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Category Code Description Source Reference Low level method Active Alias Modified Date
Measurement GWLMF Groundwater level by float / shaft encoder / data logger USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
Measurement GWLML Groundwater level interpreted from geophysical logs USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
Measurement GWLMB Groundwater level by analog (mechanical) recorder USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
Measurement GWLMH Groundwater level by calibrated mechanical pressure-gage measurement USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
Measurement GWLMZ Groundwater level by other method USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
Measurement GWLMR Groundwater level reported, method not known USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
Measurement GWLME Groundwater level, estimated USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
Measurement GWLMG Groundwater level by mechanical pressure-gage measurement USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
Measurement GWLMQ Groundwater level by downhole mechanical pressure recorder (DST) USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
Measurement GWLMC Groundwater level by calibrated airline measurement USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
Measurement GWLMS Groundwater level by steel tape measurement. USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
Measurement GWLMD Groundwater level by float / digital punch tape USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
Measurement GWLMN Groundwater level by nonrecording gage USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
Measurement USGS-FLOW Streamflow reported by USGS from gaging station, using standard USGS procedures. USGS Wahl, K.L. et al., 1995. Stream-Gaging Program of the U.S. Geological Survey. USGS Circular 1123. http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/circ/circ1123/ Y 12/09/2004
Measurement GWLMA Groundwater level by airline measurement USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
Measurement GWLMM Groundwater level by manometer measurement USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
Measurement GWLMV Groundwater level by calibrated electric tape measurement USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
Measurement GWLMP Groundwater level by pressure transducer USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
Measurement GWLMT Groundwater level by electric tape measurement. USGS USGS, 1992. National Water Information System User's Manual, Ground-Water Site-Inventory System. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/ Y 12/06/2018
Analysis EPA420.1M Phenols by Spectrophotometry, modified USEPA U.S.EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL), Methods for the Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes (MCAWW) (EPA/600/4-79/020) N Y 10/09/2023
Analysis EPA-TO-15-SIM Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Air Collected in Specially Prepared Canisters and Analyzed by Gas Chromatography/ Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS), Selective Ion Monitoring (SIM). USEPA EPA, 1999. Compendium of Methods for the Determination of Toxic Organic Compounds in Ambient Air, Second Edition (EPA/625/R-96/010b). EPA Center for Environmental Research Information, Cincinnati, OH N Y EPA-TO-15SIM 10/03/2023
Analysis EPA200.9 Trace Elements by Stabilized Temperature Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption (GFAA) USEPA U.S.EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL), Methods for the Determination of Metals in Environmental Samples, Supplement 1 (EPA/600/R-94/111) N Y 10/04/2023
Analysis EPA1694M Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Water, Soil, Sediment, and Biosolids by HPLC/MS/MS, Modified USEPA U.S. EPA, Office of Water, Office of Science and Technology, Washington DC, EPA-821-R-08-002, Dec 2007, Modified N Y 10/04/2023
Analysis EPA515.2 Determination of Chlorinated Acids in Water Using Liquid-Solid Extraction and Gas Chromatography (GC) with Electron Capture Detector, Revision 1.1 USEPA EPA-TSC/NERL, 1995. Methods for the Determination of Organic Compounds in Drinking Water - Supplement III, EPA/600/R-95-131. Revision 1.1. N Y 10/12/2023
Analysis EPA1668B Chlorinated Biphenyls in Water, Soil, Sediment, Biosolids and Tissue by HRGC/HRMS, Revision B USEPA US EPA Office of Water, Office of Science and Technology, Engineering and Analysis Division, EPA-821-R-08-020, November 2008 Y Y 10/04/2023
Analysis EPA537.1-V1.0M Determination of Selected Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) in Drinking Water by Solid Phase Extraction and Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS), Version 1.0, Modified Method. USEPA Shoemaker, J. and Dan Tettenhorst. U.S. EPA, Office of Research and Development, National Center for Environmental Assessment, Washington, DC. EPA537.1, EPA/600/R-18/352, Version 1.0, 11/02/2018. N Y 10/14/2024
Analysis EPA282.2 Tin by Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption (GFAA) USEPA U.S. EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL), Methods for the Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes (MCAWW) (EPA/600/4-79/020) N Y 10/04/2023
Analysis EPA608.3 Organochlorine Pesticides and PCBs by Gas Chromatography with Halogen-Specific Detector (GC/HSD), Revision 2016. USEPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, CWA Methods Team, EPA 821-R-16-009, 40CFR136A, December 2016. N Y 10/16/2023
Analysis EPA547-M Glyphosate in Drinking Water by Direct-Aqueous-Injection HPLC, Post Column Derivitization, and Fluorescence Detection, Modified USEPA US EPA NERL, July 1990. Methods for the Determination of Organic Compounds in Drinking Water - Supplement I (EPA 600/4-90/020) N Y 10/16/2023
Analysis EPA350.3M Nitrogen as Ammonia (Potentiometric, Ion Selective Electrode), Modified USEPA U.S.EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL), Methods for the Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes (MCAWW) (EPA/600/4-79/020) N Y 10/04/2023
Analysis EPA375.4 Sulfate (Turbidimetric) USEPA U.S. EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL), Methods for the Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes (MCAWW) (EPA/600/4-79/020), Issued 1971; Editorial Revision 1978 N Y 10/09/2023
Analysis EPA1636 Determination of Hexavalent Chromium by Ion Chromatography USEPA US EPA Office of Water, Engineering and Analysis Division, Washington DC, 821/R-96-003, January 1996 N Y 10/04/2023
Analysis EPA501 1,2 Dichloropropane USEPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water N Y 10/12/2023
Analysis EPA1103.1 E. coli and Enterococci in Water by Membrane Filtration using Modified mTEC2 Agar USEPA U.S.EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL), Microbiological and Chemical Exposure Assessment Research Division (MCEARD). N Y 10/03/2023
Analysis EPA1668A Chlorinated Biphenyls in Water, Soil, Sediment, Biosolids and Tissue by HRGC/HRMS, Revision A USEPA US EPA Office of Water, Engineering and Analysis Division, Revision A, EPA 821-R-00-002, December 1999. Y Y 10/04/2023
Analysis EPA1600 Enterococci in Water by Membrane Filtration Using mEI Agar USEPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water, EPA-821-R-02-022 N Y 10/04/2023
Analysis EPA353.3 Nitrogen, Nitrate-Nitrite (Spectrophotometric, Cadmium Reduction) USEPA US EPA, 1974. National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL). Methods for the Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes (MCAWW) (EPA/600/4-79/020) N Y 10/04/2023
Analysis EPA-NPS-1 Determination of Nitrogen and Phosphorus-Containing Pesticides in Ground Water by Gas Chromatography with a Nitrogen-Phosphorus Detector USEPA EPA, 1989/1992. Quality Assurance Project Plan For The National Pesticide Survey Of Drinking Water Wells Analytical Method 1, Section 9, Revision 4, EPA 810/B-92-010. N Y 10/03/2023
Analysis EPA300.1 Determination of Inorganic Anions in Drinking Water by Ion Chromatography (IC) USEPA Methods for the Determination of Organic and Inorganic Compounds in Drinking Water, Volume 1 (EPA/815-R-00-014), Rev 1, 1997 N Y 10/04/2023
Analysis EPA1631C Mercury in Water by Oxidation, Purge and Trap, and Cold Vapor Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry, Revision C USEPA U.S. EPA Engineering and Analysis Division, Office of Science and Technology, 821/R-01-024, March 2001 N Y 10/04/2023
Analysis EPA-TO-17P Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds in Ambient Air Using Passive Sampling onto Sorbent Tubes (Modified for Passive vs Active Sampling) USEPA EPA, 1999. Compendium of Methods for the Determination of Toxic Organic Compounds in Ambient Air, Second Edition (EPA/625/R-96/010b). EPA Center for Environmental Research Information, Cincinnati, OH. Modified for passive vs active sampling. N Y 10/03/2023
Analysis EPA160.4M Residue, Volatile, Muffle Furnace, Gravimetric, Ignition at 550 Deg-C, modified USEPA U.S.EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL), Methods for the Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes (MCAWW) (EPA/600/4-79/020) N Y 10/04/2023
Analysis EPA-TO-4A Determination of Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Ambient Air Using HIGH Volume Polyurethane Foam (PUF) Sampling Followed by Gas Chromatographic/Multi-Detector Detection (GC/MD), Second Edition USEPA EPA, 1999. Compendium of Methods for the Determination of Toxic Organic Compounds in Ambient Air, Second Edition (EPA/625/R-96/010b). EPA Center for Environmental Research Information, Cincinnati, OH N Y 10/03/2023
Analysis EPA1632A Chemical Speciation of Arsenic in Water and Tissue by HGC/FAA, Revision A USEPA US EPA Office of Water, Engineering and Analysis Division, Washington DC, Revision A, 821-R-01-006, January 2001 N Y 10/04/2023
Analysis EPA1699M Pesticides in water, soil, sediment, biosolids, and tissue by HRGC/HRMS, modified method USEPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2007, Method 1699: Pesticides in water, soil, sediment, biosolids, and tissue by HRGC/HRMS: USEPA, Washington, DC, EPA-821-R-08-001, 96 p. N Y 10/04/2023
Analysis EPA220.1 Copper by Flame Atomic Absorption, Direct Aspiration USEPA U.S.EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL), Methods for the Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes (MCAWW) (EPA/600/4-79/020) N Y 10/04/2023
Analysis EPA1625C Semivolatile Organic Compounds (BNA) by Isotope Dilution GC/MS, Revision C USEPA U.S. EPA Engineering and Analysis Division, USEPA Headquarters, Washington, DC N Y 10/04/2023
Analysis EPASOP-EMAB114.0 Improved Method for the Extraction and Analysis of Perfluorinated Compounds (PFCs) from Surface Waters and Well Water by Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC)-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (MS/MS). USEPA Human Exposure and Atmospheric Sciences Division, National Exposure Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, USEPA, March 13, 2009. N Y 10/16/2023
Analysis EPA289.1 Zinc by Flame Atomic Absorption (AA), Direct Aspiration USEPA U.S.EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL), Methods for the Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes (MCAWW) (EPA/600/4-79/020) N Y 10/04/2023
Analysis EPA314.0M Determination of Perchlorate in Drinking Water Using Ion Chromatography, modified USEPA U.S. EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water/Technical Support Center, Cincinnati, OH, Revision 1, November 1999. N Y 10/04/2023
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