Both sites on Tom Miner Creek had somewhat depressed 

 pollution indexes (Table 5), indicating minor organic enrichment 

 A few abnormal diatom cells were also found at each site. The 

 two sites on Tom Miner Creek had nearly 80% of their diatom 

 assemblages in common, indicating that they were very similar 

 chemically, physically, and biologically. 



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