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Macroinvertebrate data: 09-19-2017



School: North Albany Elementary School

Date and time: Sept. 19, 2017, 10:30 a.m.

Water quality: Fair

Number of people sorting/identifying: 15

Water type: pool

Time spent sorting/identifying: 15 minutes

Weather: Rain

Percent EPT: 33.33%

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

Field notes: Bootman (Tolerate)

Sensitivity to pollution
Sensitive
Count
Caddisfly
0
Mayfly
1
Riffle beetle
0
Stonefly
1
Water penny
0
Dobsonfly
0
Sensitive total
6
Somewhat Sensitive
Count
Clam/mussel
1
Crane fly
0
Crayfish
0
Damselfly
0
Dragonfly
0
Scud
0
Fishfly
0
Alderfly
0
Mite
1
Somewhat sensitive total
4
Tolerant
Count
Aquatic worm
0
Blackfly
0
Leech
0
Midge
0
Snail
2
Mosquito larva
0
Tolerant total
1