Water quality criteria research and progress

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 882-891

  Feng, ChengLian ^a   Wu, FengChang ^a   Zhao, XiaoLi ^a   Li, HuiXian ^a   Chang, Hong ^a  

^a CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

biota; environmental management; species sensitivity; water quality criteria

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT WATERS; BIOTA; CURRENT STATUS; LIMITED INFORMATION; MODELS SELECTION; NATIVE SPECIES; REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; SCIENTIFIC ISSUES; SPECIES SENSITIVITY; SPECIES SENSITIVITY DISTRIBUTIONS; THRESHOLD LIMITS; WATER QUALITY CRITERIA; WATER QUALITY STANDARD;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

WATER QUALITY;

BIOTA; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; NATIVE SPECIES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

CHINA;

EID: 84861664675     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-012-4384-5     Document Type: Review

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