Development and field validation of a multimedia exposure assessment model for waste load allocation in aquatic ecosystems: application to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran in the Fraser River watershed

EcoFate is found to be a viable tool in water quality management as it helps determine what combination of emission levels will result in ambient concentrations that meet water quality standards. EcoFate is a time-dependent multimedia mass balance simulation model for the environmental distribution and food-chain accumulation of organic contaminants in aquatic ecosystems.