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Selenium Aquatic Life Criterion
Draft
We have published a draft ambient water quality criterion for selenium. The criteria recommendations are intended to protect aquatic life under the Clean Water Act. They incorporate the latest scientific information available to the Agency and reflect a new and improved approach to measuring this bioaccumulative pollutant in the aquatic environment.
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- Press Advisory (December 9, 2004)
- Fact Sheet: Includes background information, criteria concentrations, and contact information.
- Questions and Answers: What is selenium? Where does selenium come from? How does selenium affect aquatic life?
- Federal Register Notice (December 17, 2004)
- Complete draft document including appendicies and references (PDF) (334 pp., 1.2 MB)
- Main text of document (PDF) (90 pp., 390 K)
- Appendicies A-H (PDF) (66 pp., 341 K)
- Appendicies I-J (PDF) (87 pp., 509 K)
- References (PDF) (91 pp., 205 K)