BIOL 689 - Bioassessment and Biocriteria 4 s.h.

Quality of surface waters can be assessed through physical, chemical, and biological variables. Evaluation of the biological condition of a waterbody using biosurvey data and other direct measurements of resident biota in surface waters. Assessing the biological integrity of freshwaters via EPA-approved field and laboratory methods will be emphasized. Topics may include developing bioassessment programs, current methods, and data analyses. A thorough understanding of statistics is assumed.