Little Scioto River, OH, USA Worksheet Example Summary of Scores from the Case: Relative Weight

Example Worksheet : Summary of Scores from the Case: Relative Weight	Little Scioto River, OH, USA
Step 3: Evaluate Data from the Case

Increased Relative Weight

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Types of Evidence	Algae	Ammonia	Dissolved Oxygen	Metals	PAHs	Riffles/Pools	Sediment
Evidence that Uses Data from the Case
Spatial/Temporal Co-occurrence	NE	---	+	+	R	+	+
Evidence of Exposure or Biological Mechanism	NE	NE	NE	NE	0	NE	NE
Causal Pathway	+	NA	+	NA	NA	NE	NA
Stressor-Response Relationships from the Field	-	NA	0	0	NA	0	0
Manipulation of Exposure	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Laboratory Tests of Site Media	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Temporal Sequence	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Verified Predictions	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Symptoms	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Evidence that Uses Data from Elsewhere
Mechanistically Plausible Cause
Stressor-Response Relationships from Other Field Studies
Stressor-Response Relationships from Laboratory Studies
Stressor-Response Relationships from Ecological Simulation Models
Manipulation of Exposure at Other Sites
Analogous Stressors
Evaluating Multiple Lines of Evidence
Consistency of Evidence
Explanation of the Evidence