BSc (Honours)

Contact details for Mr Jason van de Merwe j.vandemerwe@griffith.edu.au

Thesis

Persistent organic pollutants and heavy metal in the green marine turtle, Chelonia mydas

Supervisor

Prof Joe Lee

Research expertise

• Marine turtle conservation biology
• Persistent organic pollutant and heavy metal analysis
• Marine turtle hatchery management
• Satellite tracking the movement of marine turtles
• Non-lethal methods for determining chemical contamination in marine turtle
• Maternal transfer of pollutants in marine turtles
• Public health concerns from the consumption of endangered marine turtles