Term:
Environmental quality standards
Definition:
A value, generally defined by regulation, which specifies the maximum permissible concentration of a potentially hazardous chemical in an environmental sample, generally of air or water.
Domain:
Fishery
Source:
Allocated zones for aquaculture, Studies and Reviews No. 97, FAO, 2019 (http://www.fao.org/3/ca7041en/ca7041en.pdf).