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Macroinvertebrate data: 12-19-2014
School: Glencoe Elementary School
Date and time: Dec. 19, 2014, 12:08 p.m.
Water quality: Poor
Number of people sorting/identifying: 2
Water type: riffle
Time spent sorting/identifying: 90 minutes
Weather:
Percent EPT: 0.00%
Note: EPT is the total number of caddisflies, mayflies, and stoneflies found divided by number of all bugs
Field notes: I ate a bug.
Sensitivity to pollution
Sensitive
| Count | |
|---|---|
Caddisfly
|
0 |
Mayfly
|
0 |
Riffle beetle
|
5 |
Stonefly
|
0 |
Water penny
|
0 |
Dobsonfly
|
0 |
| Sensitive total |
3 |
Somewhat Sensitive
| Count | |
|---|---|
Clam/mussel
|
0 |
Crane fly
|
0 |
Crayfish
|
0 |
Damselfly
|
0 |
Dragonfly
|
0 |
Scud
|
23 |
Fishfly
|
0 |
Alderfly
|
0 |
Mite
|
0 |
|
Somewhat sensitive total |
2 |
Tolerant
| Count | |
|---|---|
Aquatic worm
|
0 |
Blackfly
|
0 |
Leech
|
0 |
Midge
|
0 |
Snail
|
0 |
Mosquito larva
|
100 |
|
Tolerant total |
1 |