Description
Main TitleAmbient Biomonitoring Network: Raritan River Drainage Basin, 1993-94 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Data
PublisherNew Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Date Created1995
Subject (Geographic)Essex County, Hunterdon County, Mercer County, Middlesex County, Monmouth County, Morris County, Somerset County, Union County
Subject (Geographic - Hierarchical)
Country: United States
State: New Jersey
Subject (Topical)environmental data; environmental monitoring; pollution; rivers; water quality; watershed; benthic macroinvertebrates; macroinvertebrates; rapid bioassesment protocols; bioassessment ratings; New Jersey Impairment Scores; Raritan River Drainage Basin; Raritan River; Lamington River; North Branch Raritan River; South Branch Raritan River; Millstone River; Lawrence Brook; South River
DescriptionIn 1992, the Bureau of Water Monitoring designed and initiated the Ambient Biomonitoring Network (AMNET). The goal of the program is to establish a network of lotic (running water) stations in each major watershed drainage basin. Each watershed drainage basin will be biomonitored for benthic macroinvertebrate populations on a five to six year rotation. Based upon existing database deficiencies, the Raritan River Drainage Basin was selected to be monitored during 1993 and 1994. The basin was sampled from the sources of its many tributaries in Union, Morris, Hunterdon, Mercer, and Monmouth counties down to the confluence with the South River in Middlesex County. This report details the results of the analysis that was done on the collected samples.
Data Life Cycle Event(s)
Date: 1999-08-19 00:00:00.0
Creator: Collins, Elizabeth
Organization NameNew Jersey Environmental Digital Library
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