Aquatic Life
criteria list chemical concentration goals to protect surface water
for aquatic life use.
Biological criteria
are based on the numbers and kinds of organisms present and describe
the biological condition of aquatic communities inhabiting surface
waters.
Microbial
(Pathogen) criteria are used to protect the public from exposure
to harmful levels of pathogens in ground and surface waters, food
sources, and finished drinking water.
Development of criteria for suspended
and bedded sediments
Order
Criteria Documents
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Human Health includes
technical information and guidance on surface water, drinking water
and microbials.
Nutrients are
substances used by living things that promote growth (e.g., nitrogen
and phosphorus). EPA is developing nutrient criteria to prevent
overenrichment in surface waters of the U.S.
Criteria
Table lists aquatic life, human health, and nutrient criteria
for 158 pollutants as guidance for States and Tribes in adopting
water quality standards for surface waters.
Water Quality Standards
and Criteria Strategy
Rulemakings, Withdrawals,
and Other Federal Register Notices
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