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Chemical composition of biodegradable dissolved organic matter in streamwater

Volk, C.J., Volk, C.B., and L.A. Kaplan. 1997. Limnology and Oceanography 42(1):39–44.
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Biology of Gumaga nigricula (McL.) in a northern California stream

Resh, V.H., J.R. Wood, E.A. Bergey, J.W. Feminella, J.K. Jackson, and E.P. McElravy. 1997. Pages 401–410 in Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Trichoptera. Ohio Biological Survey.
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An evaluation of techniques for measuring periphyton metabolism in chambers

Bott, T.L., J.T. Brock, A. Baattrup-Pedersen, P. Chambers, W.K. Dodds, K. Himbeault, J.R. Lawrence, D. Planas, E. Snyder, and G.M. Wolfaardt. 1997. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 54:715–725.
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Measurement of streamwater biodegradable dissolved organic carbon with a plug-flow bioreactor

Kaplan, L.A., and J.D. Newbold. 1995. Water Research 29(12):2696–2706.
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Water quality functions of riparian forest buffer systems in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Lowrance, R., L.S. Altier, J.D. Newbold, et al. 1995. Chesapeake Bay Program Technology Transfer Report. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 903-R-95-004 CBP/TRS 134/95.
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Impact on water quality of high and low density applications of spent mushroom substrate to agricultural lands

Kaplan, L.A., L.J. Standley, and J.D. Newbold. 1995. Compost Science and Utilization 3:55–63.

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Featured Initiatives and Partnerships

WikiWatershed® web tools offer watershed data visualization, geospatial analysis capabilities, and science-based predictions of human impacts on stormwater runoff and water quality.

The Water Quality mobile app is a water-monitoring data-collection and learning tool designed for use by educators and their students, citizen scientists, and researchers.

EnviroDIY™ is a community where members ask and answer questions and network within interest groups to develop do-it-yourself environmental science and monitoring devices.

The Society for Freshwater Science Taxonomic Certification Program ensures skilled persons are providing aquatic invertebrate identifications in North America.

The Leaf Pack Network® is an international network of teachers, students, and citizen monitors using a simple experiment to determine the health of their local streams.

The Consortium for Scientific Assistance to Watersheds provides free technical assistance to Pennsylvania-based watershed and conservation organizations.

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