Evaluation of WET testing as an indicator of aquatic health in effluent-dominated streams : a pilot study

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""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abstract and Benefits""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Acronyms""; ""Executive Summary""; ""Chapter 1.0: Introduction""; ""1.1 Study Objectives""; ""1.1.1 Measurement Quality Objectives (MQOs) â?? WET""; ""1.1.2 Measurement Performance Criteria â?? Bioassessment""; ""1.1.3 Data Quality Objectives (DQOs)""; ""Chapter 2.0: Methods""; ""2.1 Facility Selection Criteria""; ""2.1.1 Facility Descriptions""; ""2.2 WET Testing""; ""2.3 Bioassessments""; ""2.3.1 Field Sampling"" ""2.3.2 Macroinvertebrate Laboratory Sample Processing""""2.4 Sampling and Testing Summary""; ""2.5 Data Analysis""; ""2.5.1 WET Testing""; ""2.5.2 Bioassessment Analyses""; ""Chapter 3.0: WET Results""; ""3.1 Compliance with WET Test Acceptance Criteria""; ""3.1.1 Ceriodaphnia dubia""; ""3.1.2 Fathead minnow""; ""3.1.3 Selenastrum capricornutum""; ""3.2 Reference Toxicant Test Results""; ""3.3 Effluent Test Results""; ""3.4 Evaluation of WET Test Precision""; ""3.5 Evaluation of False Positives""; ""3.6 Evaluation of False Negatives""; ""3.7 Results of Split Sample Testing"" ""3.7.1 Pimephales promelas""""3.7.2 Ceriodaphnia dubia""; ""3.7.3 Selenastrum capricornutum""; ""3.7.4 Evaluation of Split Sample Results""; ""3.8 Results of Duplicate Testing""; ""3.8.1 Ceriodaphnia and P. Promelas""; ""3.8.2 S. capricornutum""; ""3.9 Prediction of Potential Effluent Effects Instream""; ""3.10 Summary of WET Results""; ""3.10.1 Process-Related Findings""; ""3.10.2 Scientific Findings""; ""Chapter 4.0: Bioassessment Results""; ""4.1 Periphyton""; ""4.1.1 Periphyton Bioassessment Performance""; ""4.1.2 Multivariate Analysis""; ""4.1.3 Metric Analysis"" ""4.2 Benthic Macroinvertebrates""""4.2.1 Laboratory Performance""; ""4.2.2 Field Sampling Performance (Benthic Macroinvertebrates)""; ""4.2.3 Multivariate Analysis""; ""4.2.4 Multi-Metric Analysis""; ""4.2.5 Comparison of Macroinvertebrate Sampling Methods: Multivariate Analysis""; ""4.2.6 Comparison of Macroinvertebrate Sampling Methods: Multimetric Analysis""; ""4.3 Fish""; ""4.3.1 Fish Bioassessment Performance""; ""4.3.2 Multivariate Analysis""; ""4.3.3 Index of Biotic Integrity Analysis""; ""Chapter 5.0: Relationships Between WET and Bioassessment Results""