Study on Freshwater Macroinvertebrates of Some Tanzanian Rivers as a Basis for Developing Biomonitoring Index for Assessing Pollution in Tropical African Regions

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">B-IBI value</td><td align="center">Water quality characterization</td><td align="center">Impairment</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">20–46</td><td align="center">Very poor to poor</td><td align="center">Severe</td></tr><tr><td align="left">&gt;46–72</td><td align="center">Fair to good</td><td align="center">Moderate</td></tr><tr><td align="left">&gt;72–100</td><td align="center">Very good to excellent</td><td align="center">Very little to none</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Methods of classification of water quality status based on impairment level from B-IBI data.

Journal of Ecosystems

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Table 1: Study on Freshwater Macroinvertebrates of Some Tanzanian Rivers as a Basis for Developing Biomonitoring Index for Assessing Pollution in Tropical African Regions 

Table 1 | Study on Freshwater Macroinvertebrates of Some Tanzanian Rivers as a Basis for Developing Biomonitoring Index for Assessing Pollution in Tropical African Regions 