Re-Evaluation of the State of the Science for Water-Quality Criteria Development: Proceedings from the Pellston Workshop on Re-Evaluation of the State ... Fairmont (Setac Special Publications Series)

Mary C. Reiley, William A. Stubblefield, William J. Adams, Dominic M. Di Toro, Peter V. Hodson, Russell J. Erickson, F. James Keating Jr, editors

A SETAC Pellston Workshop was held to determine whether current approaches for establishing and implementing water-quality criteria can be improved and whether development of different types of criteria can be harmonized. This book reflects the discussion and consensus of experts as they identified problems with the current approach, assessed recent advances, and recommended a system of 3 criteria types to incorporate risk assessment. Issues explored include what resources to protect, appropriate assessment and measurement endpoints, and level of protection to provide. This book highlights the state of the science and the areas that need investigation to support the 3-criteria system, and is likely to have a significant impact on how different criteria types are integrated, the research that will be conducted over the next decade, and the implementation of water-quality protection programs.