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The principal biological evaluation tools used by Ohio EPA are the Index of Biotic integrity (IBI), the Modified Index of Well-Being (MIWB) and the Invertebrate Community Index (ICI). These three indices are based on species richness, trophic composition, diversity, presence of pollution-tolerant individuals or species, abundance of biomass, and the presence of diseased or abnormal organisms. The IBI and the MIWB apply to fish; the ICI applies to macroinvertebrates. <\/SPAN><\/P> attributes that contain index scores and sampling year and project: <\/SPAN><\/P> ALU: Aquatic Life Use Designation<\/SPAN><\/P> FISH_YEAR: Year the fish data was collected<\/SPAN><\/P> IBI_SCORE : Index of Biotic Integrity value<\/SPAN><\/P> MIWB_SCORE : Modified Index of Well-Being<\/SPAN><\/P> BUG_YEAR : year macroinvertebrates were collected<\/SPAN><\/P> ICI_SCORE : Invertebrate Community Index value <\/SPAN><\/P> BUG_NARR_SCORE : <\/SPAN><\/P> QHEI_SCORE: Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index<\/SPAN><\/P> ATTAINMENT : <\/SPAN><\/P> PROJECT : project name<\/SPAN><\/P> <\/P> https://epa.ohio.gov/divisions-and-offices/surface-water/reports-data/water-quality-standards-program<\/SPAN><\/P> https://epa.ohio.gov/divisions-and-offices/surface-water/reports-data/biological-criteria-for-the-protection-of-aquatic-life<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV>",
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"title": "Aquatic Life Use Assessments",
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