Toxic Pollutants in China Study of Water Quality Criteria /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Yan, Zhenguang (Editor), Liu, Zhengtao (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
• Subjects: Environment.; Aquatic ecology.; Water pollution.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.

The book presents some of the findings of research into China’s water quality criteria for toxic pollutants, including heavy metals, PAHs and emerging pollutant. Water quality criteria (WQC) are the scientific basis for establishing water quality standards (WQSs). For a long time, the study of WQC i...

Table of Contents:

• Development of water quality criteria for toxic organic pollutants
• Development of emergency water quality standards for heavy metals
• Study of species sensitivity distribution for pollutants
• Study of mixture toxicity and ecological risk of pesticides.