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Aquatic Ecological & Surface Water Quality Monitoring Services

Afzelia in association with independent subcontractors offers the following aquatic ecological/biodiversity services:

    Bio monitoring and Water Quality Studies

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    Habitat Assessment Indices (IHAS) (HCR) (IHIA) (HAI)

    E

    Aquatic macro-invertebrates (SASS5 and MIRAI)

    E

    Instream flow requirements

    E

    Fish Assemblage Integrity Index (FAII and FRAI)

    E

    Fish and / or macro invertebrate population assessments

    E

    Fish telemetry and tracking studies

    E

    Riparian Vegetation Integrity (RVI and VEGRAI)

    E

    Geomorphologic stability – Geomorphologic index (GAI)

    E

    Bioaccumulation studies

    E

    Spill impact assessments

    E

    Direct Estimation of Ecological Effect Potential (DEEEP) assessments

    E

    Aquaculture projects

    E

    Annual Water monitoring reports for DAFF & DME

    E

    Reserve determination studies

    Toxicological Analyses

    E

    Screening Tests

    E

    Definitive Tests

    E

    Chronic Tests

    Commonly Used Test Organisms

    E

    Daphnia toxicity tests

    E

    Guppy toxicity tests

    E

    Vibrio fisherri bacterial bio-luminescence test

    E

    Algal growth potential test

    E

    Weaver human cell toxicity test

    Wetland Management

    E

    Wetland Mammal Assessment - Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Chrysopalax villosus, Dasymys incomtus, Lutra maculicollis, Itomys angoniensis (Otomys angoniensis), and Otomys irroratus;

    E

    Wetland Invertebrate Assessment - Metisella meninx

    E

    Herpetological assessment for available and a sustainable habitat for Pyxicephalus adspersus (Giant Bullfrog)