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Water Quality Criteria Green Book of China

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Publication date2015
Host publication中国水环境质量基准绿皮书 2014
PublisherSpringer
ISBN (electronic)9789401772709
ISBN (print)9789401772693
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

The book mainly introduces readers to the development and current status of water quality criteria (WQC) in China and other countries or areas, and proposes a minimum toxicity data requirement (MTDR; i.e., six species from three phyla) as the principle metric for deriving WQC in China. Further, ten model species from 4 different phyla are recommended as domestic test species, and the methodologies for deriving aquatic life criteria, sediment criteria, ecocriteria and nutrient criteria in China are also described in detail. In order to demonstrate the methods, several representative chemical pollutants and aquatic environments are highlighted as examples. The book provides important references for future WQC-related research in China, which will make it of great interest to researchers and graduate students in the fields of environmental science, ecology and aquatic science etc.

Bibliographic note

Hong Li was one of the contributors, academic consultants, and translators.