Advancements, Challenges, and Future Directions in Aquatic Life Criteria Research in China-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Advancements, Challenges, and Future Directions in Aquatic Life Criteria Research in China

Published:2023-10-16 Issue:10 Volume:11 Page:862
ISSN:2305-6304
Container-title:Toxics
language:en
Short-container-title:Toxics

Author:

Liu Chen¹,Geng Zhaomei²,Xu Jiayin¹³,Li Qingwei¹³,Zhang Heng¹³,Pan Jinfen¹⁴

Affiliation:

1. Key Laboratory of Environment and Ecology (Ministry of Education), Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China

2. School of Mathematics, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China

3. Key Laboratory of Marine Eco-Environmental Science and Technology, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Qingdao 266061, China

4. Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao 266200, China

Abstract

Aquatic life criteria (ALC) serve as the scientific foundation for establishing water quality standards, and in China, significant strides have been made in the development of freshwater ALC. This comprehensive review traces the evolution of China’s WQC, focusing on the methodological advancements and challenges in priority pollutants selection, test organism screening, and standardized ecotoxicity testing protocols. It also provides a critical evaluation of quality assurance measures, data validation techniques, and minimum data requirements essential for ALC assessments. The paper highlights China’s technical guidelines for deriving ALC, and reviews the published values for typical pollutants, assessing their impact on environmental quality standards. Emerging trends and future research avenues are discussed, including the incorporation of molecular toxicology data and the development of predictive models for pollutant toxicity. The review concludes by advocating for a tiered WQC system that accommodates China’s diverse ecological regions, thereby offering a robust scientific basis for enhanced water quality management.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Chemical Health and Safety,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis,Toxicology

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/10/862/pdf

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