Review of the aquatic ecotoxicology and water quality criteria of three chlorophenols
三种氯代酚的水生态毒理和水质基准

Chlorophenols, a class of important chemical products such as 2,4-DCP, 2,4,6-TCP and PCP, can be detected widely in Chinese waters. Their ecotoxicological behavior in the aquatic environment has long been of concern. In this paper, the physicochemical characteristics, aquatic environmental fate, metabolism, toxicity and toxicology in aquatic organisms of three chlorophenols are briefly summarized. Furthermore, derived water quality criteria of three chlorophenols for aquatic ecosystem are discussed, which could provide important suggestions for their application and management, risk assessment, as well as pollution control in the future.