Relevance of ambient water quality criteria for ephemeral and effluent-dependent watercourses of the arid western united states

Protectiveness of water quality criteria

Protectiveness of water quality criteria for copper in western United States waters relative to predicted olfactory responses in juvenile Pacific salmon

✍ David K. DeForest; Robert W. Gensemer; Eric J. Van Genderen; Joseph W. Gorsuch 📂 Article 📅 2011 🏛 Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 🌐 English ⚖ 388 KB

## Abstract Copper (Cu) can impair olfaction in juvenile Pacific salmon (as well as other fishes), thus potentially inhibiting the ability of juveniles to avoid predators or to find food. Because Cu is commonly elevated in stormwater runoff in urban environments, storm events may result in elevated