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- 1976 #5 (36p.)
- Author(s): GESAMP
- Publisher(s): FAO
- Journal Series Reports and Studies
Reports and Studies No. 5
Coastal water quality criteria were considered for the protection of human health and amenities, ecosystem and living resources. For all uses, criteria must be based on cause-effect relationships. Twenty-one principles were developed, of which five pertain to goals, ten to methodology and six to implementation.