Public interest in the restoration of impaired water bodies is growing, and as such, it is critical to understand the causes of impairment and the likelihood of successful restoration. Restoration efforts often focus on a specific factor (stressors) of the impaired water body without including equally important but often overlooked societal and ecological factors. In this study, segment-specific indicators such as stressor exposure, ecological capacity, and societal traits were used to perform a screening analysis to evaluate the restoration potential of fifteen impaired segments in the Trinity River Basin. Data obtained for each impaired segment were normalized and compared using simple ranking, three-dimensional bubble plots, and mapping. Results indicate that when individual indices were rank-ordered, water segments that ranked low on the stressor index and high on the ecological and social indices had the best chance of restoration. While the three-dimensional bubble plot analysis of interrelated ecological, stressor, and social indices suggests that watershed segments with high ecological and low stressor indices may not necessarily be prime candidates for restoration. Their ranking on the social index score determines their priority for restoration. The results of the screening analysis show the utility of the recovery potential screening tool in prioritizing the restoration of impaired water bodies.

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三位一体河流域流域优先排序和恢复的生态，压力和社会因素评估

恢复受损水体的公众利益正在增长，因此，了解损伤的原因和成功恢复的可能性至关重要。恢复工作通常集中在受损水体的特定因素（压力源）上，而没有包括同样重要但常常被忽视的社会和生态因素。在这项研究中，使用特定于压力的节段指标（例如压力源暴露，生态能力和社会特征）进行筛选分析，以评估三位一体河流域中15个受损节段的恢复潜力。对每个受损部分获得的数据进行归一化，并使用简单排名，三维气泡图和映射进行比较。结果表明，当对各个索引进行排序时，压力指数低而生态和社会指数高的水域恢复的机会最大。虽然对相互关联的生态，压力和社会指数进行三维气泡图分析表明，具有高生态指数和低压力指数的流域段不一定是恢复的主要候选对象。他们在社会指数分数上的排名决定了他们恢复的优先级。筛选分析的结果表明，可回收潜力筛选工具可用于优先修复受损水体。社会指数表明，具有高生态指数和低压力指数的流域段不一定是恢复的主要候选对象。他们在社会指数分数上的排名决定了他们恢复的优先级。筛选分析的结果表明，可回收潜力筛选工具可用于优先修复受损水体。社会指数表明，具有高生态指数和低压力指数的流域段不一定是恢复的主要候选对象。他们在社会指数分数上的排名决定了他们恢复的优先级。筛选分析的结果表明，可回收潜力筛选工具可用于优先修复受损水体。