The case for regime-based water quality standards
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Abstract
Conventional water quality standards have been successful in reducing the concentration of toxic substances in US waters. However, conventional standards are based on simple thresholds and are therefore poorly structured to address human-caused imbalances in dynamic, natural water quality parameters, such as nutrients, sediment, and temperature. A more applicable type of water quality standarda??a a??regime standarda??a??would describe desirable distributions of conditions over space and time within a stream network. By mandating the protection and restoration of the aquatic ecosystem dynamics that are required to support beneficial uses in streams, well-designed regime standards would facilitate more effective strategies for management of natural water quality parameters.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | The case for regime-based water quality standards |
| Series title | BioScience |
| DOI | 10.1641/0006-3568(2004)054[0155:TCFRWQ]2.0.CO;2 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 2004 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Bioone |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Fisheries Research Center |
| Description | 7 p. |
| First page | 155 |
| Last page | 161 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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