The following excerpt relating to water contamination is taken from the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008 available on this website...

https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/CURRENT/E/EnvProtR08.pdf

Schedule 9 Prescribed water contaminants

section 77

1. a chemical, or chemical waste containing a chemical Examples— • biocide, including herbicide, fungicide and pesticide • chemical that causes biochemical or chemical oxygen demand • chemical toxicant for which guidelines are prescribed in the document ‘Australian and New Zealand guidelines for fresh and marine water quality’ • degreasing agent

2. a gas other than oxygen

3. a liquid containing suspended or dissolved solids

4. a liquid that has a temperature different by more than 2ºC from ambient water temperature

5. animal matter, including dead animals, animal remains and animal excreta, and water used to clean animals, animal enclosures or vehicles used for transporting animals

6. ashes, clay, gravel, sediment, stones and similar organic or inorganic matter

7. a substance that has a pH outside the range 6.5 to 8.5

8. building and construction materials, including bitumen, brick, cement, concrete and plaster

9. building, construction and demolition waste, including bitumen, brick, concrete cuttings, plaster and waste water generated by building, construction or demolition

10. clinical waste

11. glass, metal parts, paper, piping, plastic and scrap metal

12. industrial waste

13. oil, including, for example, petroleum or vegetable based oil

14. paint, paint scrapings or residues, paint sludge, water used for diluting paint or washing painting utensils, and waste from paint stripping

15. plant matter, including, for example, bark, lawn clippings, leaves, mulch, pruning waste, sawdust, shavings, woodchip and other waste from forest products

16. putrescible waste, including, for example, food scraps

17. sewage and sewage residues, whether treated or untreated, and any other matter containing faecal coliforms or faecal streptococci, including, for example, waste water pumped out from a septic tank

18. vehicles and components of vehicles, including, for example, batteries and tyres