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ASTM Selected Technical Papers
Biological Methods for the Assessment of Water Quality
By
J Cairns, Jr Jr
J Cairns, Jr Jr
symposium cochairman
1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
,
Blacksburg, Va., symposium cochairman
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KL Dickson
KL Dickson
1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
,
Blacksburg, Va., symposium cochairman
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ISBN-10:
0-8031-0114-7
ISBN:
978-0-8031-0114-2
No. of Pages:
264
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1520/STP528-EB
Publisher:
ASTM International
Publication date:
1973
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Rapid Biological Monitoring System for Determining Aquatic Community Structure in Receiving Systems

By
J Cairns, Jr
J Cairns, Jr
1
Director, assistant director, and research associate
, respectively, Biology Department and Center for Environmental Studies,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
,
Blacksburg, Va. 24061
. Dr. Lanza is presently at the
Smithsonian Institute
,
Washington, D.C.
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KL Dickson
KL Dickson
1
Director, assistant director, and research associate
, respectively, Biology Department and Center for Environmental Studies,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
,
Blacksburg, Va. 24061
. Dr. Lanza is presently at the
Smithsonian Institute
,
Washington, D.C.
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G Lanza
G Lanza
1
Director, assistant director, and research associate
, respectively, Biology Department and Center for Environmental Studies,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
,
Blacksburg, Va. 24061
. Dr. Lanza is presently at the
Smithsonian Institute
,
Washington, D.C.
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Doi:
https://doi.org/10.1520/STP34722S
Page Count:
16
  • Published:
    1973

Biological monitoring plays an important role in a pollution monitoring program providing information not available through conventional physical and chemical monitoring. The saprobic system and the use of structural and functional changes in aquatic communities are two approaches utilized in assessing the effects of pollutants on aquatic communities. The feedback of information from conventional instream biological monitoring has been too slow for the most effective management of an aquatic system. Two rapid biological monitoring systems (the Sequential Comparison Index, and an automated community structure analysis using laser holography) have been developed to increase the speed of data collection and data analysis.

Keywords:
water pollution, lasers, holography, aquatic biology, environmental surveys, monitors

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