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Afzelia
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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

  1. Habitat Assessment Indices (IHAS) (HCR) (IHIA) (HAI)
  2. Aquatic macro-invertebrates (SASS5 and MIRAI)
  3. Instream flow requirements
  4. Fish Assemblage Integrity Index (FAII and FRAI)
  5. Fish and / or macro invertebrate population assessments
  6. Fish telemetry and tracking studies
  7. Riparian Vegetation Integrity (RVI and VEGRAI)
  8. Geomorphologic stability – Geomorphologic index (GAI)
  9. Bioaccumulation studies
  10. Spill impact assessments
  11. Direct Estimation of Ecological Effect Potential (DEEEP) assessments
  12. Aquaculture projects
  13. Annual Water monitoring reports for DAFF & DME
  14. Reserve determination studies

Toxicological Analyses

  1. Screening Tests
  2. Definitive Tests
  3. Chronic Tests

Commonly Used Test Organisms

  1. Daphnia toxicity tests
  2. Guppy toxicity tests
  3. Vibrio fisherri bacterial bio-luminescence test
  4. Algal growth potential test
  5. Weaver human cell toxicity test

Wetland Management

  1. Wetland Mammal Assessment - Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Chrysopalax villosus, Dasymys incomtus, Lutra maculicollis, Itomys angoniensis (Otomys angoniensis), and Otomys irroratus;
  2. Wetland Invertebrate Assessment - Metisella meninx
  3. Herpetological assessment for available and a sustainable habitat for Pyxicephalus adspersus (Giant Bullfrog)

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