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Title

Instream Biological Assessment Monitoring Protocols: Benthic Macroinvertebrates (Historical)

 
Publication number Date Published
94-113June 1994
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Author(s) Plotnikoff, R.
Description This document describes Washington State Department of Ecology's Freshwater Ambient Biological Assessment Program. Outlined within the document is: 1) the sampling design, 2) the site selection process, 3) field implementation, 4) laboratory processing of data, and 5) analysis and interpretation of data that will be used in conducting this program. The document also includes all of the elements necessary to serve as a Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) to guide the project.
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Keywords stream bioassessment, macroinvertebrates, stream, protocol, invertebrates, biological, bioassessment, methods, quality assurance, quality assurance project plan, assessment, monitoring, quality, laboratory, freshwater, benthic
WATERSHED Water Resource Inventory Areas
(WRIA 11,WRIA 26,WRIA 29,WRIA 30,WRIA 32,WRIA 34,WRIA 35,WRIA 37,WRIA 38,WRIA 39,WRIA 41,WRIA 43,WRIA 44,WRIA 45,WRIA 48,WRIA 56)
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