THIS TABLE SUMMARIZES THE DESCRIPTION OF THE FIELDS IN THE PARAMETER CODE FILE. STORET CHARACTER POSITION COLUMN FIELD FIELD NAME NUMBER OF CHARACTERS ________________________________________________________________________ 1-2 01 GROUP CODE 2 3 02 SAMPLE MEDIA 1 4 03 ANALYSIS TYPE 1 5 04 REPORTING UNITS 1 6 05 PRIORITY POLLUTANT 1 7 19 TOXIC EXTRACTION 1 8 06 PUBLISH OR TOXIC 1 9 20 SUB GROUP CODE 1 10-14 21 PARAMETER NO. 5 15 07 DECIMAL POINT 1 16-39 08 SHORT NAME 24 40-89 09 FULL NAME 50 90-93 10 ENTRY DATE 4 94-101 11 ORIGIN OF REQUEST 8 102-105 12 REVISION DATE 4 106 13 TRACKING CODE 1 107-115 14 CAS NO. 9 116-122 * 15 TOTAL OBSERVATIONS 7 124-126 * 16 PERCENTS 1972-77 3 127-129 * 17 PERCENTS 1967-71 3 130-132 * 18 PERCENTS PRE 1967 3 * These fields should be ignored. The information is obsolete. ________________________________________________________________________ GROUP FIELD (FIELD 01) HAS TWO CHARACTERS. THE TWO DIGIT GROUP CODES ARE AS FOLLOWS: GROUP CODE 01 - ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP CODE 02 - BACTERIOLOGICAL GROUP CODE 03 - BIOLOGICAL GROUP CODE 04 - DISSOLVED OXYGEN GROUP CODE 05 - FLOW GROUP CODE 06 - GENERAL INORGANIC GROUP CODE 07 - GENERAL ORGANIC GROUP CODE 08 - METAL GROUP CODE 09 - NITROGEN GROUP CODE 10 - OXYGEN DEMAND GROUP CODE 11 - PESTICIDE GROUP CODE 12 - PHOSPHORUS GROUP CODE 13 - PHYSICAL GROUP CODE 14 - RADIOLOGICAL GROUP CODE 15 - SOLID GROUP CODE 16 - TEMPERATURE GROUP CODE 17 - MISCELLANEOUS GROUP CODE 18 - OTHER GROUP CODE 15 - SOLIDS WILL CONTAIN SEDIMENTS, STREET DEBRIS, AND DRY DEPOSITION. THOSE WILL BE FURTHER DIFFERENTIATED ON THEIR SAMPLE MEDIA CODES, S AND D, RESPECTIVELY. GROUP CODE 18 - MEASUREMENTS ON THE DEPTH, WIDTH, AND HEIGHT OF A SAMPLE LOCATION, AS IN A RIVER, RESERVOIR, STREAM BED, AIR COLUMN, WILL BE PLACED IN THIS GROUP. SAMPLE MEDIA FIELD (FIELD 02) HAS ONE CHARACTER. THE ONE DIGIT SAMPLE MEDIA CODES ARE AS FOLLOWS: W - WATER T - TISSUE S - SEDIMENT A - AIR D - SLUDGE M - METEOROLOGICAL E - EFFLUENT AND INFLUENT L - LAND F - FOOD O - OTHER ANALYSIS TYPE FIELD (FIELD 03) HAS ONE CHARACTER. THE ONE DIGIT ANALYSIS TYPE CODES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1 - TOTAL = 2 - DISSOLVED = WATER (W) MEDIA RELATED 3 - SUSPENDED = 4 - WET = 5 - DRY = TISSUE (T) MEDIA RELATED 6 - FAT = 1-9 - SEE EXPLANATION FOLLOWING SEDIMENT (S) MEDIA RELATED 1 - TOTAL = 2 - DISSOLVED = AIR (A) MEDIA RELATED 3 - SUSPENDED = 1 - TOTAL = 2 - LIQUID = SLUDGE (D) MEDIA RELATED 3 - SOLID = THE FOLLOWING IS A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF SAMPLE MEDIA AND ITS RELATED ANALYSIS TYPE CODE: WATER (W) MEDIA AND RELATED ANALYSIS TYPE: 1 - TOTAL (MEASURES BOTH DISSOLVED AND SUSPENDED) 2 - DISSOLVED (MEASURES ONLY DISSOLVED PORTION) 3 - SUSPENDED (MEASURES ONLY SUSPENDED PORTION) TISSUE (T) MEDIA AND RELATED ANALYSIS TYPE: 4 - WET (PARAMETERS ARE REFERRED TO AS WET WEIGHT) 5 - DRY (PARAMETERS ARE REFERRED TO AS DRY WEIGHT) 6 - FAT (SOME POLLUTANTS ARE SOLUBLE ONLY IN FATS) SEDIMENT (S) MEDIA CONTAINS MANY TYPES OF ANALYSES DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: 1. TOTAL SEDIMENT, PARTICLE SIZE 2. BEDLOAD SEDIMENT, SIEVE DIAMETER 3. SUSPENDED SEDIMENT, SIEVE DIAMETER 4. TOTAL SEDIMENT, SIEVE DIAMETER/OR WET WEIGHT ANALYSES 5. TOTAL SEDIMENT, FALL DIAMETER (DISTILLED WATER)/OR DRY WEIGHT ANALYSES 6. TOTAL SEDIMENT, FALL DIAMETER (NATIVE WATER) 7. SUSPENDED SEDIMENT, FALL DIAMETER (DISTILLED WATER) 8. SUSPENDED SEDIMENT, FALL DIAMETER (NATIVE WATER) 9. BED MATERIAL, FALL DIAMETER ALL OF THESE CODES WILL BE FOUND WITH A GROUP CODE OF 15 (SOLIDS). NOTE: THERE SHOULD BE NO CONFUSION AS TO THE SAME NUMERAL BEING USED FOR DIFFERENT ANALYSIS TYPES (FIELD 03) BECAUSE EACH ANALYSIS TYPE IS TO BE READ WITH RESPECT TO THE SAMPLE MEDIA ALPHA CHARACTER THAT ACCOMPANIES IT. AIR (A) MEDIA AND RELATED ANALYSIS TYPE: 1 - TOTAL (MEASURES DISSOLVED AND SUSPENDED) 2 - DISSOLVED (MEASURES ONLY DISSOLVED PORTION) 3 - SUSPENDED (MEASURES ONLY SUSPENDED PORTION) SLUDGE (D) MEDIA AND RELATED ANALYSIS TYPE: 1 - TOTAL (MEASURES SOLID AND LIQUID FRACTIONS) 2 - LIQUID FRACTION ONLY 3 - SOLID FRACTION ONLY NOTE: SLUDGE (D) AND SEDIMENT (S) ARE TO BE TREATED SEPARATELY AS MEDIA TYPES; SEDIMENT USUALLY REFERS TO PARTICULATE MATTER (SANDS, SILTS, CLAYS) SETTLED IN A RIVER OR STREAM BED OR SUSPENDED IN THE RIVER OR STREAM. METEOROLOGICAL (M) SAMPLE MEDIA REFERS TO WEATHER RELATED PARAMETERS; EXAMPLES ARE BELOW: CLOUD COVER WIND SPEED HUMIDITY BAROMETRIC PRESSURE NOTE THAT AIR (A) IS RESERVED FOR MEASUREMENTS TAKEN ON POLLUTANTS IN THE ATMOSPHERE. EFFLUENT AND INFLUENT (E) SAMPLE MEDIA REFERS TO POLLUTANT MEASUREMENTS TAKEN ON INDUSTRIAL AND MUNICIPAL WASTE STREAMS. LAND (L) REFERS TO POLLUTANT ANALYSES ON SOILS, ET AL. FOOD (F) REFERS TO POLLUTANT ANALYSES OF FOODS. OTHER (O) Reporting Units Field (Field 04) has no character. The one digit reporting units codes are as follows: A - mg/l O - %, percent B - ug/l P - no units, code, ratio, etc. C - mg/kg (ug/g) Q - time: day, mo, yr, sec, min, hr D - ug/kg R - mmHg E - #/100ml (no./100ml) S - pH (cells/100ml) T - pc/gm F - #/ml (no./ml) U - no/sq ft (cells/ml) V - #/day (lb/day), lb/yr G - #/liter (cell/liter) W - #/effort H - degrees C X - production: ton, ton/day I - distance Kg/1000gal J - degrees F Y - wt. measurement K - CFS Z - "catch all" L - gpm, gpd, or mgd M - pc/1 N - MPN PRIORITY POLLUTANT FIELD (FIELD 05) HAS ONE CHARACTER. THE ONE DIGIT PPL CODE IS: I - INDICATES THAT THE PARAMETER WAS IDENTIFIED AS A PRIORITY POLLUTANT. PUBLISH FIELD (FIELD 06) HAS ONE CHARACTER. THE ONE DIGIT PUBLISH CODES ARE: T - DESIGNATED TOXIC PARAMETER X - RESTRICTED USE DECIMAL POINT FIELD (FIELD 07) HAS ONE CHARACTER. THE ONE DIGIT DECIMAL POINT CODES ARE: 1 - XXXXXXX. 2 - XXXXXX.X 3 - XXXXX.XX 4 - XXXX.XXX 5 - XXX.XXXX 6 - XX.XXXXX 7 - X.XXXXXX SHORT NAME FIELD (FIELD 08) HAS TWENTY-FOUR CHARACTERS. (SEE ITEM VII A). FULL NAME FIELD (FIELD 09) HAS FIFTY CHARACTERS. (SEE ITEM VII B). ENTRY DATE FIELD (FIELD 10) HAS FOUR CHARACTERS. THIS FIELD CONTAINS INFORMATION THAT PERTAINS TO WHEN THE PARAMETER WAS ENTERED INTO THE STORET SYSTEM. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE PARAMETER WAS ENTERED INTO STORET IN JUNE OF 1978 THE CODING WOULD BE 7806 (I.E.. YYMM). ORIGIN OF REQUEST FIELD (FIELD 11) HAS EIGHT CHARACTERS, AND THE INFORMATION IS CODED IN WITH LEFT JUSTIFICATION. THE ORIGIN LOCATION FIELD HAS TWO PORTIONS: MAJOR CATEGORY AND MINOR CATEGORY. THE TWO CATEGORIES ARE SEPARATED BY A HYPHEN. MAJOR CATEGORY S - STATE AGENCY F - FEDERAL AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT OTHER THAN EPA I - INTERSTATE AGENCY E - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, INCLUDING ITS PREDECESSOR AGENCIES, SUCH AS PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, FEDERAL POLLUTION CONTROL ADMINISTRATION, FEDERAL WATER QUALITY ADMINISTRATION. MINOR CATEGORY ABBREVIATIONS FOLLOWING THE MAJOR CATEGORY INDICATES THE SPECIFIC USER. STATES - BY STATE ABBREVIATION (I.E., S - VA INDICATES STATE OF VIRGINIA) FEDERAL - BY SPECIFIC AGENCY SUCH AS: FS - FOREST SERVICE GS - U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY COE - CORPS OF ENGINEERS BR - BUREAU OF RECLAMATION TVA - TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY AF - AIR FORCE BM - BUREAU OF MINES INTERSTATE - BY ACRONYM INCOPOT - INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR THE POTOMAC RIVER BASIN ORSANCO - OHIO RIVER VALLEY SANITATION COMMISSION DRBC - DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION EPA - BY THE SPECIFIC PART OF THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY. R01 - REGION I R02 - REGION II R03 - REGION III R04 - REGION IV R05 - REGION V R06 - REGION VI R07 - REGION VII R08 - REGION VIII R09 - REGION IX R10 - REGION X ENF - OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT ORD - OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT HQ - HEADQUARTERS E - STORET INDICATES THE PARAMETER WAS IN THE ORIGINAL GROUP USED TO START THE STORET DATA STORAGE FILE. REVISION DATE FIELD (FIELD 12) HAS FOUR CHARACTERS. THIS FIELD CONTAINS INFORMATION THAT PERTAINS TO WHEN THE PARAMETER WAS REVISED. FOR EXAMPLE, IF A REVISION WAS MADE TO A PARAMETER IN STORET IN JULY OF 1978, THE CODING WOULD BE 7807 (I.E., YYMM). TRACKING CODE FIELD (FIELD 13) HAS ONE CHARACTER. THE ONE DIGIT TRACKING CODES ARE AS FOLLOWS: * - CORRECT PARAMETER - ADDITIONS AND/OR CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE PARAMETER AND IT IS IN NEED OF NO FURTHER ACTION. + - A CORRECT PARAMETER THAT WAS PLACED IN STORET AS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL ENTRIES PRIOR TO JULY 1966, USUALLY ASSIGNED AN ENTRY DATE (FIELD 10) OF 6507, AND AN ORIGIN OF REQUEST CODE (FIELD 11) OF E-STORET. THIS PARAMETER NEEDS NO FURTHER ACTION. CAS NUMBER FIELD (FIELD 14) HAS NINE CHARACTERS, AND THE INFORMATION IS CODED IN WITH RIGHT JUSTIFICATION. THE CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS SERVICE REGISTRY NUMBER (CAS NUMBER) IS A UNIQUE NUMBER THAT EXISTS FOR EVERY ELEMENT AND COMPOUND. THE CAS NUMBER CAN HAVE UP TO NINE DIGITS. TOXIC EXTRACTION CODE (FIELD 19) HAS ONE CHARACTER. THIS CODE INDICATES THE TYPE OF EXTRACTION THAT THE TOXIC PARAMETERS ARE DETECTED IN, SUCH AS: V - VOLATILES A - SEMI-VOLATILES - ACID EXTRACTABLE B - SEMI-VOLATILES - BASE - NEUTRAL EXTRACTABLE O - ORGANOHALIDES - HEXANE EXTRACTION SUB GROUP CODE FIELD (FIELD 20) HAS ONE CHARACTER. THIS CODE INDI- CATES THE SUBGROUP TO WHICH THE TOXIC PARAMETERS BELONG, SUCH AS: P - PCB'S AND RELATED COMPOUNDS H - HALOGENATED ALIPHATICS E - ETHERS M - MONOCYCLIC AROMATICS (EXCLUDING PHENOLS, CRESOLS, AND PHTHALATES) C - PHENOLS AND CRESOLS T - PHTHALATE ESTERS L - PLOYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS N - NITROSAMINES AND OTHER NITROGEN CONTAINING COMPOUNDS