Water Quality Testing
These resources will take you to federal and state benchmarks for water qualty testing. The NC Dept of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) is now called NCDEQ - North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, but the links to NCDENR online information below are still working.
- Aquatic Life Criteria - AmmoniaFrom EPA.
- Phosphorus and WaterUSGS Water Science School
- ChlorophyllFrom EPA.
- PhytoplanktonFrom EPA.
- MacroinvertebratesFrom EPA.
- National Aquatic Resource Surveys (NARS)EPA Suite of Indicators for surface water quality.
- EPA North Carolina Water StandardsCheck in the table for standards you need for Freshwater Aquatic Life.
- EPA Water Quality Standards Regulations: North Carolina2018. Use Ctrl F to FIND what you need in the text. Class C waters are surface waters. See Surface Water Quality standards on p.22.
- EPA Aquatic Life Criteria TableAn EPA' summary table with recommended water quality standards for surface water for ~ 150 pollutants.
- NC Surface Water StandardsKEEP CLICKING IN until you get to the water quality tables!
- NCSU Water Quality ResourcesFrom the NCSU Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering.
- Water Quality: An IntroductionSearch within this E-BOOK for info you need.
- Biotic Index Card for MacroinvertebratesFrom PSU Extension Service.
- NC Surface Water Classification Map This interactive map allows you to take a more detailed look at how different bodies of water are classified according to the NC DEQ
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