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The larvae of Eastern North American Eurylophella Tiensuu (Ephemeroptera: Ephemerellidae)

Funk, D.H., and B.W. Sweeney. 1994. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 120(3):209–286.
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A model for seasonal synchrony in stream mayflies

Newbold, J.D., B.W. Sweeney, and R.L. Vannote. 1994. Journal North American Benthological Society 13:3–18.
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A survey of BOM in US drinking waters

Kaplan, L.A., D.J. Reasoner, and E.W. Rice. 1994. Journal of the American Water Works Association 86(2):121–132.
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Transport of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis and its effect on drift and benthic densities of nontarget macroinvertebrates in the Susquehanna River, northern Pennsylvania

Jackson, J.K., B.W. Sweeney, T.L. Bott, J.D. Newbold, and L.A .Kaplan. 1994. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 51:295–314.
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An immobilized biofilm reactor for the measurement of biodegradable organic matter in drinking water: validation and field test

Kaplan, L.A., F. Ribas, J.-C. Joret, C. Volk, J. Frias, and F. Lucena. 1993. Pages  1457–1475 in Proceedings of the Water Quality Technology Conference, Miami, Florida.
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Transport dynamics of fine particulate organic matter in two Idaho streams

Cushing, C.E., G.W. Minshall, and J.D. Newbold. 1993. Limnology and Oceanography. 38:1101–1115.

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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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