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The role of fish studies in estuarine pollution assessment
Author(s) -
Elliott M.,
Griffiths A. H.,
Taylor C. J. L.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1988.tb05558.x
Subject(s) - estuary , biology , bioaccumulation , fish <actinopterygii> , pollution , benthos , ecology , fishery , environmental quality , water quality , benthic zone
The environmental quality objective and standards (EQO/EQS) approach to controlling and assessing estuarine pollution is described together with details of the information necessary to assess the health of the fish populations and determine whether the EQO/EQS are being met in an estuary. These concepts are illustrated by examples from the Forth estuary, Scotland, involving studies of the ecology, pathology, biochemistry and contaminant bioaccumulation of fish in relation to the benthos, water quality and anthropogenic influences.