Little Scioto River, OH, USA Worksheet Example Consistency of Evidence: % DELT

Example Worksheet : Consistency of Evidence: % DELT	Little Scioto River, OH, USA
Step 5: Identify Probable Cause

Increased % DELT

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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	NE	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	0	0	+	+		--	--
Stressor-Response Relationships from Other Field Studies	-	NE	NE	NE		NE	NE
Stressor-Response Relationships from Laboratory Studies	NE	NE	NE	NE		NE	NE
Stressor-Response Relationships from Ecological Simulation Models	NE	NE	NE	NE		NE	NE
Manipulation of Exposure at Other Sites	NE	NE	NE	NE		NE	NE
Analogous Stressors	NA	NA	NA	NA		NA	NA
Evaluating Multiple Lines of Evidence
Consistency of Evidence	--	--	+	+		--	--
Explanation of the Evidence