FILE TYPE 144 - MARINE TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND POLLUTANTS - 03/15/83 VERSION THIS FORMAT IS A NEW NODC FORMAT DESIGNED TO SUPPORT STUDIES OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND POLLUTANTS IN OCEAN AND ESTUARINE WATERS. THE FORMAT ALLOWS FOR REPORTING BOTH AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS NEAR MARINE DISCHARGE SITES AND RESULTS OF OCEAN MONITORING SURVEYS OVER LARGE AREAS. THE FORMAT CONSISTS OF SEVEN DATA RECORDS FOR REPORTING SURVEY AND EFFLUENT INFORMATION, LOCATIONS, DATES AND TIMES OF MEASUREMENTS. RESULTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND MARINE SAMPLES INVOLVING TOXIC SUBSTANCES, POLLUTANTS, HYDROCARBONS, TRACE METALS AND OTHER MEASURABLE SUBSTANCES IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT CAN BE REPORTED IN THESE RECORDS. DATA CAN BE REPORTED FOR SAMPLES COLLECTED IN THE WATER COLUMN, IN THE SEDIMENT, OR IN BIOTA. A TEXT RECORD ALSO IS AVAILABLE TO REPORT ANY SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. TWO MAJOR CODE FILES ARE EMPLOYED IN THIS FORMAT - THE NODC TAXONOMIC CODES (A HIERARCHICAL 12-DIGIT CODE) AND THE CHEMICAL ABSTRACT SERVICE (CAS) CODE OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (A SERIES OF REGISTRY NUMBERS OF UP TO 8 CHARACTERS PRECEDED BY AN ALPHA CHARACTER ASSIGNED BY NODC). OTHER NODC CODE GROUPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REPORTING ANALYTICAL METHODS, GEAR TYPES AND OTHER CODED PARAMETERS. THE FIRST NINE COLUMNS FOR ALL RECORDS ARE TO BE USED FOR FILETYPE (144 IN COL. 1-3) AND FILE IDENTIFIER (COL. 4-9). THE FILE IDENTIFIER, TO BE ASSIGNED BY THE ORIGINATOR, IS A UNIQUE ORIGINATOR ID FOR EACH DATA SUBMISSION. AFTER SUBMISSION, THE NODC REASSIGNS TO THIS FIELD A UNIQUE NODC IDENTIFIER FOR INTERNAL USE. IT IS INTENDED THAT THIS FORMAT WILL SUPPLEMENT AND EVENTUALLY REPLACE OTHER CURRENT NODC TRACE ELEMENT AND HYDROCARBON DATA FORMATS, NAMELY FILETYPES 021 AND 061 FOR TRACE ELEMENTS AND 043 AND 044 FOR HYDROCARBONS. THE FIRST NINE COLUMNS FOR ALL RECORDS ARE TO BE USED FOR FILE TYPE (COLUMNS 1-3) AND FILE IDENTIFIER (COLUMNS 4-9). THE FILE IDENTIFIER, TO BE ASSIGNED BY THE ORIGNATOR, IS A UNIQUE ORIGINATOR ID FOR EACH DATA SUBMISSION. AFTER SUBMISSION, THE NODC REASSIGNS TO THIS FIELD A UNIQUE NODC IDENTIFIER FOR INTERNAL USE. ***NOTE*** THIS FORMAT IS DESIGNED PRIMARILY TO REPORT CONCENTRATIONS OF TOXICS, POLLUTANTS AND SIMILAR SUBSTANCES IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT. OTHER TYPES OF DATA THAT MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SPECIFIC PROGRAMS SUCH AS EPA 301(H), OCSEAP, MESA OR OTHER PROJECTS SHOULD USE OTHER NODC FORMATS FOR REPORTING PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OR WATER QUALITY DATA, FISH AND BENTHIC POPULATIONS, TROPHIC DATA, OR MARINE SEDIMENT CHARACTERISTICS. TO STRESS THE PRIMARY USE OF THIS FORMAT, FIELDS FOR MOST SUPPORTING SAMPLE INFORMATION, SUCH AS WEIGHT AND SIZE OF SAMPLES, DETAILED GEAR TYPES OR SAMPLING METHODS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS FORMAT. AVAILABILITY OF THIS TYPE OF INFORMATION MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE DATA DOCUMENTATION FORM (DDF) THAT ACCOMPANIES EACH DATA SUBMISSION OR MAY BE REPORTED IN OTHER NODC FORMATS THAT PROVIDE FOR MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF INDIVIDUAL SAMPLES AND SPECIMENS. ***04/01/82 - MODIFICATION TO 8/1/80 VERSION INVOLVES FURTHER CLARIFICATION OF ***CODING EXAMPLES FOLLOWING RECORD 'F' ***08/20/82 - ADDED NEW RECORD TYPE 'G' AND WAVE DATA FIELDS IN RECORD TYPE 'D' ***03/15/83 - MODIFIED PARAMETER DEFINITIONS AND SOME CODING EXAMPLES IN RECORD TYPE 'F' ****4/1/85 RECORD 'B', 'C' AND 'G' - ADDED STATION IDENTIFIER, RECORD 'D' - ADDED SALINITY FLAG**** PARAMETER DESCRIPTION SC SURVEY HEADER RECORD ALWAYS 'A' - THIS RECORD IS MANDATORY AND 10 SHOULD AGREE WITH ANY DOCUMENTATION SUBMITTED WITH THE DIGITAL DATA. THIS RECORD SHOULD BE SUBMITTED ONLY ONCE FOR EACH DISCRETE DATA SET (SURVEY OR FILE ID). BLANKS 11 PLATFORM ELEVEN-CHARACTER FIELD TO INDICATE THE SURVEY 16 PLATFORM NAME SURVEY SIX-CHARACTER FIELD ASSIGNED BY THE 27 IDENTIFICATION ORIGINATOR TO IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC SURVEY SURVEY DATE - FROM YYMMDD - START DATE OF SURVEY 33 SURVEY DATE - TO YYMMDD - END DATE OF SURVEY 39 INVESTIGATOR/DATA 15-CHARACTER FIELD TO IDENTIFY SOURCE OF DATA 45 SOURCE/MUNICIPALITY OR MUNICIPALITY FOR THOSE STUDIES CONCERNED /CONTRACTOR WITH EFFLUENTS OR OTHER DISCHARGE SOURCES IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTION OR 15-CHARACTER FIELD FOR INVESTIGATOR'S 60 AGENCY INSTITUTION NAME BLANKS 75 EFFLUENT RECORD ALWAYS 'B' - THIS RECORD IS DESIGNED 10 PRIMARILY TO REPORT INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THE EPA 301(H) PROGRAM AND MAYBE OPTIONAL FOR OTHER STUDIES. ONE RECORD 'B' SHOULD BE SUBMITTED FOR EACH DISCHARGE SITE OR EFFLUENT. FACILITIES WITH MULTIPLE EFFLUENTS THEREFORE SHOULD REPORT RECORD 'B' INFORMATION FOR EACH EFFLUENT SOURCE. BLANKS 11 EFFLUENT IDENTIFIER TWO-CHARACTER FIELD TO IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC 16 EFFLUENT SOURCE - USED PRIMARILY TO DIFFERENTIATE MULTIPLE DISCHARGE SOURCES FOR ONE MUNICIPALITY OR FACILITY. IDENTIFIERS ARE DESIGNATED BY THE MUNICIPALITY OR INVESTIGATOR POINT OF DISCHARGE - THIS LOCATION IS TO REPRESENT THE MIDPOINT OF THE ZONE OF INITIAL DILUTION (ZID) FOR EPA 301(H) DATA AND THE LOCATION OF THE EFFLUENT SOURCE IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT FOR OTHER DATA SUBMISSIONS. LATITUDE DDMMSS PLUS HEMISPHERE 'N' OR 'S' 18 LONGITUDE DDDMMSS PLUS HEMISPHERE 'E' OR 'W' 25 DISTANCE FROM SHORE XXXXXX - DISTANCE IN KILOMETERS TO 33 TO DISCHARGE POINT THOUSANDTHS DEPTH OF DISCHARGE XXXX - THE DEPTH AT THE POINT OF DISCHARGE 39 (MIDPOINT OF ZID) IN WHOLE METERS AVERAGE DISCHARGE XXXXX - AVERAGE DISCHARGE EXPRESSED IN 43 FOR SURVEY PERIOD MILLION GALLONS/DAY (MGD) TO HUNDREDTHS - THIS SHOULD REFER TO THE AVERAGE DURING THE SURVEY PERIOD OR SEASON - DETAILED DISCHARGE INFORMATION CAN BE SUBMITTED WITH EPA PERMIT APPLICATIONS, ETC. AREA OF ZID XXXXX - AREA OF ZONE OF INITIAL DILUTION AS 48 DEFINED BY EPA REGULATIONS WHICH WILL VARY WITH EACH SITE DEPENDING ON THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DISCHARGE PLUME AND THE DEPTH OF THE WATER - EXPRESSED IN SQUARE KILOMETERS TO HUNDREDTHS DISCHARGE ONE-CHARACTER CODE TO DESCRIBE THE GENERAL 53 DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCHARGE AREA AS REPORTED IN STANDARD FORM A - EPA FORM 7550- 22 - USE CODE 0346 PERIODIC DISCHARGE ONE-CHARACTER CODE TO INDICATE IF EFFLUENT IS 54 SUBJECT TO PERIODIC FLUCTUATIONS IN DISCHARGE - USE CODE 0117 WET OR DRY PERIOD ONE-CHARACTER CODE TO INDICATE WHETHER SURVEY 55 WAS CONDUCTED IN WET OR DRY SEASON - USE CODE 0347 PRIMARY INDUSTRY TWO-CHARACTER CODE - AN ABBREVIATED VERSION 56 OF THE STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION CODE (S.I.C.) AS PREPARED BY THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION IN 1972. THE PRIMARY USE OF THE ORIGINAL FOUR DIGIT CODES IS FOR BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. FOR THIS PARTICULAR FORMAT, THE INTENT IS TO IDENTIFY THE GENERAL OR PRIMARY SOURCE OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES OR CONTAMINANTS IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AS RELATED TO A SPECIFIC EFFLUENT SOURCE. FOR EPA 301(H) STUDIES, THE CODE USED FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDES SEWAGE AND SANITARY SYSTEMS, IS 49 - USE CODE 0375 STATION IDENTIFIER 10-CHARACTER ORIGINATOR STATION IDENTIFIER 58 BLANKS 68 STATION HEADER RECORD ALWAYS 'C' - THIS RECORD IS MANDATORY FOR 10 POSITION AND DATES. INDIVIDUAL RECORD SHOULD BE SUBMITTED FOR EACH SAMPLING STATION. INFORMATION ON ZID IS REQUIRED ONLY FOR EPA 301(H) DATA SUBMISSIONS. STATION NUMBER FIVE-CHARACTER FIELD - MUST BE UNIQUE FOR 11 EACH DATA SET (SURVEY PERIOD OR FILE ID). IF THE STATION IS REOCCUPIED DURING THE SAME SURVEY (FILE ID), THE STATION NUMBER MAY BE RETAINED BUT SHOULD BE PRECEDED BY SOME ALPHA-NUMERIC CHARACTER. FOR SUBSEQUENT SURVEYS (DIFFERENT FILE ID'S), THE ORIGINAL STATION NUMBERS AND THE SAME REOCCUPIED NUMBERING SCHEME MAY BE USED AGAIN. THE ALPHA-NUMERIC PREFIX IS NECESSARY TO INSURE THAT ALL DATA RELATED TO A SPECIFIC MEASUREMENT IS CORRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXACT TIME AND PLACE OF THE STATION. WATER, BIOTA AND SEDIMENT SAMPLES MAY BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE SAME STATION. STATION LOCATION - POSITIONS SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE NEAREST SECOND IF POSSIBLE - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SUCH AS LOCATION WITHIN A SECTION OF A RIVER OR ESTUARY MAY BE INCLUDED AS A TEXT RECORD. LATITUDE DDMMSS PLUS HEMISPHERE 'N' OR 'S' 16 LONGITUDE DDDMMSS PLUS HEMISPHERE 'E' OR 'W' 23 DATE (GMT) YYMMDD - DATE OF MEASUREMENT 31 TIME (GMT) XXXX - HOURS AND MINUTES 37 EFFLUENT IDENTIFIER TWO-CHARACTER FIELD TO LINK EFFLUENT DATA 41 DESCRIBED IN RECORD B STATION INSIDE ZID ONE-CHARACTER CODE TO INDICATE IF STATION IS 43 INSIDE ZONE OF INITIAL DILUTION OF NEAREST EFFLUENT (PRIMARILY FOR 301(H) DATA SUBMISSIONS) - USE CODE 0117 DISTANCE TO NEAREST XXXXXX - DISTANCE FROM STATION TO MIDPOINT OF 44 ZID OR EFFLUENT NEAREST ZID AS REQUIRED FOR 301(H) SUBMISSIONS OR TO EFFLUENT SOURCE (OR MIDPOINT OF SPILL SOURCE) FOR OTHER STUDIES - KM TO THOUSANDTHS STATION IDENTIFIER 10-CHARACTER ORIGINATOR STATION IDENTIFIER 50 BLANKS 60 SEQUENCE NUMBER XXX - GENERALLY '001' UNLESS THE STATION DATA 78 IS PRECEDED BY TEXT RECORDS. SEQUENCE NUMBERS ARE ASCENDING FOR ALL RECORDS WITHIN A STATION. A NEW STATION SHOULD BEGIN WITH A NEW SEQUENCE SERIES STARTING AGAIN WITH '001'. ENVIRONMENT RECORD ALWAYS 'D' - INDIVIDUAL ENVIRONMENTAL 10 PARAMETERS ARE OPTIONAL AND ARE DEPENDENT ON REQUIREMENTS DESIGNATED BY EACH PROJECT STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD 'C' 11 BOTTOM DEPTH XXXX - DEPTH IN WHOLE METERS 16 BOTTOM TYPE TWO-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0077 20 CURRENT SPEED XXX - SPEED OF SURFACE CURRENT IN METERS PER 22 SECOND TO TENTHS CURRENT DIRECTION TWO-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0110 25 WIND SPEED XX - SURFACE WIND SPEED IN WHOLE METERS PER 27 SECOND WIND DIRECTION TWO-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0110 29 SEA STATE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0109 31 TIDE HEIGHT XXX - HEIGHT OF TIDE IN METERS TO TENTHS 32 TIDE STAGE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0154 35 DEPTH OF THERMOCLINE XXX - DEPTH OF THERMOCLINE OR MIXED LAYER - 36 IN WHOLE METERS TRANSPARENCY XXX - SECCHI DISK DEPTH IN METERS TO TENTHS 39 AIR TEMPERATURE XXXX - NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES ARE PRECEDED 42 BY A MINUS SIGN ADJACENT TO TEMPERATURE VALUE (DEG C TO TENTHS) WATER SURFACE XXXX - NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES ARE PRECEDED 46 TEMPERATURE BY A MINUS SIGN ADJACENT TO TEMPERATURE VALUE (DEG C TO HUNDREDTHS) WATER SURFACE XXXX - PARTS PER THOUSAND TO HUNDREDTHS 50 SALINITY WAVE HEIGHT TWO-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0362 54 WAVE PERIOD XX - AVERAGE WIND/WAVE PERIOD TO NEAREST SEC 56 IN WHOLE SECONDS SALINITY FLAG ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0502 58 BLANKS 59 SEQUENCE NUMBER SEE RECORD 'C' 78 SAMPLE HEADER RECORD ALWAYS 'E' - THIS RECORD IS MANDATORY - 10 SPECIFIC PARAMETER ENTRIES ARE DEPENDENT ON THE TYPE OF SAMPLE BEING REPORTED. MULTIPLE RECORDS CAN BE INCLUDED FOR EACH STATION NUMBER WHERE DIFFERENT GEAR ARE USED FOR DIFFERENT SAMPLES, DIFFERENT SPECIES ARE IDENTIFIED, DIFFERENT ORGAN SAMPLES ANALYZED, ETC. STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD 'C' 11 SAMPLE NUMBER XXX - USED TO DIFFERENTIATE SAMPLES WITHIN 16 A STATION REPLICATE NUMBER X - USED TO DIFFERENTIATE REPLICATES WITHIN 19 A STATION OR SAMPLE SPECIMEN NUMBER XXX - USED TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUAL OR GROUPS 20 OF SPECIMENS WITHIN A SAMPLE SAMPLE TYPE ONE-CHARACTER CODE TO IDENTIFY GENERAL SAMPLE 23 TYPES - USE CODE 0210 SAMPLE DEPTH - UPPER XXXXXX - USE FOR DISCRETE WATER SAMPLE DEPTH, 24 UPPER DEPTH OF SEDIMENT CORE SAMPLES OR UPPER DEPTH OF BIOLOGICAL TOWS (METERS TO .01) SAMPLE DEPTH - LOWER XXXXXX - USE ONLY FOR LOWER DEPTH OF SEDIMENT 30 CORE SAMPLES OR LOWER DEPTH OF BIOLOGICAL TOWS (METERS TO HUNDREDTHS) SAMPLE ELEVATION - XXX - USE FOR INTERTIDAL OR BEACH SAMPLES - 36 INTERTIDAL PRECEDE ELEVATION VALUES WITH A MINUS SIGN FOR SAMPLES COLLECTED BELOW WATER LEVEL - REFERENCE TO MEAN LOW WATER (METERS TO TENTHS). VALUE REPRESENTS THE LOWEST ELEVATION WHERE COMPOSITE SAMPLES ARE CONSIDERED. SPHERE ONE-CHARACTER CODE TO IDENTIFY THE SPHERE 39 FROM WHICH THE SAMPLE WAS COLLECTED - USE CODE 0093 METHOD TWO-CHARACTER CODE TO IDENTIFY THE CHEMICAL 40 ANALYSIS METHOD USED FOR ANALYZING THE SAMPLE. THE CODE ENTRY SHOULD REPRESENT THE FINAL ANALYSIS METHOD OR COMBINED METHODS AS LISTED IN THE CODE GROUP - ADDITIONAL COMBINATION METHODS MAY BE REQUESTED FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE GROUP (MORE DETAILED DISCUSSIONS OF ANALYSIS METHODS MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE DDF) - USE CODE 0350 GEAR TYPE TWO-CHARACTER CODE TO IDENTIFY GEAR TYPE 42 USED TO COLLECT THE SAMPLE - GEAR TYPES ARE IDENTIFIED FOR GENERAL CATEGORIES ONLY. MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON GEAR TYPES MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE DDF SUBMITTED WITH EACH DATA SET - USE CODE 0376 TYPE OF TOW ONE-CHARACTER CODE TO IDENTIFY BIOLOGICAL TOW 44 USED IN COLLECTING THE SAMPLE - USE CODE 0314 TAXONOMIC CODE 12-DIGIT CODE - USE NODC TAXONOMIC CODES - 45 IF SPECIES CODE IS NOT AVAILABLE, CONTACT NODC FOR CODE ASSIGNMENT - DO NOT INDEPENDENTLY ASSIGN CODES TO NEW SPECIES OR SPECIES WHOSE CODES HAVE NOT YET BEEN ASSIGNED NUMBER OF XXXXX - NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IN EACH SAMPLE 57 INDIVIDUALS OR NUMBER OF GRABS, ETC FOR COMPOSITE SAMPLES PREDOMINANT SEX ONE-CHARACTER CODE TO IDENTIFY SEX OR 62 PREDOMINANT SEX OF SAMPLE WHERE POSSIBLE - USE CODE 0101 LIFE STAGE ONE-CHARACTER CODE TO IDENTIFY PREDOMINANT 63 LIFE STAGE OF SAMPLE WHERE POSSIBLE - USE CODE 0148 MATERIAL ANALYZED TWO-CHARACTER CODE TO INDENTIFY THE ORGAN OR 64 PORTION OF THE SAMPLE ANALYZED - USE CODE 0037 BIOLOGICAL NICHE TWO-CHARACTER CODE TO IDENTIFY THOSE 66 SPECIMENS THAT CANNOT BE TAXONOMICALLY CODED TO SPECIES LEVELS - USE CODE 0351 WET WEIGHT OF XXXXXXX - WET WEIGHT IN GRAMS TO HUNDREDTHS 68 ANALYSIS ALIQUOT DRY WEIGHT(PERCENT) XXX - PERCENT OF TOTAL SAMPLE REMAINING AFTER 75 DRYING - EXPRESSED IN PERCENT BY WEIGHT TO TENTHS SEQUENCE NUMBER XXX - SEE RECORD 'C' 78 DATA RECORD ALWAYS 'F' - THIS RECORD CAN BE USED TO 10 REPORT UP TO THREE SUBSTANCES PER RECORD - MULTIPLE DATA RECORDS MAY BE INCLUDED FOR EACH SAMPLE FOR REPORTING TOXICS, CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR OTHER SUBSTANCES IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT. DATA IN EACH RECORD SHOULD REFER TO RESULTS FROM THE SAME ANALYTICAL METHOD, GEAR TYPE, ETC FOR A SINGLE SAMPLE AS SPECIFIED IN RECORD 'E' STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD 'C' 11 SAMPLE NUMBER SEE RECORD 'E' 16 REPLICATE NUMBER SEE RECORD 'E' 19 SPECIMEN NUMBER SEE RECORD 'E' 20 PARAMETER CODE(1) NINE-CHARACTER CODE TO IDENTIFY PARAMETER 23 MEASURED; ENTRIES MUST BE LEFT JUSTIFIED - USE CAS CODE FILE. IF PARAMETER CODE IS NOT LISTED IN FILE, CONTACT THE NODC FOR CODE ASSIGNMENT OR CONFIRMATION - DO NOT INDEPENDENTLY ASSIGN CODES WITHOUT CONTACTING NODC FOR PRIOR APPROVAL. MEASUREMENT CODE(1) ONE-CHARACTER CODE TO DESCRIBE THE WEIGHT 32 AND/OR VOLUME COMBINATION OR RADIOACTIVITY UNITS OR TO INDICATE A UNITLESS MEASUREMENT - USE CODE 0377 TRACE CODE(1) ONE CHARACTER CODE TO INDICATE TRACE OR OTHER UNQUANTIFIABLE VALUES FOR A PARAMETER. IF A 'N' OR 'T' CODE IS ENTERED, THEN THE CONCENTRATION AND EXPONENT FIELDS MUST BE LEFT BLANK FOR THAT PARAMETER. IF A 'L' CODE IS ENTERED, THE CONCENTRATION AND EXPONENT FIELDS SHOULD CONTAIN THE LOWER LIMIT OF DETECTION. USE CODE TABLE 0379. CONCENTRATION(1) XXXX - CAN BE REPORTED FOR UP TO FOUR 34 SIGINIFICANT DIGITS. DO NOT ENTER A VALUE OF ZERO IN THIS FIELD - IF SUCH IS THE CASE LEAVE BLANK. USE EXPONENT FIELD (COLUMNS 38-39) TO IDENTIFY THE POSITION OF THE DECIMAL POINT. UNITS MUST BE IN: PPM FOR WT/WT OR VOL/VOL MICROGM/ML FOR WT/VOL MICROLITER/GM FOR VOL/WT MG/SQ. METER FOR WT/AREA MICROCURIES/ML FOR ACTIVITY/VOL MICROCURIES/GM FOR ACTIVITY/WT DEG C FOR TEMPERATURE UNITLESS FOR PURE NUMBERS OR RATIOS NOTE - WHERE APPLICABLE, CONCENTRATIONS MUST BE EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF DRY WEIGHT OF SAMPLE EXPONENT(1) XX - TO EXPRESS POSITION OF DECIMAL POINT. 38 SIGN (+ OR -) IS TO BE IN COLUMN 38 FOLLOWED BY THE EXPONENT VALUE IN COLUMN 39. IF EXPONENT IS ZERO, SIGN MUST BE LEFT BLANK. A ZERO EXPONENT INDICATES PARTS PER MILLION. SINCE CONCENTRATION VALUES ARE REPORTED IN PARTS PER MILLION, THE EXPONENT VALUE MUST REFLECT THE VARIANCE OF THE CONCENTRATION FROM PPM. THUS, A VALUE OF 15 PPM IS REPORTED AS 0015 0 AND 15 PPB AS 0015-3. SEE EX.1 - EX.8 BELOW. PARAMETER CODE(2) NINE-CHARACTER CODE - SEE ABOVE 40 MEASUREMENT CODE(2) ONE-CHARACTER CODE - SEE ABOVE 49 TRACE CODE(2) ONE-CHARACTER CODE - SEE ABOVE 50 CONCENTRATION(2) XXXX - SEE ABOVE 51 EXPONENT(2) XX - SEE ABOVE 55 PARAMETER CODE(3) NINE-CHARACTER CODE - SEE ABOVE 57 MEASUREMENT CODE(3) ONE-CHARACTER CODE - SEE ABOVE 66 TRACE CODE(3) ONE-CHARACTER CODE - SEE ABOVE 67 CONCENTRATION(3) XXXX - SEE ABOVE 68 EXPONENT(3) XX - SEE ABOVE 72 BLANKS 74 SEQUENCE NUMBER SEE RECORD 'C' 78 SEVERAL EXAMPLES FOR CODING THE CONCENTRATIONS OF SPECIFIC SUBSTANCES FOR THIS RECORD FORMAT ARE: EX. 1 PARAMETER IS ZINC AT A CONCENTRATION OF 123 MICROGRAMS/GM (=PPM). MEASUREMENT CODE IS B (WT/WT) AND TRACE CODE FIELD IS BLANK. CODE AS S7440666_ B_ _ 123_ 0 EX. 2 PARAMETER IS A CHEMICAL COMBINATION, ETHANE + ETHYLENE, AT A CONCENTRATION OF 123 X 10**-2 NANOLITERS/LITER. THE CONCENTRATION IN PPM IS 123 X 10**-5 MICROLITERS/LITER. MEASUREMENT CODE IS D (VOL/VOL) AND TRACE CODE FIELD IS BLANK. CODE AS YEPEY_ _ _ _ D_ _ 123-5 EX. 3 PARAMETER IS STRONTIUM-90 AT AN ACTIVITY OF 1.2 X 10**-10 CURIES/ML. THE CONCENTRATION IN MICROCURIES/ML IS 1.2 X 10**-7. MEASUREMENT CODE IS E (ACT/VOL) AND TRACE CODE FIELD IS BLANK. CODE AS R10098972E_ _ _ 12-3 EX. 4 PARAMETER IS TEMPERATURE AT 12.34 DEG C. MEASUREMENT CODE IS W AND TRACE CODE FIELD IS BLANK. CODE AS WTEMP_ _ _ _ W_ 1234-2 EX. 5 PARAMETER IS TOTAL SUSPENDED MATTER AT A CONCENTRATION OF 1.23 GRAMS/L. CONCENTRATION IN MICROGRAMS/ML IS 1.23 X 10**3. MEASUREMENT CODE IS A (WT/VOL) AND TRACE CODE FIELD IS BLANK. CODE AS YTSM_ _ _ _ _ A_ _ 123+1 EX. 6 PARAMETER IS PH AT 7.8. MEASUREMENT CODE IS N (UNITLESS, PURE NUMBER) AND TRACE CODE FIELD IS BLANK. CODE AS XPH_ _ _ _ _ _ N_ _ _ 78-1 EX. 7 PARAMETER IS ANTHRACENE IN SEDIMENT AT A CONCENTRATION BELOW INSTRUMENT DETECTION. THE LIMIT OF INSTRUMENT DETECTION IS 2 PPB OR 2 X 10**-3 PPM. THE MEASUREMENT CODE IS B (WT/WT) AND THE TRACE CODE IS L (LOWER LIMIT OF METHODOLOGY). CODE AS T120127_ _ BL_ _ _ 2-3 EX. 8 PARAMETER IS DISSOLVED OXYGEN AT A TRACE CONCENTRATION ABOVE OR NEAR THE LEVEL OF INSTRUMENT DETECTION BUT NOT QUANTIFIABLE. MEASUREMENT CODE FIELD IS BLANK AND TRACE CODE IS T (TRACE AMOUNT). CONCENTRATION IS BLANK. CODE AS YDO_ _ _ _ _ _ _ T_ _ _ __ _ BEACH TAR RECORD ALWAYS 'G' - THIS RECORD IS USED TO REPORT 10 BEACH CHARACTERISTICS AND OTHER SUPPORTING INFORMATION FOR RELATED TAR SAMPLES REPORTED IN RECORD 'F' STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD 'C' 11 SAMPLE NUMBER SEE RECORD 'E' 16 BLANK 19 TIME OF LOW TIDE XXXX - HOURS AND MINUTES 20 (GMT) DISTANCE BETWEEN XXX - HORIZONTAL DISTANCE IN METERS 24 HIGH AND LOW TIDE WATERLINE TO END XXX - HORIZONTAL DISTANCE INLAND 27 OF SAMPLING BETWEEN WATERLINE AND END OF SAMPLING- DISTANCE DISTANCE IN METERS LENGTH OF SHOREFRONT XXX - LENGTH OF SAMPLE AREA ALONG 30 SHORE IN METERS AREA SAMPLED XXXXX - SAMPLE AREA IN SQUARE METERS 33 **NOTE - EITHER WATERLINE DISTANCE AND LENGTH OF SHOREFRONT OR AREA SAMPLED MUST BE REPORTED TO PERMIT CONCENTRATION OF BEACH TAR TO BE CALCULATED. BEACH STATUS ONE-CHARACTER CODE USED TO DESCRIBE 38 GENERAL STATUS OF SAMPLE SITE - USE CODE 0398 SEASHORE SURFACE ONE-CHARACTER CODE TO DESCRIBE SAMPLE SITE 39 SURFACE - USE CODE 0281 PREVAILING WIND ONE-CHARACTER CODE TO INDICATE PREVAILING 40 DIRECTION OF WIND AT THE SAMPLE SITE AT TIME OF COLLECTION - USE CODE 0399 STATION IDENTIFIER 10-CHARACTER ORIGINATOR STATION IDENTIFIER 41 BLANKS 51 SEQUENCE NUMBER SEE RECORD 'C' 78 TEXT RECORD ALWAYS 'T' - MAY BE USED TO COMMENT ON SURVEY 10 OPERATIONS OR ON SPECIFIC DATA ENTRIES, ANALYTICAL METHODS, ETC AND MAY BE LOCATED ANYWHERE WITHIN A DATA SET FOLLOWING RECORD 'B' OR RECORD 'B' IF NO RECORD 'B' SUBMITTED STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD 'C' 11 SAMPLE NUMBER SEE RECORD 'E' 16 REPLICATE NUMBER SEE RECORD 'E' 19 SPECIMEN NUMBER SEE RECORD 'E' 20 TEXT 55-CHARACTER FIELD FOR COMMENTS 23 SEQUENCE NUMBER XXX - SHOULD BE NUMBERED IN ASCENDING ORDER 78 TO BE SORTED WITHIN A DATA SET CODES USED WITH FILE FORMAT F144 0037 MATERIAL ANALYZED ---- -------------------- 01 -- MUSCLE 02 -- LIVER 03 -- DIGESTIVE GLAND 04 -- GONAD 05 -- GILLS 06 -- KIDNEY 07 -- SPLEEN 08 -- HEART 09 -- BRAIN 10 -- BLOOD 11 -- STOMACH CONTENTS 12 -- TOP 1 1/2" OF SEDIMENT CORE 13 -- MIDDLE 1 1/2" OF SEDIMENT CORE 14 -- REMAINDER OF SEDIMENT CORE 15 -- WHOLE ORGANISM 16 -- WATER 17 -- PARTICULATE MATTER 18 -- INTERNAL ORGANS 19 -- SOFT PARTS 20 -- ARM 21 -- BODY 22 -- BODY WALL 23 -- EGGS 24 -- FOOT 25 -- BLADE 26 -- SPOROPHYLL 27 -- STALK MUSCLE 28 -- ABDOMEN 29 -- TAIL MUSCLE 30 -- WHOLE ORGANISM (LESS SHELL) 31 -- SURFICIAL SEDIMENT 32 -- UNDIFFERENTIATED SEDIMENT 33 -- ZOOPLANKTON 34 -- UNDIFFERENTIATED PLANKTON 35 -- PHYTOPLANKTON 36 -- SEDIMENT EXTRACTS 37 -- ORCHARD LEAVES (N.B.S. STANDARD) 38 -- BOVINE LIVER (N.B.S. STANDARD) 40 -- SEDIMENT CORE 41 -- WHOLE ORGANISM LESS PEN 42 -- WHOLE ORGANISM LESS HEAD AND ORGANS 43 -- WHOLE ORGANISM LESS HEAD 44 -- WHOLE ORGANISM LESS TAIL 45 -- WHOLE ORGANISM LESS GONADS 51 -- ALIPHATIC FRACTION (F1) 52 -- AROMATIC FRACTION (F2) 53 -- ASPHALTINE FRACTION (F3) 54 -- ALIPHATIC PLUS AROMATIC FRACTIONS (F1+F2) 55 -- ALIPHATIC PLUS ASPHALTINE FRACTIONS (F1+F3) 56 -- AROMATIC PLUS ASPHALTINE FRACTIONS (F2+F3) 57 -- ALIPHATIC PLUS AROMATIC PLUS ASPHALTINE FRACTIONS (F1+F2+F3) 58 -- HEPATOPANCREAS 59 -- FILET WITH SKIN 60 -- FILET WITHOUT SKIN 0077 BOTTOM TYPE ---- -------------------- 01 -- MUD 02 -- GREEN MUD 03 -- GREY MUD AND SAND 04 -- GREEN/BROWN SAND 05 -- GREEN/BROWN SAND WITH WORMTUBES 06 -- GREEN SAND WITH WORMTUBES 10 -- GREY MUD 11 -- GREY CLAY 12 -- MUD AND CLAY 13 -- GREY MUD AND CLAY 14 -- MUD, CLAY, AND SAND 15 -- SAND,MUD, AND GRAVEL. 20 -- DENSE GROWTH OF LARGE MARINE PLANTS (MACROSYSTIS, ALERIA, LAMINARIA, ETC.) 21 -- DENSE GROWTH OF SMALL MARINE PLANTS (FUCUS, ZOSTERA, AND/OR ULVA) BOTTOM OCCLUDED 22 -- DENSE GROWTH OF SMALL MARINE PLANTS (E.G. FUCUS) ON ROCKS 29 -- DECOMPOSING ORGANIC MATTER WITH MUD AND SAND 30 -- GREEN MUD AND SAND 31 -- MUD AND SAND 32 -- MUD AND CLAY-PIPES (WORM TUBES) 33 -- GREEN MUD -- BLACK SAND 34 -- SANDY - MUD 35 -- MUDDY - SAND 36 -- SANDY - GRAVEL 37 -- GRAVELLY - SAND 38 -- SILT 39 -- CLAY 40 -- LOAMS 41 -- SILT LOAM 42 -- SANDY LOAM 43 -- SANDY CLAY LOAM 44 -- CLAY LOAM 45 -- LOAMY SAND 46 -- SILTY CLAY 47 -- SILTY CLAY LOAM 48 -- GREEN SAND AND MUD 49 -- GREY SAND AND WORM TUBES 50 -- GREEN SAND 51 -- SANDY 52 -- GREY SAND 53 -- GREEN SAND AND CLAY 54 -- BLACK SAND 55 -- GREY SAND, MUD, GRAVEL 56 -- GREEN SAND, MUD, STONES 57 -- GREEN SAND, MUD, GRAVEL 58 -- GREEN SAND, GRAVEL OR PEBBLES 59 -- GRAVEL AND SAND 60 -- ROCK AND MUD 61 -- GRAVEL AND MUD 62 -- ROCKY 63 -- GRAVEL 64 -- GRAVEL AND SHELL 65 -- ROCKY AND GRAVEL 66 -- GREEN SAND AND SHELL 67 -- STONES AND SAND 68 -- STONES 69 -- STONES AND GRAVEL 70 -- HARD CLAY WITH SAND AND MUD 71 -- CLAY AND ROCK 72 -- HARD CLAY 73 -- HARD CLAY AND ROCK 74 -- HARD ROCK 75 -- ROCK AND GREY MUD 76 -- GRAVEL AND GREY MUD 77 -- BLUE-GREY MUD AND SAND 78 -- ROCK, GREEN SAND 79 -- BLUE MUD 83 -- CORAL AND GREY MUD 84 -- CORAL, GREEN SAND 85 -- CORAL, GRAVEL AND GREY MUD 86 -- CORAL AND STONES 90 -- SHELLS, ROCKS 91 -- SHELLS, GREY MUD AND SAND 92 -- SHELLS,MUD, AND SAND 93 -- SHELLS, SHALE, AND MUD 95 -- BOULDERS 0093 SPHERE ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 1 -- AIR 2 -- SURFACE FLOATING 3 -- WATER COLUMN 4 -- BOTTOM 5 -- LAND 6 -- BIOTA 7 -- INTERSTITIAL WATER 8 -- SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER 9 -- RE-SUSPENDED SEDIMENT A -- SUSPENDED SOLIDS B -- SEWAGE SLUDGE C -- ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLES D -- DUST E -- GASES F -- CONCRETIONS, OCEAN FLOOR G -- INDUSTRIAL WASTE H -- DRILLING MUD I -- DISTILLED FRACTION OF A WATER SAMPLE J -- RECEIVING WATER K -- SEWAGE EFFLUENT L -- SEWAGE INFLUENT M -- PARTICULATE FRACTION OF A WATER SAMPLE N -- DEWATERED SLUDGE O -- CSO EFFLUENT P -- MISCELLANEOUS POINT SOURCE EFFLUENT Q -- INDUSTRIAL WASTE WATER INFLUENT R -- INDUSTRIAL WASTE WATER EFFLUENT S -- ELUTRIATE 0101 SEX ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 0 -- INDETERMINABLE 1 -- MALE 2 -- FEMALE 3 -- HERMAPHRODITE 4 -- TRANSITIONAL 5 -- GROUPED,BOTH SEXES PRESENT 6 -- HERMAPHRODITIC, FUNCTIONAL FEMALE 7 -- HERMAPHRODITIC, FUNCTIONAL MALE 0109 SEA STATE (WMO3700) ---- -------------------- 0 -- CALM-GLASSY 0 FT (0 METERS) 1 -- CALM-RIPPLED 0-1/3 FT (0-.1METERS) 2 -- SMOOTH-WAVELET 1/3-1 2/3 FT (.1-.5 METERS) 3 -- SLIGHT 1 2/3 - 4 FT(.5-1.25 METERS) 4 -- MODERATE 4-8 FT(1.25-2.50 METERS) 5 -- ROUGH 8-13 FT(2.50-4.0 METERS) 6 -- VERY ROUGH 13-20 FT(4-6 METERS) 7 -- HIGH 20-30 FT(6-9 METERS) 8 -- VERY HIGH 30-45 FT(9-14 METERS) 9 -- PHENOMENAL >45 FT (>14 METERS) 0110 WIND-WAVE DIRECTION ---- -------------------- 00 -- CALM (NO WAVES-NO MOTION) 01 -- 5 DEGREES - 14 DEGREES 02 -- 15 DEGREES - 24 DEGREES 03 -- 25 DEGREES - 34 DEGREES 04 -- 35 DEGREES - 44 DEGREES 05 -- 45 DEGREES - 54 DEGREES 06 -- 55 DEGREES - 64 DEGREES 07 -- 65 DEGREES - 74 DEGREES 08 -- 75 DEGREES - 84 DEGREES 09 -- 85 DEGREES - 94 DEGREES 10 -- 95 DEGREES - 104 DEGREES 11 -- 105 DEGREES - 114 DEGREES 12 -- 115 DEGREES - 124 DEGREES 13 -- 125 DEGREES - 134 DEGREES 14 -- 135 DEGREES - 144 DEGREES 15 -- 145 DEGREES - 154 DEGREES 16 -- 155 DEGREES - 164 DEGREES 17 -- 165 DEGREES - 174 DEGREES 18 -- 175 DEGREES - 184 DEGREES 19 -- 185 DEGREES - 194 DEGREES 20 -- 195 DEGREES - 204 DEGREES 21 -- 205 DEGREES - 214 DEGREES 22 -- 215 DEGREES - 224 DEGREES 23 -- 225 DEGREES - 234 DEGREES 24 -- 235 DEGREES - 244 DEGREES 25 -- 245 DEGREES - 254 DEGREES 26 -- 255 DEGREES - 264 DEGREES 27 -- 265 DEGREES - 274 DEGREES 28 -- 275 DEGREES - 284 DEGREES 29 -- 285 DEGREES - 294 DEGREES 30 -- 295 DEGREES - 304 DEGREES 31 -- 305 DEGREES - 314 DEGREES 32 -- 315 DEGREES - 324 DEGREES 33 -- 325 DEGREES - 334 DEGREES 34 -- 335 DEGREES - 344 DEGREES 35 -- 345 DEGREES - 354 DEGREES 36 -- 355 DEGREES - 4 DEGREES 49 -- WAVES CONFUSED, DIRECTION INDETERMINATE (WAVES EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN 4 3/4 METERS) 99 -- WAVES CONFUSED, DIRECTION INDETERMINATE (WAVES GEATER THAN 4 3/4 METERS) WINDS VARIABLE, OR ALL DIRECTIONS OR UNKNOWN 0117 DECISION ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION N -- NO Y -- YES 0148 LIFE HISTORY ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 0 -- INDETERMINABLE 1 -- EGG 2 -- NAUPLIUS 3 -- ZOEA 4 -- MEGALOPA 5 -- VELIGER 6 -- LARVA 7 -- JUVENILE 8 -- ADULT 9 -- COMBINATION OF 6,7,AND 8 A -- COMBINATION OF 7 AND 8 B -- COMBINATION OF 6 AND 7 C -- JUVENILE/ADULT - SEXUAL MATURITY UNKNOWN D -- POLYP E -- CYPRIS F -- COPEPODID G -- PUPA H -- NYMPH I -- POSTLARVA J -- PROTOZOEA K -- MEDUSA L -- EGG CARRYING FEMALE M -- EGG CASE P -- PARTS Q -- IMMATURE R -- SUBADULT S -- TROCHOPHORE LARVAE T -- SUBADULTS AND JUVENILES U -- MATING PAIRS V -- MYSIS W -- COLONY X -- CYPHONAUTES LARVAE Y -- GLAUCOTHOE Z -- YOLK SAC LARVAE 0154 TIDE STAGE ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 1 -- EBB 2 -- EBB SLACK 3 -- FLOOD 4 -- FLOOD SLACK 0210 SAMPLE TYPE ---- -------------------- 1 -- CHAETOGNATHS 2 -- ECTOPROCTS 3 -- COMPOSITE SAMPLE A -- ALGAE B -- ECHINODERMS C -- ANNELIDS D -- ARTHROPODS E -- HEMICHORDATES F -- FISHES G -- REPTILES H -- AMPHIBIANS I -- BIRDS J -- MAMMALS K -- BLUBBER L -- LIVER M -- MUSSEL SAMPLE (COMPOSITE OF MANY SUBSAMPLES) N -- MUSCLE P -- KIDNEY Q -- CNIDARIANS R -- TAR BALLS S -- SEDIMENT SAMPLE (COMPOSITE OF MANY SUBSAMPLES) T -- DREDGED MATERIAL U -- WASTE MATERIAL V -- SEWAGE SLUDGE W -- WATER X -- MOLLUSKS Y -- SUSPENDED SEDIMENT SAMPLE Z -- ANTHOPHYTES 0281 SEDIMENT SIZE ---- -------------------- 0 -- ROCK, CONTINUOUS STRATA 1 -- BOULDER (GREATER THAN 256MM) 2 -- COBBLE (64MM TO 256MM) 3 -- GRAVEL (4MM TO 64MM) 4 -- COARSE SAND (.5MM TO 4MM) 5 -- MEDIUM SAND (.25MM TO .5MM) 6 -- FINE SAND (.06MM TO .25MM) 7 -- SILT (.004MM TO .06MM) 8 -- CLAY (LESS THAN .004MM) A -- MIXTURE OF BOULDERS AND COBBLES B -- MIXTURE OF COBBLES AND GRAVEL C -- MIXTURE OF GRAVEL AND SAND D -- MIXTURE OF SAND AND SILT E -- MIXTURE OF SILT AND CLAY F -- ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE-VERTICAL PILING 0314 TOW TYPE ---- -------------------- 1 -- VERTICAL 2 -- OBLIQUE 3 -- STEPPED OBLIQUE 4 -- HORIZONTAL, DISCRETE 5 -- HORIZONTAL, OPEN ON DESCENT AND/OR ASCENT 0346 DISCHARGE DESCRIP ---- -------------------- A -- STREAM B -- ESTUARY C -- LAKE D -- OCEAN E -- WELL F -- OTHER G -- HARBOR H -- BAY 0347 WET/DRY PERIOD ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION D -- DRY N -- NORMAL OR AVERAGE CONDITIONS W -- WET 0348 SIGN CODE ---- -------------------- -- BLANK = + + -- PLUS - -- MINUS 0350 CHEMICAL ANALYSIS ---- -------------------- 01 -- ALPHA SPECTROMETRY 02 -- POLAROGRAPHY 03 -- CANDLE/GRAVIMETRY 04 -- CANDLE/TITRATION 05 -- ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY 06 -- TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (TEM) 07 -- AUTOANALYZER 08 -- PLATE/GRAVIMETRY 09 -- PLATE/REFLECTANCE 10 -- GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY 11 -- BIO-ASSAY 12 -- DISTILLATION 13 -- HEATED PURGE AND TRAP METHOD 14 -- CHEMICAL OXIDATION 15 -- CHEMILUMINESCENCE 16 -- VISUAL 17 -- COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY 18 -- CALCULATED 19 -- GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY 20 -- ACID DIGESTION/DISTILLATION 21 -- ACID DIGESTION/GRAVIMETRY 22 -- LIQUID SCINTILLATION CHROMATOGRAPHY 23 -- THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY 24 -- CRYSTAL SCINTILLATION COUNTER 25 -- COLORIMETRY 26 -- CONDUCTIVITY 27 -- COULOMETRY 28 -- GLASS CAPILLARY/GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY 29 -- DRY COMBUSTION/GAS DISPLACEMENT 30 -- DRY COMBUSTION/GRAVIMETRY 31 -- DRY COMBUSTION/INFRARED SPECTROMETRY 32 -- DRY COMBUSTION/THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR 33 -- EDTA TITRATION 34 -- ALCOHOL TITRATION 35 -- SEPARATION 36 -- SETTLING/WEIGHING 37 -- ELECTROPHORESIS 38 -- NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS 39 -- ESTIMATE 40 -- EXTRACTION/WEIGHT 41 -- FLAME SPECTROMETRY 42 -- FLAME PHOTOMETRY 43 -- FLUOROMETRY 44 -- DISPLACEMENT 45 -- GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY 46 -- EMISSION SPECTROMETRY 47 -- GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/ELECTRON CAPTURE 48 -- ANODIC STRIPPING VOLTOMETRY 49 -- GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/FLAME SPECTROMETRY 50 -- GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY 51 -- GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/IONIZATION 52 -- ACID DIGESTION/TITRATION 53 -- X-RAY SPECTROMETRY 54 -- FILTRATION 55 -- GAS DISPLACEMENT 56 -- MANOMETRY 57 -- GRAVIMETRY 58 -- MEMBRANE FILTRATION 59 -- INFRARED SPECTROMETRY 60 -- LIQUID SCINTILLATION UNILUXI 61 -- SCINTILLATION COUNTER 62 -- LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTER 63 -- MASS SPECTROMETRY 64 -- MICROSCOPE 65 -- NEPHELOMETRY 66 -- PROPORTIONAL COUNTER 67 -- PETROGRAPHIC MICROSCOPE 68 -- DOBSON TECHNIQUE 69 -- EH METER 70 -- PH PAPER 71 -- SPECIFIC ION ELECTRODE 72 -- PH METER 73 -- SPECTROPHOTOMETRY 74 -- PLATE/SPECTROPHOTOMETRY 75 -- TITRATION 78 -- SOAP TEST 79 -- WET COMBUSTION/GAS DISPLACEMENT 81 -- WET COMBUSTION/INFRARED SPECTROMETRY 82 -- WET COMBUSTION/SPECTROPHOTOMETRY 83 -- WET COMBUSTION/TITRATION 84 -- WET OXIDATION/COLORIMETRY 85 -- X-RAY FLUORESCENCE 86 -- X-RAY DIFFRACTION 87 -- MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER 88 -- DIGESTION 89 -- DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DRY AND ASH WEIGHT 90 -- ASH WEIGHT 92 -- DRY WEIGHT 93 -- MACROBOMB CALORIMETRY 94 -- PLANCHET GAS FLOW COUNTER 95 -- MICROBOMB CALORIMETRY 96 -- OZONESONDE 97 -- UV SPECTROMETRY 98 -- ELECTRODEPOSITION 99 -- ELECTROLYTIC ENRICHMENT/PROPORTIONAL COUNTER A2 -- GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/NITROGEN-PHOSPHORUS DETECTION A3 -- GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY A4 -- HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY A5 -- LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY A6 -- ACID DIGESTION/COLORIMETRY A7 -- MERCURIC NITRATE TITRATION A8 -- TURBIDIMETRY/SPECTROPHOTOMETRY A9 -- FLAMELESS ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY B1 -- COLD VAPOR ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY B2 -- SOLVENT EXTRACTION B3 -- ACID BACK EXTRACTION FROM SOLVENT MATRIX B4 -- ACID DIGESTION B5 -- DRY ASHING B6 -- CO PRECIPITATION B7 -- ALCOHOL REFLUX B8 -- ATOMIC ABSORPTION - GASEOUS HYDRIDE GENERATION B9 -- LOW BACKGROUNG BETA COUNTER C1 -- ATOMIC ABSORPTION - HEATED GRAPHITE FURNACE C2 -- ICP (INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA) METHOD C3 -- AMPEROMETRIC TITRATION (USED TO MEASURE RESIDUAL CHLORINE) C4 -- PURGE AND TRAP METHOD C5 -- GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY W ELECTROLYTIC CONDUCTIVITY DETECTOR C6 -- DILUTE ACID EXTRACTION C7 -- PURGE AND TRAP WITH CRYOGENIC FOCUS C8 -- SONIC EXTRACTION C9 -- FLUORISIL COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY D1 -- ALUMINA D2 -- INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA(ICP)/MASS SPECTROPHOTOMETRY D3 -- THE STALLINGS METHOD(EXTRACTION/CLEANUP FOR DIOXIN) D4 -- HIGH RESOLUTION GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/LOW RESOLUTION MASS SPECTROMETRY(HRGC/LRMS) D5 -- CHELATION/SOLVENT EXTRACTION D6 -- DISSOLVED OXYGEN PROBE D7 -- NITRIFICATION INHIBITION D8 -- SILICA COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY D9 -- SULFUR CLEANUP (EPA METHOD 3660) E1 -- VOLUMETRIC METHOD USING IMHOFF CONE E2 -- CHELEX-100 RESIN EXTRACTION FOR TRACE METALS E3 -- C-18 RESIN SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION E4 -- S-DIPHENYL CARBAZIDE DERIVATION E5 -- ION CHROMATOGRAPHY (AS DIFFERENT FROM HPLC) E6 -- QUARTZ HYDROGEN BURNING CUVETTE ATOMIC ABSORBTION SPECTROMETRY E7 -- MICROEXTRACTION E8 -- ACID TREATMENT E9 -- ION EXCHANGE/PRECIPITATION F1 -- GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY WITH SELECTIVE ION MONITORING (SIM) F2 -- ACID/BASE CLEANUP (EPA 3650) F3 -- COMBUSTION IN BOMB WITH PRESSURIZED OXYGEN (METHOD D129) 0351 BIOLOGICAL NICHE ---- -------------------- 01 -- PHYTOPLANKTON 02 -- ZOOPLANKTON 03 -- NANNOPLANKTON 04 -- ICHTHYOPLANKTON 05 -- EPIFAUNA 06 -- INFAUNA 07 -- NEKTON 08 -- NEUSTON 09 -- PLEUSTON 10 -- MEIOBENTHOS 11 -- MICROBENTHOS 12 -- MACROBENTHOS 13 -- MICROALGAE 14 -- MACROALGAE 15 -- AVIFAUNA 16 -- MARINE MAMMALS 0362 WAVE HEIGHT ---- -------------------- // -- WAVE HEIGHT NOT DETERMINED 00 -- CALM 01 -- .5 METER 02 -- 1 METER 03 -- 1.5 METER 04 -- 2 METER 05 -- 2.5 METER 06 -- 3 METER 07 -- 3.5 METER 08 -- 4 METER 09 -- 4.5 METER 10 -- 5 METER 11 -- 5.5 METER 12 -- 6 METER 13 -- 6.5 METER 14 -- 7 METER 15 -- 7.5 METER 16 -- 8 METER 17 -- 8.5 METER 18 -- 9 METER 19 -- 9.5 METER 20 -- 10 METER 21 -- 10.5 METER 22 -- 11 METER 23 -- 11.5 METER 24 -- 12 METER 25 -- 12.5 METER 26 -- 13 METER 0375 INDUSTRY CODE ---- -------------------- 01 -- AGRICULTURE AND FARMING 02 -- LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, ETC. 07 -- CROP, ANIMAL, FARM, AND GARDEN MANAGEMENT 08 -- FORESTRY 09 -- FISH PRODUCTS 10 -- METAL ORES 11 -- ANTHRACITE MINING 12 -- BITUMINOUS MINING 13 -- OIL AND GAS DRILLING, AND SERVICES 14 -- NON-METALLIC MINING 15 -- GENERAL CONTRACTING 16 -- HEAVY CONSTRUCTION 17 -- SPECIAL TRADES - PLUMBING, PAINTING, ETC. 20 -- FOOD PREPARATIONS AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 21 -- TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS 22 -- TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 23 -- APPAREL PRODUCTS MADE WITH FABRICS 24 -- LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 25 -- FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 26 -- PULP AND PAPER MILLS AND ALLIED PAPER PRODUCTS 27 -- PRINTING, PUBLISHING, AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 28 -- CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS - PAINTS, PESTICIDES, FERTILIZERS, EXPLOSIVES, ETC. 29 -- PETROLEUM REFINING AND RELATED INDUSTRIES 30 -- RUBBER AND PLASTICS INDUSTRIES 31 -- LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 32 -- STONE, CLAY, GLASS, CEMENT, AND OTHER NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS 33 -- PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 34 -- FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 35 -- MACHINERY EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 36 -- ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 37 -- TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 38 -- MEASURING AND ANALYZING DEVICES - ENGINEERING, LABORATORY, RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS, ETC. 39 -- MISC MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES - NOT CLASSIFIED ABOVE 40 -- RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION 41 -- CITY AND SUBURBAN PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION 42 -- TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 43 -- U.S.POSTAL SERVICE 44 -- WATER TRANSPORTATION 45 -- AIR TRANSPORTATION 46 -- PETROLEUM PIPE LINES 47 -- MISC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES - NOT CLASSIFIED ABOVE 48 -- COMMUNICATION SERVICES 49 -- MUNICIPAL SERVICES 50 -- DURABLE GOODS WHOLESALE/RETAIL TRADE 51 -- NONDURABLE GOODS 52 -- HARDWARE/LUMBER/MISC STORES 53 -- GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES 54 -- MISC FOOD STORES 55 -- AUTOMOTIVE AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLE DEALERS, AND GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS 56 -- APPAREL AND ACCESSORY STORES 57 -- HOME FURNISHING STORES 58 -- RESTAURANTS 59 -- MISC RETAIL - NOT CLASSIFIED ABOVE 60 -- BANKS(DEPOSIT BANKING) 61 -- FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OTHER THAN DEPOSIT BANKING 62 -- SECURITY EXCHANGES 63 -- INSURANCE CARRIERS 64 -- INSURANCE BROKERS AND SERVICES 65 -- BUILDING AND PROPERTY OPERATORS AND DEVELOPERS 66 -- COMBINATION OF REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE, LOANS, LAW OFFICES 67 -- INVESTMENT AND TRUST OFFICES 70 -- HOTELS, LODGING, CAMPSITES 72 -- MISC PERSONAL SERVICES(LAUNDRIES, BEAUTY SHOPS, ETC.) 73 -- MISC BUSINESS SERVICES(RADIO & TV, ADVERTISING, DATA PROCESSING, R&D LABS, ETC.) 75 -- AUTOMOBILE SERVICES, EXCEPT REPAIR AND CAR WASHES 76 -- REPAIR SHOPS AND RELATED SERVICES 78 -- MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY 79 -- AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION SERVICES 80 -- HEALTH AND ALLIED SERVICES - PHYSICIANS, HOSPITALS, MEDICAL LABS, ETC. 81 -- LEGAL SERVICES 82 -- SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 83 -- SOCIAL SERVICES 84 -- MUSEUMS, GALLERIES AND FORMAL GARDENS 86 -- MISC ORGANIZATIONS - BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL, RELIGIOUS ASSOCIATIONS, ETC. 88 -- PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS 89 -- MISC SERVICES NOT CLASSIFIED ABOVE 90 -- MICROCHIP MANUFACTURE; FOOD PROCESSORS; PETROLEUM REFINERS; METAL FINISHERS 91 -- GOVERNMENT FACILITIES 99 -- NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS 0376 GEAR TYPE ---- -------------------- 01 -- NET (PLANKTON, TRUMMEL, BONGO, ETC) 02 -- SEINE (BEACH, PURSE, ETC) 03 -- TRAWL (OTTER, BEAM, EASTERN, ETC) 04 -- HOOK AND LINE 05 -- BOTTLE (NISKEN, ROSETTE, ETC) 06 -- GRAB (VAN VEEN, SMITH-MACINTYRE, ETC) 07 -- CORE (PISTON, GRAVITY, BOX, ETC) 08 -- DREDGE (CLAM, PIPE, ANCHOR, ETC) 09 -- PUMP (PLANKTON, MIDWATER, AIRLIFT, ETC) 10 -- AUTOMATIC COMPOSITE SAMPLER 99 -- MISC (HAND-GATHERED, TRAPS, SHOVEL, ETC) 0377 MEASURE.CODE ---- -------------------- 0 -- ACTIVITY/WEIGHT - EX. PICOCURIES/GRAM 1 -- VOLUME/WEIGHT - EX. MICROMOLES/GRAMS 2 -- VOLUME/VOLUME - EX. MICROMOLES/MILLILITER 3 -- MICROMOLES/METER SQUARED/HOUR 4 -- MICROGRAMS/METER SQUARED/HOUR 5 -- DENSITY KILOGRAMS/M3 6 -- CONDUCTIVITY SIEMENS/M A -- WEIGHT/VOLUME - EX. MICROGRAMS/CM3 B -- WEIGHT/WEIGHT - EX. MICROGRAMS/GM C -- VOLUME/WEIGHT - EX. MICROLITERS/GM D -- VOLUME/VOLUME - EX. MICROLITERS/LITER E -- ACTIVITY/VOLUME - EX. MICROCURIES/MILLILITER F -- ACTIVITY/WEIGHT - EX. MICROCURIES/GRAM G -- WEIGHT/AREA - EX. MILLIGRAMS/SQ. METER H -- MILLIVOLTS I -- WEIGHT/WEIGHT - EX. NANOGRAMS/GM J -- PERCENT K -- WEIGHT/VOLUME - EX. MICROGRAMS/LITER (PPB) L -- WEIGHT/VOLUME - EX. MILLIGRAMS/LITER (PPM) M -- NEGATIVE RATIO N -- POSITIVE RATIO OR PURE NUMBER O -- mEQ/100 GRAM P -- STANDARD PH UNITS Q -- MILLIMETERS R -- MILLION FIBERS/GRAM (MFG) S -- MILLION FIBERS/LITER (MFL) T -- VOLUME/VOLUME - EX. MILLILITERS/LITER (ML/L) U -- WEIGHT/WEIGHT - EX. PICOGRAMS/GRAM V -- WEIGHT/WEIGHT - EX. MILLIGRAMS/GRAM W -- TEMPERATURE IN DECREES CENTIGRADE X -- ACTIVITY/VOLUME - EX. PICOCURIES/LITER Y -- MICROMOLES Z -- VOLUME/VOLUME/TIME - ML/L/HOUR 0379 TRACE CODE ---- -------------------- L -- LOWER LIMIT DUE TO INSTRUMENT PRECISION OR METHODOLOGY N -- COMPOUND COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH INTERFERING PEAKS OR SAMPLE HANDLING T -- TRACE INDICATES UNMEASUREABLE AMOUNT OF A SUBSTANCE 0398 BEACH STATUS ---- -------------------- 1 -- NATURAL STATUS 2 -- RAKED DAILY 3 -- RAKED WEEKLY 4 -- BULLDOZED PERIODICALLY 0399 PREVAILING WIND ---- -------------------- 1 -- ONSHORE 2 -- OFFSHORE 3 -- ALONG SHORE 0100 PLATFORM TYPE ---- -------------------- 1 -- RESEARCH SHIP 2 -- NON-SPECIALIZED SHIP 3 -- SATELLITE 4 -- BALLOON 5 -- AIRPLANE 6 -- ANCHORED BUOY 7 -- DRIFTING BUOY 8 -- SUBMERGED FLOAT, ANCHORED 9 -- SUBMERGED FLOAT, DRIFTING A -- FIXED PLATFORM B -- FIXED COASTAL STATION/FIXED SHORE STATION C -- DRIFTING ICE D -- SUBMERSIBLE E -- HELICOPTER F -- SHORE OBSERVER (AUTO OR FOOT) G -- ICE STATION H -- GOOSE (AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT) J -- P2V (AIRCRAFT) K -- SMALL BOAT L -- FISHING SHIPS M -- FERRYS N -- TUGS OR WORK BOATS P -- PRIVATE YACHTS Q -- CHARTER BOATS -- NODC TAXONOMIC CODE -- NODC/CAS CHEMISTRY CODE