Bugs, Habitat, and Nutrient
Survey Equipment Checklist
Revision – 23MAR2011
Forms (per site)
q Site list/directions
q Site field sheet
q SLD submittal sheets
q Habitat & Bio reference binder
q Physical Habitat Field Forms (6 per site)
q Bugs & Periphyton collection sheets
q Sonde deployment instructions
q Sonde deployment field sheets
q Sonde upload instructions (if retrieving)
Periphyton (Bold are for field filtering only)
q Tray or basin
q Toothbrush (bent)
q Scalpel or knife
q Delimiter
q Wash bottle (for stream water)
q Funnel
q Sample containers
q Comm. Comp. = 50 mL containers (blue top)
q Disposable pipettes OR pipette & tips
q 10% Formalin (2 mL/sample)
q Dry ice & latch cooler (for overnight trips)
q Graduated cylinder
q Pipette and tips (for sample aliquot)
q Glass fiber filters
q Aluminum foil and small Ziplocs
q Homogenizer (hand-held blender)
q Vacuum pump
q Filter flask
q Filter funnel and clamp
q Forceps
Habitat
q Backpack/Vest with pockets
q Measuring tape (with meters)
q 2 Survey Rods (with meters)
q Survey flags (5/site… reusable)
q GPS
q 2 Metric Rulers (with mm)
q Densiometer
q Clinometer/Hand Level
q Range finder
q Flow meter
q Wading rod
q Bank pins
q Hammer
Sondes (Grab Data & Deployment)
q Sondes w/ appropriate probe guards
q Chains, locks, & key
q Sonde protection tubes (extra nuts & bolts)
q Data logger (handset), cable, & logbook(s)
q Sonde maintenance kit
q D.O. probe repair kit
q D.O. calibration values table
q Standards/buffers/calibration cups
q Wash bottle (for DI water)
q Q-tips, kemwipes, & paper towels
q 10% HCL solution for cleaning pH probe
q Flagging tape
q WD-40 for locks
q T-posts & driver
Benthic Macroinvertebrates
q Forceps
q Bug labels (with alcohol proof pen and/or pencil)
q Kicknet (18 inch with dolphin nose; 500 μm net size)
q Bucket
q Sieve
q Sample containers
q Ethanol
Chemistry & Grab Data
q Cubitainers (Collect Nuts & TDS/TSS with periphyton sample)
q Water carboy (DI water)
q RID Stickers
q H2SO4, pipette, & tips
q Calibrated sonde for grab field data
General
q Coolers
q Vehicle Kit
q Shovel
q Extra batteries (AAA, AA, C)
q Cell phone/Contacts list
q Camera
q GPS unit
q Field notebook
q Clipboard/pencils
q Timepiece
q Toolbox
q First aid kit
q Flashlight
q Dry ice (for overnight trips)
Revision – 23MAR2011