Ecosystem response to regulatory and management actions: The southern California experience in long-term monitoring

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 59, Issue 4-7, 2009, Pages 91-100

  Stein, Eric D ^a   Cadien, Donald B ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

^b Marine Biology Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Clean Water Act effectiveness; Ecosystem recovery; Environmental assessment; Long term monitoring; Point source discharge

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC COMMUNITIES; CLEAN WATER ACT EFFECTIVENESS; COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS; CONTAMINANT SOURCES; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; EFFLUENT QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LONG-TERM MONITORING; MASS EMISSIONS; POINT SOURCE DISCHARGE; POLLUTANT EMISSION; RE-SUSPENSION; REGIONAL SURVEYS; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; STORMWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; SURVEYS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

CADMIUM; CHLORPHENOTANE; COPPER; HEAVY METAL;

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MARINE POLICY; POINT SOURCE; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; PISCICULTURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CALIFORNIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INVERTEBRATES; MUSCLES; PACIFIC OCEAN; SEAWATER; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649566184     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.02.025     Document Type: Article

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