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The Derivation of Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Life in the UK

Author(s) -

Zabel T. F.,

Cole S.

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

water and environment journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437

H-Index - 37

eISSN - 1747-6593

pISSN - 1747-6585

DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1999.tb01082.x

Subject(s) - environmental quality , quality (philosophy) , environmental science , aquatic environment , water quality , environmental protection , environmental planning , environmental resource management , environmental engineering , business , risk analysis (engineering) , ecology , biology , philosophy , epistemology

The UK has an obligation, under various existing and proposed EU legislation (including the proposed water policy framework Directive), to derive environmental quality standards. These standards form the basis of the UK's pollution control strategy as adopted in national legislation, and the Regulatory Authorities need them as operational standards for setting consents. The paper outlines the procedure which is currently used in the UK for the derivation of these standards for the protection of the aquatic environment.

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