2. Combating chemical water pollution
In Europe, since the 1970s, a series of directives has regulated the discharge of chemical substances into the aquatic environment. . Examples include Directive 76/464/EEC of May 4, 1976 on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment, and Directive 82/176/EEC of March 22, 1982 on limit values and quality objectives for mercury discharges from the chlor-alkali industry....
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Standards and norms
- Exigences générales concernant la compétence des laboratoires d'étalonnage et d'essais. - ISO/IEC-17025 - 2017
- Water quality – Determination of mobility inhibition of Daphnia magna – acute toxicity test. - ISO 6341 - 2012
- Water quality – Determination of the long-term toxicity of substances to Daphnia magna Straus. - ISO 10706 - 2000
- Water quality – Protocol for initial evaluation of method performance...
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Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, OJ of the European Communities, L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1.
Directive 2006/118/EC on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration, OJ of the European Communities, L 372, 12.12.2006, p. 19.
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