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Field Operations Manual for Lakes
Field Operations Manual for Lakes
June 1997
The Table of Contents, acknowledgments, notice page, listing of figures, listing of tables, and listing of acronyms for the document appear at the end of each PDF file. The PDF files from the report are:
- Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 9 (69 pp, 337 Kb, about PDF)Overview of EMAP Surface Waters Lake Sampling, daily operations, lake verification and index site location, and general lake assessment.
- Section 5 (37 pp, 348 Kb, about PDF)Protocols for temperature, dissolved oxygen, shoreline physical habitat.
- Section 6 (67 pp, 355 Kb, about PDF)Protocols for fish sampling.
- Section 7 (29 pp, 200 Kb, about PDF)Protocols for Secchi transparency, water sample collection, chlorophyll a, zooplankton, sediment diatom.
- Section 8 (28 pp, 266 Kb, about PDF)Protocols for benthic invertebrate sampling.
- Appendix A (31 pp, 138 Kb, about PDF)Protocols for avian assemblages.
- Appendix B (21 pp, 71 Kb, about PDF)Lake-Visit Checklists for all Field Measurements.
- Appendix C (35 pp, 229 Kb, about PDF)Field Data Forms for all Field Measurements.
In all cases, the source for this information for citation purposes is:
John R. Baker, David V. Peck, and Donna W. Sutton (editors). 1997. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program Surface Waters: Field Operations Manual for Lakes. EPA/620/R-97/001. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington D.C.