Sweeney Consultancy offers the following specialist services in Freshwater Ecology:

Q-value River Assessments

SSRS

CPET
Lake Profundal Invertebrate Analysis

Specialist Identification

Protected Aquatic Species/Habitat Surveys and Assessments

For:
Water Quality Monitoring

Baseline Data Establishment
Planning for Discharges, Infrastructure Developments, Drainage and Flood Relief Schemes

Q-rating

Biological water quality assessment of rivers and streams using macroinvertebrates by the methodology of the EPA Q-scheme. Pascal Sweeney has been contracted annually by EPA to assess sites by this method for their Rivers Monitoring Programme.

Small Stream Risk Score (SSRS)

Risk category status of streams using macroinvertebrates the EPA SSRS methodology. Contracted by Irish Water for SSRS surveys upstream & downstream of discharges.

Lake Profundal Fauna Assessment

Analysis of profundal invertebrates for assessment of lake status. Contracted by EPA and NIEA for sample processing. Surveys carried out for local authorities and industries.

Chironomid Pupal Exuvial Technique (CPET)

Assessment of biological water quality by identification of Chironomid Pupal Exuviae.