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Evaluating Standards for Protecting Aquatic Life in Washington's Surface Water Quality StandardsTemperature CriteriaDraft Discussion Paper and Literature Summary

 
Publication number Date Published Date Revised
00-10-070December 2000December 2002
VIEW NOW Evaluating Standards for Protecting Aquatic Life in Washington's Surface Water Quality StandardsTemperature CriteriaDraft Discussion Paper and Literature Summary (Number of pages: 197) (Publication Size: 1MB)




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Author(s) Mark Hicks
Description Maintaining proper temperatures in our natural waterways is vital to the long-term health of fish and other aquatic life. This paper examines the temperature requirements of aquatic species indigenous to the State of Washington to determine if the existing state standards provide full and effective protection.
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Keywords surface water, temperature, water, water quality, standards, quality, water quality standards, aquatic
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