Document Type
Report
Publication Date
12-2000
Pages
289 pp.
Abstract
(First paragraph) This technical guidance document is based on the concept that bioassessment and biocriteria programs for estuaries and near coastal waters are interrelated and critical components of comprehensive water resource protection and management. Understanding how estuarine ecosystems function and respond to human activity requires a holistic approach to protection and management that integrates biological assessments into the more traditional chemical and physical evaluations. Section 101 of the Clean Water Act requires federal and state agencies to “restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation’s waters.”
Original Publication Citation
Gibson, G. R., Bowman, M. L., Gerritsen, J., & Snyder, B. D. (2000). Estuarine and coastal marine waters: Bioassessment and biocriteria technical guidance. EPA 822-B-00-024. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Washington, DC. https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2019-03/documents/estuarine-coastal-waters-tech-guidance-2000.pdf
Repository Citation
Gibson, G. R., Bowman, M. L., Gerritsen, J., & Snyder, B. D. (2000). Estuarine and coastal marine waters: Bioassessment and biocriteria technical guidance. EPA 822-B-00-024. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Washington, DC. https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2019-03/documents/estuarine-coastal-waters-tech-guidance-2000.pdf
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