Isabel is an Environmental Scientist based in Darwin, NT. With a background in animal biology, she is completing her PhD research at Charles Darwin University, investigating the impact of toxic metals, particularly mercury, on the aquatic biota of tropical systems. She uses food web interactions to determine pathways of metal exposure in the environment, which can affect traditional communities relying on bush food. Isabel is keen on the integration of Indigenous knowledge into the research of water pollution where ecological processes and cultural values could be compromised.