Water quality criteria (WQC) form a scientific basis for the development of water quality standards. The study of WQC in China has been insufficient. This mini review introduces the progress that has been made towards the establishment of a WQC system in China. A systematic WQC study has been ongoing in China for several years, mainly referring to the WQC system in the United States. Some important kinds of WQC have been studied, including aquatic life, biological, sediment quality, lake nutrient and human health criteria, focusing on the aquatic life criteria in the present phase. Technical guidelines for deriving the major criteria and their values for some typical pollutants have been preliminarily proposed. The future research needs for WQC development include the screening of priority pollutants, the investigation of aquatic biota distribution, establishment of a toxicity test method and the development of environmental quality criteria database, etc.
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June 28 2013
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Yan Zhen-guang;
Yan Zhen-guang
aState Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Ecological Effect and Risk Assessment of Chemicals, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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Wang Hong;
Wang Hong
aState Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Ecological Effect and Risk Assessment of Chemicals, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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Wang Yi-zhe;
Wang Yi-zhe
aState Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Ecological Effect and Risk Assessment of Chemicals, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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Zhang Ya-hui;
Zhang Ya-hui
aState Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Ecological Effect and Risk Assessment of Chemicals, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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Yu Ruo-zhen;
Yu Ruo-zhen
aState Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Ecological Effect and Risk Assessment of Chemicals, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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Zhou Jun-li;
Zhou Jun-li
aState Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Ecological Effect and Risk Assessment of Chemicals, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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Kenneth M. Y. Leung;
Kenneth M. Y. Leung
bThe Swire Institute of Marine Science and Division of Ecology and Biodiversity, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Liu Zheng-tao
Liu Zheng-tao
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aState Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Ecological Effect and Risk Assessment of Chemicals, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
*Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected]
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Water Policy (2013) 15 (6): 936–942.
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Received:
July 24 2012
Accepted:
May 09 2013
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Yan Zhen-guang, Wang Hong, Wang Yi-zhe, Zhang Ya-hui, Yu Ruo-zhen, Zhou Jun-li, Kenneth M. Y. Leung, Liu Zheng-tao; Developing a national water quality criteria system in China. Water Policy 1 December 2013; 15 (6): 936–942. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2013.125
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