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Development of Nutrient Endpoints for the Northern Piedmont Ecoregion of Pennsylvania: TMDL Application

Describes the process to establish appropriate and scientifically defensible nutrient endpoints that are protective of aquatic life for use in nutrient TMDLs for several streams in the northern piedmont ecoregion of southeastern Pennsylvania. This document describes the process that was applied, the results of those analyses, and recommended nutrient endpoints for the TMDLs in question.

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