Environmental Monitoring & Assessment Program: Field Operations Manual for Streams
Author: Federal
Media Type: Website
Water Monitoring Keywords: Biological and Habitat, Field Methods
Water Resource Type: Streams / Rivers
Resource Link: https://archive.epa.gov/emap/archive-emap/web/html/fomws.html
Specific Agency Author: Peck, D.V., J.M. Lazorchak, and D.J. Klemm
The manual describes guidelines and standardized procedures for evaluating the biological integrity of surface waters of streams. It was developed to provide the Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) with bioassessment methods for determining the status and monitoring trends of the environmental condition of freshwater streams.