Dr Chariton is Research Team Leader for Molecular Ecology and Toxicology with the Commonwealth Science and Industry Research Organisation’s (CSIRO) Oceans and Atmosphere. His team’s focus is on the development, application and integration ‘omic’ technologies and traditional ecology for the monitoring and assessment of aquatic systems. His research is primarily in the area of estuarine ecology, with a focus on the effects on environmental contaminants on sedimentary environments. However, he is also currently involved in a broad-range of research projects, which include: biogeochemical cycling in seagrass food-webs, biofouling, ecotoxicology of contaminated ground-waters, flood-plain ecology, the ecology of metalloids, developing a trigger value for uranium and studying the estuarine benthic ecology of Kakadu National Park. In addition, Dr Chariton provides specialised environmental assessment, risk assessment and ecological expertise to a range of industry and government clients. Dr Chariton is currently contributing to the revised Australian Water Quality Guidelines and a co-author the revised Sediment Quality Guidelines.

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