Development of freshwater aquatic life criteria for ammonia in China

Huanjing Kexue/Environmental Science

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1564-1570

  Yan, Zhen Guang ^a   Meng, Wei ^a   Liu, Zheng Tao ^a   Yu, Ruo Zhen ^a  

^a CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Aquatic life criteria; Aquatic organism; Species sensitivity distribution; Water quality standard

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959773885     PISSN: 02503301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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