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Aquatic Life Criteria for Dissolved Oxygen
(Saltwater) Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras
References
Following are the references available to the Agency for developing or revising aquatic life criteria for Dissolved Oxygen (Saltwater) Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras. These references were discussed in the Federal Register notice entitled, Notice of Intent to Revise Aquatic Life Criteria for Copper, Silver, Lead, Cadmium, Iron and Selenium; Notice of Intent to Develop Aquatic Life Criteria for Atrazine, Diazinon, Nonylphenol, Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MtBE) and Dissolved Oxygen (Saltwater) Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras; Notice of Data Availability; Request for Data and Information.
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