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Main Title Habitat quality assessment of two wetland treatment systems in the arid west : a pilot study /
Author McAllister, Lynne S.
CORP Author ManTech Environmental Technology, Inc., Corvallis, OR.;Corvallis Environmental Research Lab., OR.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Research Laboratory,
Year Published 1993
Report Number EPA/600/R-93/117
Stock Number PB93-222305
Subjects Constructed wetlands--West (US) ; Sewage--Purification--West (US) ; Water--Purification--West (US) ; United States, West
Additional Subjects Municipalities ; Wetlands ; Habitats ; Sewage treatment ; Biological effects ; Water pollution effects ; Wildlife ; Bioindicators ; Toxicity ; Vegetation ; Invertebrates ; Birds ; Aquatic ecosystems ; Water quality data ; Risk assessment ; Arid land ; Arizona ; Nevada ; Constructed wetlands
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NTIS  PB93-222305 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 118 pages : maps ; 28 cm
Abstract
The use of wetland treatment systems (WTS) for treating municipal wastewater is increasing in the United States, but little is known about the ability of these systems to duplicate or sustain wetland functions. The pilot study was designed to examine methods and the usefulness of various wetland indicators for assessing the wildlife habitat quality in six WTS sites throughout the United States and to identify any major differences in indicator values between WTS and non-WTS. The report focusses on two of the sites, one located in east-central Arizona and one in the Carson Valley in Nevada. Habitat indicator data collected in the field, as well as existing data, were summarized and compared with ranges of values for the same indicators from non-WTS. Of the indicators measured, vegetation, invertebrates, site morphology, and birds appear to be the most promising for assessing and monitoring habitat quality in terms of reliability of data.
Notes
Cover title. Includes bibliographical references (pages 78-86). "EPA/600/R-93/117." Microfiche.