Re-Evaluation of the State of the Science for Water-Quality Criteria Development
Subtitle: Proceedings from the Pellston Workshop on Re-Evaluation of the State ... Fairmont (Setac Special Publications Series)
Publisher: Setac Press
Published: July 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781880611302
Subjects: Environmental Studies; Science/Mathematics; Environmental Risk (Engineering); Aquatic Ecology; Science; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Environmental Science; Water quality bioassay; Environmental Engineering & Technology; Congresses; Ecological risk assessment
First sentence: Quantitative expressions of the characteristics or conditions that describe or define acceptable or desirable water quality are given names such as "water-quality criteria" (WQC) or "water-quality guidelines" (WQGs), among other specifically defined terms.