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.