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BIOGRAPHY OF A RIVER

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2. What are some possible reasons for the quality of this stream?3. When examples of organisms that are sensitive to pollution are present, whatmight this indicate to you?IV.ExtensionsA. Test the stream for physical and chemical water quality parameters.B. Have a professional consultant in the environmental field address the class.C. Perform a literature search to find articles about biodiversity and water quality.D. Go to a site that is known to be polluted by runoff and compare to the study sitedone for this activity.RESOURCES“Citizen Stream Quality Monitoring Program,” Ohio Department of Natural Resources.Enger, Eldon D. and Bradley F. Smith, Environmental Science: A Study of Interrelationships,5th Edition, Wm. C. Brown Publishers, Dubuque, IA, 1983.“Save Our Streams” (The Izaak Walton League of America) - Pollution Tolerance Index.3-34

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