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APPENDIX I Trent Biotic Index PART 1 CLASSIFICATION OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES Key indicator Diversity of Total number of groups (see groups fauna Part 2) present 0--1 2-5 6-10 11-15 16+ Biotic index Plecoptera nymphs More than one VII VIII IX X present species One species only VI VII VIII IX E phemeroptera More than one VI VII VIII IX nymphs present species· One species only· V VI VII VIII Trichoptera More than one V VI VII VIII larvae present speciesb One species onlyb IV IV V VI VII Gammarus All above species III IV V VI VII present absent Asellus All above species II III IV V VI present absent Tubificid worms All above species II III IV and/or Red absent Chironomid larvae present All above types Some organisms 0 II absent such as Eristalis tenax not requiring dissolved oxygen may be present • Baetis rhodani excluded. b Baetis rhodani (Ephem.) is counted in this section for the purpose of classification. 447 448 Biological Indicators of Freshwater Pollution and Environment Management PART 2 GROUPS The term 'Group' here denotes the limit of identification which can be reached without resorting to lengthy techniques. Groups are as follows: 1 Each species of Platyhelminthes (flatworms) 2 Annelida (worms) excluding Nais 3 Nais (worms) 4 Each species of Hirudinea (leeches) 5 Each species of Mollusca (snails) 6 Each species of Crustacea (log-louse, shrimps) 7 Each species of Plecoptera (stone-fly) 8 Each genus of Ephemeroptera (mayfly) excluding Baetis rhodani 9 Baetis rhodani (mayfly) 10 Each family of Trichoptera (caddis-fly) 11 Each species of Neuroptera larvae (alder-fly) 12 Family Chironomidae (midge larvae) except Chironomus thummi ( = riparius) 13 Chironomus thummi (blood worms) 14 Family Simuliidae (black-fly larvae) 15 Each species of other fly larvae 16 Each species of Coleoptera (beetles and beetle larvae) 17 Each species of Hydracarina (water mites) APPHNDIX 2 BIOTIC SCORE (Chandler, 1970) Groups present in sample Abundance in standard sample Very Present Few Common Abundant abundant 1-2 3-10 11-50 51-100 100+ Points scored Planaria alpina Each species of Taenopterygidae, Perlidae, Perlodidae, 90 94 98 99 100 Isoperlidae, Chloroperlidae Each species of Leuctridae, Capniidae, Nemouridae 84 89 94 97 98 (excluding Amphinemura) Each species of Ephemeroptera (excluding Baetis) 79 84 90 94 97 Each species of Cased caddis, Megaloptera 75 80 86 91 94 Each species of Ancylus 70 75 82 87 91 :;. Rhyacophila (Trichoptera) 65 70 77 83 88 "'" Genera Dicranota, Limnophora 60 65 72 78 84 "'" Genus Simulium 56 61 67 73 75 "'-'" ):i' Genera of Coleoptera, Nematoda 51 55 61 66 72 Amphinemura (Plecoptera) 47 50 54 58 63 "'" Baetis (Ephemeroptera) 44 46 48 50 52 Gammarus 40 40 40 40 40 Each species of Uncased caddis (excl. Rhyacophila) 38 36 35 33 31 Each species of Tricladida (excluding p, alpina) 35 33 31 29 25 Genera of Hydracarina 32 30 28 25 21 Each species of Mollusca (excluding Ancylus) 30 28 25 22 18 Chironomids (excl. C. riparius) 28 25 21 18 15 Each species of Glossiphonia 26 23 20 16 13 Each species of Asellus 25 22 18 14 10 Each species of Leech (excl. Glossiphonia and 24 20 16 12 8 Haemopsis) Haemopsis 23 19 15 10 7 Tubifex sp, 22 18 13 12 9 Chironomus riparius 21 17 12 7 4 Nais 20 16 10 6 2 '-0t Each species of air breathing species 19 15 9 5 1 No animal life 0 APPENDIX 3 Biological Monitoring Working Party (BMWP)-Score Families Score Siphlonuridae, Heptageniidae, Leptophlebiidae, Ephemerellidae, Potamanthidae, Ephemeridae Taeniopterygidae, Leuctridae, Capniidae, Perlodidae, Perlidae, Chloroperlidae Aphelocheiridae 10 Phryganeidae, Molannidae, Beraeidae, Odontoceridae, Leptoceridae, Goeridae, Lepidostomatidae, Brachycentridae, Sericostomatidae Astacidae Lestidae, Agriidae, Gomphidae, Cordulegasteridae, Aeshnidae, 8 Corduliidae, Libellulidae Psychomyiidae, Philopotamidae Caenidae Nemouridae 7 Rhyacophilidae, Polycentropodidae, Limnephilidae Neritidae, Viviparidae, Ancylidae Hydroptilidae Unionidae 6 Corophiidae, Gammaridae Platycnemididae, Coenagriidae Mesovelidae, Hydrometridae, Gerridae, Nepidae, Naucoridae, Notonectidae, Pleidae, Corixidae Haliplidae, Hygrobiidae, Dytiscidae, Gyrinidae, 5 Hydrophilidae, Clambidae, Helodidae, Dryopidae, Eliminthidae, Chrysomelidae, Curculionidae Hydropsychidae Tipulidae, Simuliidae Planariidae, Dendrocoelidae 450 Appendix 3 451 APPENDIX 3-contd. 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