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Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Copper

Information related to Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Copper.

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Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Copper - 1980 (PDF)(169 pp, 6 MB, October 1980, EPA 440/5-80-036)
Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Copper - 1984 (PDF)(149 pp, 5 MB, January 1995, EPA 440/5-84-031)
Streamlined Water-Effect Ration Procedure for Discharges of Copper (PDF)(41 pp, 119 K, March 2001, EPA 822-R-01-005)