcombe NSW 1825 ABSTRACT As the Australasian Journal of Ecotoxicology (AJE) finishes its 16 volumes of publication with this issue, it is interesting to reflect back on its achievements since its inception in 1995 and how well it has addressed issues of importance to ecotoxicology in the Australasian region. Several editorials and reviews in the first few volumes addressed the need to fill knowledge gaps in such areas as method development, sensitivity of native species and developing regional test species, addressing environmental parameters that affect toxicity, developing environmental guidelines for water, sediment and soil, developing robust biomonitors, bioaccumulation and new and emerging chemicals. Progress has been made in many of these areas since 1995 and some of this has been reflected inAJE publications. Some reflections on the future areas for ecotoxicology are also provided. Key words: Ecotoxicology; Australasian publications; historical development. INTRODUCTION AND EARLY HISTORY OF the workshop proceedings (Hart 1986) outlined the activities ECOTOXICOLOGY IN THE REGION in ecotoxicology in Australia and recommended progress In Australia, there was increasing activity in ecotoxicology forward, including establishment of an ecotoxicology through the 1970s and 1980s. The Commonwealth’s Office of database, which was published in AJE. the Supervising Scientist facilities (now ERISS) at Jabiru in In 1984, Professor Margaret Burchett of UTS and Dr David Kakadu National Park was established in 1976 for the purpose Leece of SPCC were instrumental in establishing the Centre of monitoring the Ranger Uranium Mine, of which ecotoxicity for Ecotoxicology (CET; then called Centre for Environmental tests formed a significant component. A range of tropical Toxicology) as a joint venture between the UTS (then NSW species were being developed for laboratory ecotoxicity Institute of Technology) and the, then, State Pollution Control tests and creekside monitoring of Magela Creek and other Commission (SPCC; later NSW EPA, having gone through a waterways. Some of the early work in Victoria was on the number of name changes, and now two separate institutions: marine amphipod Allorchestes compressa (eg. Ahsanullah the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage and the NSW 1976) and copepods (Brand et al. 1986), and on a range of EPA). The Centre, initially directed by Dr Geoff Thompson, freshwater species at the Arthur Rylah Institute (Bacher and was originally intended to help develop ecotoxicity data for O’Brien 1990), as well as in Barry Hart’s group at Chisholm Commonwealth legislation on industrial and agricultural Institute of Technology (now Monash University) (eg. Daly chemicals, and for NSW legislation on hazardous chemicals, et al. 1990). There was also ecotoxicology undertaken at although it was considered adequate to source much of the Griffith University, Queensland, on pesticides, metals and data from overseas (Johnston et al. 1990). The facilities, organochlorine compounds (eg. Mortimer and Connell 1994) located at the UTS building at Gore Hill from 1984 until and on pesticides in Tasmania (Davies et al. 1994). In NSW, 2003, developed a range of ecotoxicity tests (eg. Julli et al. ecotoxicology had been undertaken in at least two CSIRO 1990; Mitchell et al. 1988), including acute and reproductive groups on metals and pesticides (eg. Mann and Florence 1987; impairment tests with Ceriodaphnia cf dubia, a species Korth et al. 1995) and at the NSW Institute of Technology originally sourced from Lake Parramatta (Julli et al. 1990) (now University of Technology Sydney UTS) (Skidmore and sent to many laboratories around Australia. The annual and Firth 1983; Mitchell et al. 1988). In fact, there had seminars at CET, which drew in a variety of researchers, been extensive soil and plant toxicology studies throughout eventually morphed into the ASE conferences. Australia for many years (Markich et al. 2002) and some aquatic
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