Biological Integrity
the ability of an aquatic ecosystem to support and maintain a balanced, adaptive community of organisms having a species composition, diversity, ...
Biological Integrity: The ability to support and maintain balanced, integrated functionality in the natural habitat of a given region. Concept is applied primarily in drinking water management.
Biodegradation Biodiesel Biodiversity Biodiversity Action Plan or BAP Bioenergy Bioerosion Biofiltration Biofuels Biogas Biogeography Bioindicator Biological Contaminants Biological Integrity ...
CLEAN WATER ACT: The federal law that establishes how the United States will restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the country's waters (oceans, lakes, streams and rivers, groundwater, and wetlands).
Its objective is to "restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the Nation's waters." The Act's major enforcement tool is the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.
Program: A program established under the Clean Water Act Amendments of 1987 to develop and implement conservation and management plans for protecting estuaries and restoring and maintaining their chemical, physical, and biological integrity, ...
 See also: Pollution, Environmental, Water, Pollutant, Environment
  
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