Environmental proteomics: A new, more reliable method of measuring the effects of chemical pollution on Australia's coastal ecosystems

我们的研究将提供一种新的、更灵敏的方法来检测污染对生活在沿海水道中的动物的影响，并允许在污染造成永久性生物损害之前对其进行管理。澳大利亚是世界上城市化程度最高的国家之一，大部分人口居住在沿海地区，许多沿海水道都受到污染物的不可持续的压力。迫切需要新技术来帮助保护澳大利亚的生物多样性，同时维持人类对我们标志性沿海环境的持续利用。我们的工作将建立蛋白质组学作为新的环境监测系统。

Our research will provide a new, more sensitive method of detecting the effects of pollution on animals living in coastal waterways, and allows contamination to be managed before it does permanent biological damage. Australia is one of the most urbanized nations in the world, with most of its population living on the coast and many of the nation's coastal waterways are under unsustainable pressure from pollutants. There is an urgent need for new technologies to help protect Australia's biodiversity, while sustaining the continued human use of our iconic coastal environments. Our work will establish proteomics as new environmental monitoring system.