Abstract:In 2007, it had been shown that the shipping of lead through Esperance Port in Western Australia resulted in contamination and elevated blood lead concentrations in children. A clean-up strategy was implemented, however little attention was given to other metals. In consultation with the community, a cross-sectional exposure study was designed. Thirty nine children aged 1-12 years provided a sample of hair, urine, drinking water, residential soil and dust. Concentrations of nickel and lead were low in biological and environmental samples. Hair aluminium (Al) (