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HML Parameter Vocabulary
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| NH4 | Nitrogen Ammonium, Dissolved |
| NP | Nitrogen, Particulate, W F, Suspended |
| TN | Nitrogen, Total |
| TDN | Nitrogen, Total Dissolved |
| PO4 | Orthophosphate, Dissolved |
| TDP | Phosphorus, Dissolved |
| NO3 | Nitrogen Nitrate, Dissolved |
| TAN+DON | Nitrogen Ammonia plus Organic Nitrogen, Dissolved |
| TAN+TON | Nitrogen Ammonia plus Organic Nitrogen, Total |
| DON | Nitrogen, Dissolved Organic |
| TP | Phosphorus, Total |
| NO2+NO3 | Nitrogen Nitrite plus Nitrate, Dissolved |
| Si | Silica, dissolved |
| TSS | Total Suspended Solids |
| TOCW | Carbon, Total Organic |
| DCl | Chloride, dissolved |
| POC+PIC | Carbon, Total Particulate, inorganic and organic |
| TIC | Carbon, Total Inorganic |
| DOC | Carbon, Dissolved Organic |
| DIC | Carbon, dissolved inorganic |
| TC | Carbon, inorganic + organic |
| PIC | Carbon, Total particulate inorganic |
| TONW | Nitrogen, Total Organic |
| NO2 | Nitrogen Nitrite, Dissolved |
| Fluoranthene | Fluoranthene |
| Phenanthrene | Phenanthrene |
| Benzo(k)fluoranthene | Benzo(k)fluoranthene |
| Benzo(g,h,i)perylene | Benzo(g,h,i)perylene |
| Benzo(e)pyrene | Benzo(e)pyrene |
| Pyrene | Pyrene |
| Dibenzothiophene | Dibenzothiophene |
| 2-Methylnaphthalene | Naphthalene, 2-methyl- |
| Acenaphthene | Acenaphthene |
| Acenaphthylene | Acenaphthylene |
| 1,6,7 Trimethylnaphthalene | Naphthalene, 1,6,7-trimethyl- |
| Dibenz(a,h+a,c)anthracene | Dibenz(a,h+a,c)anthracene |
| ERMQ_PAH | ERMQ based on PAH's only |
| Benzo(b)fluoranthene | Benz[e]acephenanthrylene |
| PAH_Total | PAH_Total |
| Perylene | Perylene |
| 1-Methylnaphthalene | Naphthalene, 1-methyl- |
| Benzo(a)anthracene | Benzo(a)anthracene |
| Anthracene | Anthracene |
| Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene | o-Phenylenepyrene |
| Benzo(k+j)fluoranthene | Benzo(k+j)fluoranthene |
| Chrysene+Triphenylene | Chrysene+Triphenylene |
| Dibenz(a,h)anthracene | Dibenz(a,h)anthracene |
| Naphthalene | Naphthalene |
| Biphenyl | Biphenyl |
| PAH Total without Perylene | Sum of all PAH |
| 1-Methylphenanthrene | Phenanthrene, 1-methyl- |
| 2,6 Dimethylnaphthalene | Naphthalene, 2,6-dimethyl- |
| Fluorene | Fluorene |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | Benzo(a)pyrene |
| Endosulfan lactone | Endosulfan lactone |
| cis-Chlordane | cis-Chlordane |
| ERMQ_Pest | ERMQ Pesticides only |
| 4,4'-DDD | 4,4'-DDD, Ethane, 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)- |
| 4,4'-DDT | 4,4'-DDT, Benzene, 1,1'(2,2,2-trichloroethylidene)bis[4-chloro- |
| 2,4'-DDT | 2,4'-DDT, 1,1,1-Trichloro-2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2- (4-chlorophenyl)ethane |
| 2,4'-DDD | 2,4'-DDD, Mitotane |
| DDT_Total | Total DDT (sum of average values of 44-DDD, 44-DDE, 44-DDT, 24-DDD, 24-DDE, 24-DDT) |
| Chlorpyrifos | Chlorpyrifos |
| Atrazine | Atrazine |
| 4,4'-DDE | 4,4'-DDE |
| Endosulfan ether | Endosulfan ether |
| 2,4'-DDE | 2,4'-DDE |
| Heptachlor | Heptachlor |
| Gamma-HCH (g-BHC, lindane) | Lindane |
| Endosulfan sulfate | Endosulfan sulfate |
| Dieldrin | Dieldrin |
| Endosulfan I | Endosulfan I |
| Endosulfan II | Endosulfan II |
| Heptachlor epoxide | Heptachlor epoxide |
| Trans-nonachlor | Trans-nonachlor |
| Mirex | Mirex |
| Hexachlorobenzene | Benzene, hexachloro- |
| Aldrin | Aldrin |
| Barium | Barium |
| Zinc_SEM | Biologically available Zinc |
| AVS | Acid Volatile Sulfides |
| Cadmium_SEM | Biologically available Cadimum |
| Vanadium | Vanadium |
| Uranium | Uranium |
| Lithium | Lithium |
| Cobalt | Cobalt |
| Beryllium | Beryllium |
| Antimony | Antimony |
| Cd | Cadmium |
| Se | Selenium |
| Al | Aluminum |
| Ni | Nickel |
| Cu | Copper |
| Fe | Iron |
| Tl | Thallium |
| Pb | Lead |
| Cr | Chromium |
| As | Arsenic |
| Zn | Zinc |
| Ag | Silver |
| Sn | Tin |
| Mn | Manganese |
| Hg | Mercury |
| ERMQ_Metal | ERMQ based on metals only |
| Lead_SEM | Biologically Available Lead |
| Copper_SEM | Biologically available Copper |
| Nickel_SEM | Biologically available Nickel |
| PresenceAbsence | Presence or absence of a species |
| TotWeight | Total Weight of Collection |
| ClamGrowth | clam growth in micrograms/day |
| Length | Length |
| ClamGrowth_Pct | clam growth corrected from sediment control growth (Clamgrowth/SedContrlgrowth)*100 |
| EC50 | microtox value expressed as the amount of sediment required to reduce the light output by 50%, corrected for moisture pct |
| Height | Height |
| Abundance | Total Number of individuals found in a collection |
| AbundanceClass | Number of individuals as a class variable |
| Fucox | Fucoxanthin |
| Diadin | Diadinoxanthin |
| Allox | Alloxanthin |
| Beta_Car | Beta Carotene |
| Chl_c1 | Chlorophyll c1 |
| Chl_c2 | Chlorophyll c2 |
| Chlor_b | Chlorophyll b |
| Chl_a | Chlorophyll a |
| Ph_tin_benthic | Benthic Phaeophytin sediment core |
| Chl_benthic | Benthic Chlorophyll a sediment core |
| Phaeo | Phaeopigments |
| Zeax | Zeaxanthin |
| Viol | Violaxanthin |
| Perid | Peridinin |
| Lutein | Lutein |
| Diat | Diatoxanthin |
| ResF | Residue, Fixed |
| ResV | Residue, Volatile |
| Secchi_Depth | Secchi depth reading |
| ResT | Residue, Total |
| Alk | Alkalinity, field |
| SpCond | Specific conductance |
| DO | Oxygen, dissolved |
| ANC | Acid Neutralizing Capacity, methyl orange tit. to 4.5 |
| WTemp | Water Temperature |
| Turb | Turbidity |
| CO2 | Carbon Dioxide, diss |
| BOD | BOD 5-day at 20 Deg C. |
| Salinity | Salinity |
| pH | pH |
| PCB 107/108 | PCB 107/108 |
| PCB 206 | 1,1'-Biphenyl, 2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5',6-nonachloro- |
| PCB 44 | 1,1'-Biphenyl, 2,2',3,5'-tetrachloro- |
| PCB 28 | 1,1'-Biphenyl, 2,4,4'-trichloro- |
| PCB 29 | 2,4,5-Trichlorobiphenyl |
| PCB 209 | Decachlorobiphenyl |
| PCB 61/74 | PCB 61/74 |
| PCB 63 | PCB 63 |
| PCB 69 | PCB 69 |
| PCB 50 | 1,1'-Biphenyl, 2,2',4,6-Tetrachloro- |
| PCB 76 | PCB 76 |
| PCB 82 | PCB 82 |
| PCB 84 | PCB 84 |
| PCB 88 | PCB 88 |
| PCB 9 | PCB 9 |
| PCB 92 | PCB 92 |
| PCB 87 | 1,1'-Biphenyl, 2,2',3,4,5'-pentachloro- |
| PCB 66 | 1,1'-Biphenyl, 2,3',4,4'-tetrachloro- |
| PCB 8 | 1,1'-Biphenyl, 2,4'-dichloro- 1,1'-Biphenyl, 2,4'-dichloro- |
| PCB 77 | 1,1'-Biphenyl, 3,3',4,4'-tetrachloro- |
| PCB 154 | 2,2',4,4',5,6'-Hexachlorobiphenyl |
| PCB 52 | 2,2',5,5'-Tetrachlorobiphenyl |
| PCB 126 | 3,3',4,4',5-Pentachlorobiphenyl |
| PCB 103 | PCB 103 |
| PCB 110 | PCB 110 |
| PCB 114 | PCB 114 |
| PCB 195 | 1,1'-Biphenyl, 2,2',3,3',4,4',5,6-octachloro- |
| PCB 119 | PCB 119 |
| PCB 123 | PCB 123 |
| PCB 141 | PCB 141 |
| PCB 170 | 1,1'-Biphenyl, 2,2',3,3',4,4',5-heptachloro- |
| PCB 128 | 1,1'-Biphenyl, 2,2',3,3',4,4'-hexachloro- |
| PCB 201 | 1,1'-Biphenyl, 2,2',3,3',4,5',6,6'-octachloro- |
| PCB 180 | 1,1'-Biphenyl, 2,2',3,4,4',5,5'-heptachloro |
| PCB 138 | 1,1'-Biphenyl, 2,2',3,4,4',5'-hexachloro- |
| PCB 187 | 1,1'-Biphenyl, 2,2',3,4',5,5',6-heptachloro- |
| PCB 153 | 1,1'-Biphenyl, 2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexachloro- |
| PCB 104 | 1,1'-Biphenyl, 2,2',4,6,6'-Pentachloro- |
| PCB 18 | 1,1'-Biphenyl, 2,2',5-trichloro- |
| PCB 105 | 1,1'-Biphenyl, 2,3,3',4,4'-pentachloro- |
| PCB 118 | 1,1'-Biphenyl, 2,3',4,4',5-pentachloro- |
| PCB 188 | 2,2',3,4',5,6,6'-Heptachlorobiphenyl |
| PCB 101 | 2,2',4,5,5' Pentachlorobiphenyl |
| PCB 149 | PCB 149 |
| PCB 15 | PCB 15 |
| PCB 151 | PCB 151 |
| PCB 156 | PCB 156 |
| PCB 157 | PCB 157 |
| PCB 158 | PCB 158 |
| PCB 169 | PCB 169 |
| PCB 177 | PCB 177 |
| PCB 183 | PCB 183 |
| PCB 184 | PCB 184 |
| PCB 189 | PCB 189 |
| PCB 194 | PCB 194 |
| PCB 198 | PCB 198 |
| PCB 202 | PCB 202 |
| PCB 207 | PCB 207 |
| PCB 3 | PCB 3 |
| PCB 31 | PCB 31 |
| PCB 37 | PCB 37 |
| PCB 70 | PCB 70 |
| PCB 81 | PCB 81 |
| PCB 95 | PCB 95 |
| PCB 99 | PCB 99 |
| PCB 12 | PCB 12 |
| PCB 130 | PCB 130 |
| PCB 132/168 | PCB 132/168 |
| PCB 146 | PCB 146 |
| PCB 159 | PCB 159 |
| PCB 172 | PCB 172 |
| PCB 174 | PCB 174 |
| PCB 193 | PCB 193 |
| PCB 2 | PCB 2 |
| PCB 20 | PCB 20 |
| PCB 26 | PCB 26 |
| PCB 45 | PCB 45 |
| PCB 48 | PCB 48 |
| PCB 56/60 | PCB 56/60 |
| PCB_Total | Sum of all PCB's by station |
| Tiss_Lipid | Lipids measured by NOS in relation to tissue data |
| AirTemp | Air Temperature |
| BP | Barometric Pressure (mm of Hg) |
| neomycin | indicates sensitivity to neomycin |
| tetracycline | indicates sensitivity to tetracycline |
| chlortetracycline | indicates sensitivity to chlortetracycline |
| kanamycin | indicates sensitivity to kanamycin |
| ampicillin | indicates sensitivity to ampicillin |
| nalidixic_acid | indicates sensitivity to nalidixic_acid |
| ENT | Enterococcus. Bacteria normally found in the feces of people and many animals. |
| streptomycin | indicates sensitivity to streptomycin |
| FC | Fecal Coliforms. Fecal coliforms are bacteria Slide of coliformsthat live in the digestive tract of warm-blooded animals (humans, pets, farm animals, and wildlife) and are excreted in the feces. |
| Enterovirus | Enteroviruses are small, icosahedral, plus-sense RNA,naked capsid viruses transmitted by the fecal-oral route.Enteroviruses,members of the picornaviridae family,include poliovirus, coxsackievirus,and echovirus cause an estimated 30-50 infections/yr in US |
| F+ coliphage | Male Specific Coliphages. Coliphage a virus that infects many subspecies of Escherichia coli. F+ coliphage are male specific because they infect the bacteria via the pili (small appendages) |
| F- coliphage | Somatic Coliphage.Coliphage a virus that infects many subspecies of Escherichia coli. Somatic coliphage infect the bacteria via the cell membrane are called somatic coliphage. |
| NLV G1 | Norwalk-like virus, Norovirus G. Noroviruses are a group of related, single-stranded RNA, nonenveloped viruses that cause acute gastroenteritis in humans. Sample run by real-time PCR. |
| NLV GII | Norwalk-like virus, Norovirus GII. Noroviruses are a group of related, single-stranded RNA, nonenveloped viruses that cause acute gastroenteritis in humans. Sample run by real-time PCR. Quantitations of GII are estimated RTPCRU per liter of water. |
| sulfathiazole | indicates sensitivity to sulfathiazole |
| F+ phage enrich. type | F+ Coliphage Enrichment Type |
| F+ phage enrich. | F+ Coliphage Enrichment |
| F+ coliphage type | F+ Coliphage Type |
| penicillin | indicates sensitivity to penicillin |
| oxytetracycline | indicates sensitivity to oxytetracycline |
| Station_Depth | depth of the water column (meters) at a particular station, not less than the sample_depth parameter |
| AreaSampled | Area of Sample |
| TrawlTow | Trawl Tow Distance in Meters |
| Sample_Depth | depth (meters) at which a sample was collected, refers to water related samples |
| Creek_width_bottom | creek water width (meters) at the downstream end of a seine haul |
| Creek_width_top | creek water width (meters) at the upstream end of a seine haul |
| Creek_depth_bottom | average creek water depth (meters) at the downstream end of a seine haul; the average is calculated from up to three depth measurements collected at approximately 25%, 50%, and 75% intervals across the creek |
| Creek_depth_top | average creek water depth (meters) at the upstream end of a seine haul; the average is calculated from up to three depth measurements collected at approximately 25%, 50%, and 75% intervals across the creek |
| Seine_length | length (meters) of the segment of creek swept in a seine haul |
| Seine_Volume | water volume (m3) of the creek swept in a seine haul; calculated as the seine area multiplied by the average creek depth |
| PBDE 47 | PBDE 47 |
| PBDE 66 | PBDE 66 |
| PBDE 85 | PBDE 85 |
| PBDE 99 | PBDE 99 |
| PBDE 153 | PBDE 153 |
| PBDE 154 | PBDE 154 |
| PBDE 100 | PBDE 100 |
| PBDE 138 | PBDE 138 |
| PBDE 71 | PBDE 71 |
| PBDE 17 | PBDE 17 |
| PBDE 183 | PBDE 183 |
| PBDE 190 | PBDE 190 |
| PBDE 28 | PBDE 28 |
| Pop | Pop |
| inc25K<75K | Number of households with Income equalto 25,000 and less than 75,000 |
| inc75K> | Number of households with Income equalto 75,000 and greater |
| MedIncome | Median Income |
| inc<25K | Number of households with Income less than 25,000 |
| tot_parcel | Total Parcels in Watershed |
| parcel_val | Median Parcel Value |
| NLCD 90 | Woody Wetlands |
| PalScrubShrubWet | Palustrine Scrub/Shrub Wetland |
| UnconsShore | Unconsolidated Shore |
| NLCD 31 | Barren Land (Rock/Sand/Clay) |
| Barren | Barren |
| NLCD 95 | Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands |
| NLCD 42 | Evergreen Forest |
| Forested | Forested |
| NLCD 71 | Grassland/Herbaceous |
| NLCD 43 | Mixed Forest |
| NLCD 11 | Open Water |
| NLCD 81 | Pasture/Hay |
| SaltMarsh | SaltMarsh |
| BareLand | Bare Land |
| NLCD 52 | Shrub/Scrub |
| Urban | Urban |
| WaterCrk | WaterCrk |
| Docks | Docks |
| NLCD 21 | Developed, Open Space |
| NLCD 23 | Developed, Medium Intensity |
| NLCD 22 | Developed, Low Intensity |
| NLCD 24 | Developed, High Intensity |
| NLCD 82 | Cultivated Crops |
| NLCD 41 | Deciduous Forest |
| Agriculture | Agriculture |
| Cultivated | Cultivated |
| EstEmerWet | Estuarine Emergent Wetland |
| EstScrubShrubWet | Estuarine Scrub/Shrub Wetland |
| PalEmerWet | Palustrine Emergent Wetland |
| PalForWet | Palustrine Forested Wetland |
| Suburban_Cl | Suburban Class |
| SaltMarsh_Cl | Salt Marsh Class |
| Forest_Cl | Forested Class |
| Urban_Cl | Urban Class |
| TotWaterShed | Total Watershed Area |
| ImpSurf | Impervious Surface |
| TAN | Total Ammonious Nitrogen |
| UAN | unionized ammonia (NH3) |
| ERMQ | Effect range Median quotient |
| Pct_Silt | Percent Silt |
| Pct_Clay | Percent Clay |
| TON_Sed | Nitrogen, Total Organic, sediment |
| TOC_Sed | Total Organic Carbon, sediment |
| Pct_Mud | Percent Mud |
| Pct_Water | Percent Water |
| Pct_Sand | Percent Sand |