Derivation and Use of Environmental Quality and Human Health Standards for Chemical Substances in Water and Soil

A balanced, comprehensive overview of Environmental Quality Standards (EQS), this book addresses the selection and prioritization of substances for standard derivation. With integrated content and up-to-date information on assessment of regulations that affect the derivation and use of EQS, it examines the derivation of these standards and their implementation to protect human health and the environment. Based on contributions from thirty-five scientists, regulators, and policy makers from eleven countries, the book explains how to derive environmental standards that are defensible from a scientific and socioeconomic perspective.

Mark Crane, Peter Matthiessen, Dawn Stretton Maycock, Graham Merrington, Paul Whitehouse

Introduction. Setting Environmental Standards within a Socio-economic Context. How Should an Environmental Standard be Implemented? Water and Sediment EQS Derivation and Application. Derivation and Use of Environmental Quality and Human Health Standards for Chemical Substances in Groundwater and Soil. Workshop Conclusions and Recommendations.