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Ecology monitors water quality in streams; rivers; and other water bodies for a number of reasons. Some monitoring provides data on the condition of a water body and establishes trends in its environmental health. Monitoring also tracks the success and usefulness of best management practices (BMPs) for water cleanup. Monitoring is also used to determine whether water bodies are meeting state water quality standards.
Environmental Conditions and Trends (Environmental Assessment Program)
Provides links to a variety of information on and data on fresh water; ground water; laboratories; modeling; quality assurance; toxics; and Puget sound and Coastal information.River and Stream Water Quality Monitoring (Environmental Assessment Program)
Information on water quality sampling of Washington's rivers and streams.Water Quality Monitoring Studies Bibliography (Ecology publications)
Listing of environmental assessment studies for watersheds.Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Testing
Information on WET testing, also known as "biomonitoring" or "bioassay testing".
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