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May 20, 2022

The protectiveness of aquatic life criteria for threatened or endangered aquatic species: Cadmium in California The protectiveness of aquatic life criteria for threatened or endangered aquatic species: Cadmium in California

In the United States, conflicts can arise between the processes to derive aquatic life criteria (ALC) for chemicals under the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the evaluation procedures used in Endangered Species Act (ESA) consultations on the protectiveness of those criteria for protected species. This paper examines the roots of, and possible reconciliation of, one longstanding conflict over...

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Christopher A. Mebane

Water Resources Mission Area, Idaho Water Science Center