Guidance for the Use of Artificial Streams to Assess the Effects of Toxicants in Freshwater Systems

摘要

A protocol for the use of artificial streams to assess the effects of toxicants in lotic ecosystems is proposed. The protocol includes background material on the role of artificial stream perturbation studies in effects assessment, discusses the strengths and limitations of such studies, and details an experimental approach. Design criteria for an artificial stream test facility also are suggested. (ERA citation 07:044738)