NDLI: Site-specific water quality guidelines: 1. Derivation approaches based on physicochemical, ecotoxicological and ecological data

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Author	van Dam, R. A. Humphrey, C. L. Harford, A. J. Sinclair, A. Jones, D. R. Davies, S. Storey, A. W.
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	Generic water quality guidelines (WQGs) are developed by countries/regions as broad scale tools to assist with the protection of aquatic ecosystems from the impacts of toxicants. However, since generic WQGs cannot adequately account for the many environmental factors that may affect toxicity at a particular site, site-specific WQGs are often needed, especially for high environmental value ecosystems. The Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality provide comprehensive guidance on methods for refining or deriving WQGs for site-specific purposes. This paper describes three such methods for deriving site-specific WQGs, namely: (1) using local reference water quality data, (2) using biological effects data from laboratory-based toxicity testing, and (3) using biological effects data from field surveys. Two case studies related to the assessment of impacts arising from mining operations in northern Australia are used to illustrate the application of these methods. Finally, the potential of several emerging methods designed to assess thresholds of ecological change from field data for deriving site-specific WQGs is discussed. Ideally, multiple lines of evidence approaches, integrating both laboratory and field data, are recommended for deriving site-specific WQGs.
Starting Page	118
Ending Page	130
Page Count	13
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09441344
Journal	Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Volume Number	21
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	16147499
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher Date	2013-07-12
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Water quality guidelines Site specific Reference data Toxicity Field studies Environment Environmental Chemistry Ecotoxicology Environmental Health Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution Waste Water Technology Water Pollution Control Water Management Aquatic Pollution
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Environmental Chemistry Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis Pollution Medicine

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