Floodplain Rivers,
Mississippi

Research Area:
Intermittent Streams

(Project Initiated 2003)

Headwater intermittent streams lie at the
interface between the aquatic and terrestrial
environments. The physical characteristics
and extensive stream miles of headwater
channels indicate that their function is
likely critical and their condition may
influence conditions downstream, and
ultimately the oceans.

Goal:

Once we more fully understand the extent
and functions of intermittent streams, this
information will be used to develop useful
assessment and monitoring methods that will
be used to make meaningful management
decisions.

Research Area: Large Rivers

(Project Initiated 1999)

As streams transition into rivers, the
physical nature and the aquatic life
that inhabits these systems change.

Many of these systems have been
highly modified for socioeconomic
reasons. Assessment of the biological
and physical health of these systems
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Goal:

To develop assessment and monitoring
methods for use in large rivers that are
clear, consistent, cost effective and
reproducible.

H Kentucky River: Impounded

For more information, contact:

Joseph E. Flotemersch, Ph.D

National Exposure Research Laboratory

Cincinnati, OH 45268

TEL: 513-569-7086

EMAIL: flotemersch.joseph@epa.gov

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Moving	Science

Streams to Rivers:

The Next Generation of Ecosystem Monitoring

Joseph E. Flotemersch1. Ken Fritz1, Karen Blocksom1, Pete Nolan2(Region 1), and Maggie Passmore'(Region 3)

lOffice of Research and Development, National
Exposure Research Laboratory, ^New England
Regional Laboratory, 3Wheeling Operations Office.

L scientifically sound.

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