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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