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APPROACH 6,1 of We of in a of we the the of of the of is the of to for a or the of by (1966) of Ms of tht of in of be (I.e., not a of to or be (ie,, to a In all to is no A of is for to too a the (TSI) for 1977) as a 1-10 but to a 10-100 •+ it an of 5.4 a of 54 Cie.» a is A are a for ., in to in be by a For we to a for S.2 In the oa to fcht to on as of The the of the as For the of a (as as be 17 ------- if the is not In to the of all trophic be In the .physical-chemical of the (i.e., iype» flow, pH» be or 6.3 of to the of the of of in are as or of We (e.g., or In to of as lie to are not or of the is be in or as a be or to an of of the *n *k0 ^ver °^*a finfish caB ^e indicative of to PCB, etc, of P45Qij|| not the On the of as a to a at to the to etc. We the to the of In the of the of in the 18 ------- 7. 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