Methodology for derivation of water quality criteria for protecting aquatic environment and future development

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 2471-2503

  Yan, Sha ^a   Zhou, Qixing ^a,b   Gao, Jie ^c  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^c J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

aquatic environment; derivation methodology; future development; review; water quality criteria

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; DATA REQUIREMENTS; DERIVATION METHODOLOGY; DEVELOPING TREND; EMERGING CONTAMINANT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENTS; EVALUATION METHODS; FUTURE DEVELOPMENT; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; LABORATORY TEST; MACROPHYTES; MAIN PROCESS; METHOD IMPROVEMENT; MIXTURE TOXICITY; NATIONAL STRATEGIES; RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; RESEARCH FIELDS; SENSITIVE SPECIES; TOXIC POLLUTANTS; WATER QUALITY CRITERIA; WATER USE;

RESEARCH; REVIEWS; TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER POLLUTION;

BENZENE; CUMENE; ETHYLBENZENE; FRESH WATER; NITROBENZENE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; FUTURE PROSPECT; LITERATURE REVIEW; MACROPHYTE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER USE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CALCULATION; CHINA; CHRONIC TOXICITY; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LABORATORY TEST; MACROPHYTE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; POLLUTANT; REVIEW; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA;

EID: 84869484325     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2011.592738     Document Type: Review

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