benthic sampling services

Timberline Aquatics, Inc. is familiar with a variety of benthic macroinvertebrate sampling techniques for qualitative (D-frame net, kicknet, etc.) and quantitative (Modified Hess Sampler, Surber Sampler, artificial substrates, etc.) sampling. Protocols are available for each technique. All benthic macroinvertebrate samples are preserved in an 80% ...

By Timberline Aquatics, Inc. based in Fort Collins, COLORADO (USA).

Fugro EMU Limited’s Benthic Taxonomy Laboratory provides the full range of sample processing services required to generate meaningful community data from benthic samples. Core, grab and trawl samples are efficiently and accurately processed. Extracted fauna are expertly identified by well trained taxonomists. Fugro EMU is one of the largest ...

By Fugro EMU Limited based in Portsmouth, UNITED KINGDOM. from Laboratories Service line

There has been a long history of study of the marine life of the UK seabed (benthos), based on extensive benthic sampling and environmental monitoring, and as a result the responses of benthic habitats and species to both natural and human disturbances are generally well understood. Invertebrates dwelling within seabed sediments are important food ...

By Fugro EMU Limited based in Portsmouth, UNITED KINGDOM. from Marine Environmental Ecology Service line

Bioassessments measure both the physical condition of a water body, and the integrity of the associated biological communities. Adding physical and biological metrics to chemical and toxicological assessments provides a more comprehensive evaluation of the condition of a given body of water, and provides a means with which to quantitatively ...

By Nautilus Environmental based in San Diego, CALIFORNIA (USA). from Consulting & Testing Services Service line

To support benthic investigations Aqua Survey can deploy a Smith-Macintyre grab sampler to collect sediment and benthic macroinvertebrate samples.  Once the macroinveretebrate samples are onboard the samples can be prepared with a sieving station to process the samples making them ready for the laboratory to sort and identify.  A drop ...

By Aqua Survey, Inc. based in Flemington, NEW JERSEY (USA). from Toxicity Laboratory Service line

FRANZ ENVIRONMENTAL INC. provides Ecological Services and Permitting Support to developers of Brownfields and Greenfields, mining companies, municipalities, provincial and federal agencies and industrial clients. FRANZ’s ecologists and biologists are qualified in wetland evaluation, ecological land classification (ELC), fisheries assessment ...

By Franz Environmental Inc. based in Mississauga, ONTARIO (CANADA).

Aqua Survey has a wide variety of sampling equipment such as: benthic grab samplers, kick-nets, gill-nets, seines, bongo-nets, plankton-nets, epibenthic sleds, fish traps, trawls, underwater video camera, underwater digital still cameras, lightweight ROVs and other monitoring equipment. Specimen samples are collected, sorted, taxonomically ...

By Aqua Survey, Inc. based in Flemington, NEW JERSEY (USA). from Sediment Sampling Service line

Ecological surveys traditionally include benthic grab and trawl sampling with analysis by latest multi-variate statistical techniques; while epifaunal communities are assessed by diver survey or underwater video photography.Titan have a wealth of experience in collecting data for Offshore Wind Farms in the UK and have successfully identified ...

By Titan Environmental Surveys Ltd based in Bridgend, UNITED KINGDOM. from Environmental Service line

This is often undertaken to determine either the physical characteristics of the bed material or the nature and distribution of the benthic biota. Depending on the requirements, the collected samples may be either analysed for particle size distribution (PSD) at the WES laboratory facility, or forwarded to a UKAS accredited labs for chemical or ...

By Wallingford Environmental Surveys Ltd. based in Wallingford, UNITED KINGDOM. from Core Services (near shore) Service line

Flora and Fauna surveys are an essential element in planning applications and site selection processes. Moore Group has a unique understanding of conservation requirements, wildlife policy and legislation, and the needs of architects, developers, planners and commercial interests for assessment, mitigation and remediation of ecological impacts. ...

By Moore Archaeological and Environmental Services Ltd. based in Galway, IRELAND. from Environmental Services Service line

Aquatonics Ltd have worked with specialist land surveyors Merrett Survey Partnership to accurately map biotope boundaries using Real Time Kinematic GPS and terrestrial laser scanning. The laser scanning method has many advantages over conventional survey methods:

By Aquatonics Ltd based in Crediton, UNITED KINGDOM.

While laboratory testing is an important part of environmental assessments, the collection of high-quality field samples is a pre-requisite to obtaining technically accurate and legally defensible results. Furthermore, the evaluation of actual “real-world” or in situ conditions in the field is becoming increasingly important in the ...

By Pacific EcoRisk based in Fairfield, CALIFORNIA (USA). from Field Services Service line

CEC has performed a variety of biological assessment studies on water bodies, including sampling, identification, and analysis of phytoplankton, zooplankton, periphyton, aquatic macrophyte, benthic macroinvertebrate, and fish communities.

By Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC) based in Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA (USA). from Ecological Services Service line

Aquatonics Ltd have worked on a number of high profile EIAs including Dibden Bay, Gunfleet Sands Offshore Windfarm, the Tees Barrage, the high speed rail link from London to the Channel Tunnel, and the proposed Stonehenge Visitor Centre. We specialise in assessing the environmental impact of developments on aquatic ecology and chemistry.

By Aquatonics Ltd based in Crediton, UNITED KINGDOM.

In some cases little is known about the physical, chemical, and biological nature of a water resource because available field data is limited. A problem, such as taste and odor, shortened filter runs, algae blooms, weed infestation, or fish kills is recognized, but data is not available to identify potential or likely causes. A focused baseline ...

By Ecosystem Consulting Service, Inc based in Coventry, CONNECTICUT (USA). from Consulting Service line

Reservoir siltation — Map sediment thickness & flux with sonar & seismic measurements with sampling; quantify the sedimentation rate accurately.

By e4sciences|Earthworks LLC based in Sandy Hook, CONNECTICUT (USA).

Sediments and their associated benthic organisms are critically important in maintaining the overall health and productivity of aquatic ecosystems. For a number of reasons, sediments are often the primary sink for contaminants. As a result, sediments can be the most sensitive and ecologically important component of aquatic systems, and assessment ...

By Pacific EcoRisk based in Fairfield, CALIFORNIA (USA). from Toxicity & Bioaccumulation Testing Service Service line

Woods Hole Group has a multi-disciplinary approach to environmental monitoring. Our core strengths with Port, Harbor & Coastal Monitoring Systems and Offshore Met-Ocean Systems and Moorings are complemented by extensive experience with sediment and water quality characterizations, along with biological community delineation and monitoring. Our ...

By Woods Hole Group based in East Falmouth, MASSACHUSETTS (USA). from Environmental Assessment & Remediation Service line