Data and Tools
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Stressor-Response: Calculation
Simple linear regression is the recommended approach for estimating relationships between stressor and response within groups of water bodies.
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Stressor-Response: Classification
To classify water bodies for stressor-response analysis, you identify groups of water bodies that have similar stressor-response relationships.
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Data Overview
Data are the foundation for developing effective nutrient criteria that result in healthy water environments that meet their designated uses.
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Mechanistic Modeling: Classification
The nutrient criteria development process uses a classification system to clarify variability of water bodies that exist across the country.
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Mechanistic Modeling
This page provides an overview, with four successive pages that provide more detail on mechanistic modeling and how states can use mechanistic models to derive numeric nutrient criteria.
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Stressor-Response
Stressor-response modeling is used when data are available to estimate a relationship between nutrient concentrations and a response measure.
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Mechanistic Modeling: Configuration & Calibration
In addition to gathering and entering appropriate data into the model, you also must establish the model’s spatial extent and specify the size of its computational cells, or reaches.
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Mechanistic Modeling: Simulation
After you set up the model, you can run scenarios at different nutrient concentrations.
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N-STEPS Online Resource Library
References, resources, and data sources to aid in planning and developing numeric nutrient criteria.
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Communicating Final Criteria
Once candidate criteria have been derived, and final criteria selected, it is important to be able to clearly communicate how the final criteria are protective of designated uses.
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Quantifying and Documenting Protection of the Designated Use
The two elements comprising the process of deriving numeric nutrient criteria—quantifying and documenting the level of protection that is necessary to protect the designated use—rely on the analytical results of a particular approach.
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Criteria Derivation
Elements and key technical considerations associated with estimating nutrient conditions and water quality indicators of those conditions that will protect designated uses.
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Frequently Requested Information
Frequently Requested Information, building visitor logs, Lists of special government employees (SGEs), Chemical data reporting, Environmental information by location, administrative opinions, Staff manuals.
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Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards Ceremony Video Gallery
2016 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards Ceremony Video Gallery
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Exceptional Events Design Value Tool
Exceptional Events Design Value Tool
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Ozone Watch
Ozone Watch
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IRIS Glossary
This page is designed for sites who want to extract the IRIS database.
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Markov Chain Nest Productivity Model Estimating Tool Documentation
PDF versions of the User's Guide and the Technical Manual for the Markov Chain Nest Productivity Model (MCestimate).
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SH Bell Chicago Pollution Roses images
sh bell pollution roses managanese
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How to Access Risk Management Plan Information
FOIAonline allows the public to electronically submit/modify a FOIA request, check its status, search previously submitted requests, view responsive documents that are cleared for release, and file an appeal.