The Environmental Protection Agency establishes water quality standards to protect human health and aquatic life. These standards include numeric criteria for toxic pollutants like mercury, copper, nickel and cyanide. The standards provide guidance to states and tribes in adopting water quality standards appropriate for their waters and as a basis for pollution control.
The Environmental Protection Agency establishes water quality standards to protect human health and aquatic life. These standards include numeric criteria for toxic pollutants like mercury, copper, nickel and cyanide. The standards provide guidance to states and tribes in adopting water quality standards appropriate for their waters and as a basis for pollution control.
The Environmental Protection Agency establishes water quality standards to protect human health and aquatic life. These standards include numeric criteria for toxic pollutants like mercury, copper, nickel and cyanide. The standards provide guidance to states and tribes in adopting water quality standards appropriate for their waters and as a basis for pollution control.