The role of biological indicators in a state water quality management process

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 61-88

  Yoder, Chris O ^a   Rankin, Edward T ^a  

^a OHIO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCRITERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

BIOMARKERS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; STANDARDS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SURFACE WATERS; WATER POLLUTION;

WATER QUALITY;

SURFACE WATER;

BIOINDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROCHEMISTRY; TOXICITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER WUALITY;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDICATOR ORGANISM; INVERTEBRATE; LAW; NONHUMAN; RIVER; SEWER; TOXICOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; WATER TREATMENT;

USA, OHIO;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032104755     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005937927108     Document Type: Conference Paper

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