Proposed Environmental Quality Standards for Phenol in Water
This is the Proposed Environmental Quality Standards (EQS) for Phenol in Water prepared for the National Rivers Authority, and published by the Environment Agency in 1995. The report reviews the properties and uses of phenol, its fate, behaviour and reported concentrations in the environment and critically assesses the available data on its toxicity and bioaccumulation. The information is used to derive EQSs for the protection of fresh and saltwater life and for the abstraction of water to potable supply. Phenol is widely used as a chemical intermediate and the main sources for phenol in the environment are of anthropogenic origin. Phenol may also be formed during natural decomposition of organic material. The persistence of phenol in the aquatic environment is low with biodegradation being the main degradation process (half-lives of hours to days). Phenol is moderately toxic to aquatic organisms and its potential to bioaccumulate in aquatic organisms is low.
Main Authors: | Lewis, S., Grimwood, M., Comber, S., Wroath, A., Sutton, A. |
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Format: | monograph biblioteca |
Language: | English |
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Environment Agency
1995
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Subjects: | Fisheries, Limnology, Management, Environmental Quality Standards (EQSs), Phenol, Aquatic toxicity, Freshwater, Saltwater, |
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/27176 |
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