Land Use/Activities
Hydrology/Hydrologic Cycle
Potential Sources for Impairment/Pollution
Available Resources
North Carolina Cooperative Extension
On-Line Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Guidebook
Chapter Topics
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Land Use/Activities |
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Hydrology/Hydrologic Cycle |
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Potential Sources for Impairment/Pollution |
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Available Resources |
II. Stream Processes - River Course Fact Sheets
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Stream Channel Dimension, Pattern, and Profile |
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Stream Classification System |
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Vegetation/Buffers |
III. Water Quality
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Define components of a healthy stream/lake/estuary ecosystem |
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Define "acceptable" limits on parameters
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Determine appropriate parameters to measure |
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Non-point source and point source pollution |
IV. Benthic/Macroinvertebrate Sampling
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Correlation of biological data with chemical and physical |
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Identification of typical species |
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Training and Equipment |
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Types of monitoring programs/designs |
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What data to collect |
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Equipment |
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Organization & Analysis of Data |
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QA/QC |
VI. Tools to use in the process
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Maps |
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Computer |
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Professional/Technical Resources |
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Internet (Data Clearinghouse) |
VII. Using Data: What to do with all this information