Understanding And Accounting for Method Variability in Whole Effluent Toxicity Applications Under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program

The Fed. Water Pollution Control Act, commonly known as the Clean Water Act, was enacted in 1972 with the objective of restoring the chemical, physical, & biological integrity of the Nation's waters.Ó Among the EPAs efforts toward this objective is the Nat. Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program, designed to control toxic discharges, implement water quality standards, & restore waters to fishable & swimmableÓ condition. One approach EPA employs to control toxic pollutants uses whole effluent toxicity (WET) controls. This report addresses questions raised on WET test method variability & to satisfy a requirement of a July 1998 settlement agreement with litigants for the Western Coalition of Arid States & Edison Electric Inst. Illus.Leonard, Barry is the author of 'Understanding And Accounting for Method Variability in Whole Effluent Toxicity Applications Under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program ', published 2000 under ISBN 9780756743758 and ISBN 0756743753.