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Category Code Description Source Reference Low level method Active Alias
Analysis EPA531.1 Measurement of N-Methylcarbamoyloximes and N-Methylcarbamates in Water by Direct Aqueous Injection High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) with Post Column Derivitization U.S. EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water and National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL), Cincinnati, OH, Methods for the Determination of Organic Compounds in Drinking Water - Supplement III (EPA/600/R-95-131) Y
Measurement Barometer-aneroid Barometric pressure using aneroid barometer N Y BARO
Preparation GRINDER Tissue ground by grinder, food processor, or blender Y
Collection SEDTRAP Suspended sediment / suspended particulate matter (SPM) trap, type undifferentiated Y
Collection PUMP-BLADDER Pump, bladder Y PUMP-BLDR
Measurement SECCHI-L 20 cm diameter black and white limnological style Secchi disk depth of visibility Y SECCHIM
Collection COMP-LAKE Water sample, transect/horizontal composite samples collected by pumping lake water through a tube Washington Department of Ecology Environmental Assessment Program Y
Collection PUMP-SUBMERSIBLE Pump, submersible electric Y PUMP-SUB
Measurement COND-METER Specific Conductivity, field meter N Y CONDMETER
Collection SED-INTEGRATING Suspended sediment / suspended particulate matter (SPM) by depth or point integrating sampler Y SED-INTGR
Collection BAILER-PVC Bailer, PVC Y BAIL-PVC
Analysis SWRI-ORD-HPLC Picric and Picramic Acid Ordnance Compounds by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Southwest Research Institute, 1992. San Antonio, TX, proprietary method Y
Analysis SWRI-ORD-GC/ECD Ordnance Compounds by Gas Chromatograph with Electron Capture Detection (GC/ECD) Southwest Research Institute, 1992. San Antonio, TX, proprietary method. Y
Measurement TEMPTHERM Temperature by thermistor Generic, technology-based method. Use in place of instrument-specific methods. If you wish, put instrument-specific info in comment field. Y
Collection SED-CENTRIFUGE Suspended sediment / suspended particulate matter (SPM) by centrifuge, continuous flow composite Y CENTRIF
Analysis or Measurement WEIGHT Weight of item(s) by scale N Y
Measurement PH-METER pH by field meter/electrode N Y PHMETER
Collection PUMP-HYDROSTAR Pump, HydroStar piston or similar Y PUMP-HYDRO
Measurement EH-METER Eh (Oxidation-Reduction Potential (ORP) or REDOX potential) by field meter/electrode N Y EHMETER
Analysis ID-COUNT Identification and Count of Individuals Generic method - use a more specific method if you have one. Y COUNT
Analysis or Measurement FISHAGE Fish age determined using various aging structures - Jearld (1983) & Fletcher et al. (1993) N Y
Analysis CALCNH3UN Is calcualted from NH4, pH and Temperature. Y
Collection BAILER-TEFLON Bailer, Teflon Y BAIL-TEF
Collection FISH-POISON Fish collection, poison Y
Measurement RatingCurve Streamflow reported using stage-discharge rating curve N Y RATING
Analysis LORENZEN66 In Vitro Determination of Chlorophyll a and Pheophytin a in Marine and Freshwater Algae by Fluorescence Lorenzen, C.J., 1966. A method for the continuous measurement of vivo chlorophyll concentration. Deep-Sea Res. 13: 223-227. Y
Analysis or Measurement UNKNOWN Unknown method - only for historic data or results where the method can't be determined. N Y
Collection BAILER-STAINLESS Bailer, stainless steel Y BAIL-SS
Analysis or Measurement LENGTH Length of item(s) by measuring device (ruler, tape, or board) N Y
Measurement SECCHI-O 30 cm diameter all-white oceanographic style Secchi disk depth of visibility Y SECCHIO
Measurement CALC_FLOW Streamflow by calculation. Y
Measurement TURB-METER Turbidity Meter N Y TURBM
Analysis AirToxics71 Air Toxics Method 71, Siloxanes Air Toxics Ltd., 180 Blue Ravine Road, Folsom, CA. 1-800-985-5955 Y
Collection PUMP-PERISTALTIC Pump, peristaltic Y PUMP-PERIS
Collection GRAB-YOUNG.70 Grab sampler, Young, 0.70 m2 Y
Analysis EPA377.1 Sulfite (Titrimetric) EPA, 1974. Methods for the Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes (MCAWW) (EPA/600/4-79/020). Editorial revision, 1978. Y
Collection DIVER Collection/measurement by diver Y
Preparation FILTER.70um-GFF Water sample filtered with 0.70 micron (micrometer) glass fiber filter (GFF) Y FILTER.70M-GFF
Preparation SIEVE-0.5MM Sieved with 0.5 millimeter screen Y
Analysis CAS-MET-TISP-FD-TS Freeze-drying tissue for total solids determination, Columbia Analytical Services Standard Operating Procedure for Tissue Sample Preparation, SOP No. MET-TISP, Columbia Analytical Services, 2007 Y
Bioassay ASTM/EPA/ECY-COMBO1 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Fresh Water Invertebrates AND Hyalella azteca 10-d Survival and Growth Test for Sediments, 2nd Ed AND Freshwater Microtox 100 Percent Porewater Sediment Toxicity Assessment (SAPA Appendix C), Rev 2003 Combination method. See original methods - ASTM-E1706-00, EPA-BIO100.1-2, and ECY-SAPA-C03 Y
Measurement FLOW-VENTURIM Flow by modified Venturi tube Y
Analysis SM5210C-DavisCorn98 Ultimate Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) Test, using equation and specific rate constants from Davis and Cornwell, 1998. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, APHA-AWWA-WPCF and Davis, M.L. and D.A. Cornwell. 1998. Introduction to Environmental Engineering 3rd Edition. WCB McGraw-Hill. Boston, MA N Y
Analysis AOAC-2007.01 Pesticide Residues in Foods by Acetonitrile Extraction and Partitioning with Magnesium Sulfate by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) and Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS), First Action 2007. AOAC International, 481 North Frederick Avenue, Suite 500, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877-2417 USA, 1-800-379-2622, http://www.aoac.org/, 2007. Y AOAC2007.01
Analysis Dickson2007SOP3b-TA Determination of total alkalinity (TA) in seawater based on Dickson method, 2003, Marine Chemistry 80(2-3), 185-197; standardized by Dickson, 2007, Guide to best practices for ocean CO2 measurements, SOP 3b. Dickson, A. G., Sabine, C. L., and Christian, J. R. (2007). Guide to best practices for ocean CO2 measurements, SOP 3b. North Pacific Marine Science Organization. Y
Collection LYSIMETER Lysimeter Y
Measurement PSS78-SalinityCalc Seawater salinity calculated from conductivity, temperature and pressure sensor measurements, based on the Practical Salinity Scale 1978 (PSS-78) and adopted by UNESCO in 1981 as the standard method for calculating salinity from conductivity measurements. Y
Analysis Teasdale1999 In situ, High-Resolution Measurement of Dissolved Sulfide Using Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films with Computer-Imaging Densitometry Teasdale P.R., Hayward S., Davison W., 1999, In situ, High-Resolution Measurement of Dissolved Sulfide Using Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films with Computer-Imaging Densitometry. Anal Chem. 71(11):2186-91 Y
Collection Electrofish-backpack Fish collection, electro-shock via backpack-mounted unit Y
Analysis TFW-AM9-99-006-Grav Particle/Grain Size Fines by Dry Sieve Gravimetric Method, TFW, 1999. Schuett-Hames, D., R. Conrad, A Pleus, and M. McHenry. 1999. TFW Monitoring Program method manual for the salmonid spawning gravel composition survey. Prepared for WADNR under the Timber, Fish, and Wildlife Agreement. TFW-AM9-99-006. N Y
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