Biological criteria for municipal wastewater effluent monitoring programs

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 374-387

  Kilgour, Bruce W ^a   Munkittrick, Kelly R ^b   Portt, Cameron B ^c   Hedley, Kathleen ^d   Culp, Joseph ^e   Dixit, Sushil ^d   Pastershank, Georgine ^d  

^a STANTEC CONSULTING LTD   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c C Portt and Associates   (Canada)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^e ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioassessment; Biocriteria; Environmental effects monitoring; Municipal wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MONITORING; WATER QUALITY;

BIOASSESSMENT; BIOCRITERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS MONITORING; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION MONITORING; WASTEWATER;

ALGAE;

EID: 28444487159     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2005.041     Document Type: Article

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