| Title | Water quality criteria for an acidifying ocean: challenges and opportunities for improvement |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2016 |
| Authors | Weisberg, Stephen B., Nina Bednarsek, Richard A. Feely, Francis Chan, Alexandria B. Boehm, Martha Sutula, Jennifer l. Ruesink, Burke Hales, John I. Largier, and Jan A. Newton |
| Secondary Title | Ocean & Coastal Management |
| Volume | 126 |
| Issue | no.1 |
| Pagination | p.31-41 |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Electronic Subscription, Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | Netarts Bay, Willapa Bay, California Current, pH data, water quality, ocean acidification, Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, pteropods, environmental policy and law |
| Notes | Massive quantities of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere in the last century have been absorbed by the oceans, a development that has caused the oceans to become increasingly acidic. This article addresses the issues faced by natural resource managers in addressing ocean acidification, particularly when current water quality standards permit damage to aquatic life. The authors point out that current biological monitoring is inadequate, that pH criteria must be adjusted, and that additional chemical criteria are needed. The article focuses on the Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Impaired Waters and Total Maximum Daily Loads. |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/zs25xb137 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2016.03.010 |
| Series Title | Ocean & Coastal Management |
