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Teams of scientists sampled the '1.5 Mile Reach' of the Housatonic River for these small, but important creatures. Macroinvertebrates are biological indicators of the health of an ecosystem and water quality.

To see examples of what macroinvertebrates look like: www.epa.gov/bioiweb1/html/benthosclean.html

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Author USEPA Environmental-Protection-Agency
Camera location42° 25′ 47.59″ N, 73° 14′ 58.5″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by usepagov at https://flickr.com/photos/24400159@N05/7984301210. It was reviewed on 1 October 2016 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the United States Government Work.

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