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Generic Quality Assurance Project Plan Guidance for Programs Using Community Level Biological Assessment in Wadable Streams and Rivers from July 1995

Provides guidance on development of QAPPs for specific bioassessment projects or programs.

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Generic Quality Assurance Project Plan Guidance for Programs Using Community Level Biological Assessment in Wadable Streams and Rivers from July 1995 (PDF)(100 pp, 7 MB, July 1995)
Provides guidance on development of QAPPs for specific bioassessment projects or programs.