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Macroinvertebrate data: 05-02-2018



School: Health and Science School

Date and time: May 2, 2018, 9:20 a.m.

Water quality: Poor

Number of people sorting/identifying: 7

Water type: pool

Time spent sorting/identifying: 30 minutes

Weather: partial cloud

Percent EPT: 11.76%

Note: EPT is the total number of caddisflies, mayflies, and stoneflies found divided by number of all bugs

Sensitivity to pollution
Sensitive
Count
Caddisfly
0
Mayfly
0
Riffle beetle
0
Stonefly
2
Water penny
0
Dobsonfly
0
Sensitive total
3
Somewhat Sensitive
Count
Clam/mussel
2
Crane fly
6
Crayfish
0
Damselfly
0
Dragonfly
0
Scud
0
Fishfly
0
Alderfly
0
Mite
5
Somewhat sensitive total
6
Tolerant
Count
Aquatic worm
0
Blackfly
0
Leech
0
Midge
2
Snail
0
Mosquito larva
0
Tolerant total
1