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Category Code Description Source Reference Low level method Active Alias Modified By Modified Date
Measurement FlowmeterMechanical Flowmeter, mechanical (e.g., turbine, paddlewheel, jet) Y CNEU461 05/10/2023
Collection FISH-MULTI Fish collection, multiple methods (see Field Collection Comment). Y CNEU461 08/09/2021
Collection COMP-CV-CFVI Composite sample, constant volume/constant flow volume increment. Samples of equal volume are taken at equal increments of flow volume and composited. Washington State Department of Ecology SOP ECY002, Standard Operating Procedure for Automatic Sampling for Stormwater Monitoring, V1, September 2009. http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/qa/Agency/ECY_SOP_AutomatedSampling_v1_0.pdf Y CNEU461 12/30/2009
Measurement LTGEM2000 Landtec GEM 2000 Portable Infrared Gas Analyzer/Field Meter CES-Landtec, Colton, CA 92324, http://www.ces-landtec.com Y CNEU461 06/22/2006
Collection COMP-CV-QTRPT Composite water sample, constant volume. Samples of equal volume are taken at quarter points of the river cross-section and composited. Y CNEU461 02/02/2011
Bioassay ASTM-E1706-95 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Fresh Water Invertebrates (Historical Method) ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA, 19428-2959 USA, 1995. Historical Method. Y CNEU461 04/30/2013
Measurement DO-CLARK Dissolved Oxygen (DO) by Electrochemical Polarographic (Clark/Beckman) Cell Sensor with Fixed Membrane (Flow Dependent) Generic, technology-based method. Use in place of instrument-specific methods. If you wish, put instrument-specific info in comment field. N Y DO-CLARK-BECKMAN CNEU461 03/18/2025
Analysis KCEL-SOP457 Anatoxin-a by High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Fluorescence Detector (HPLC-FD) King County Environmental Lab, Aquatic Toxicology Section, Seattle, WA, Draft SOP 457, 2009. Y CNEU461 03/02/2011
Analysis BLIGHDYER59 Rapid method of total lipid extraction and purification, Bligh and Dyer, 1959 Bligh, E.G. and Dyer, W.J. A rapid method of total lipid extraction and purification. Can. J. Biochem. Physiol. 37: 911-917, 1959. Y CNEU461 05/29/2009
Preparation DRIEDTISSUE Tissue dried prior to analysis. Y CNEU461 07/31/2014
Analysis HASL-300-Pu-05-RC Plutonium in Tissue - Solvent Extraction The Procedures Manual of the Environmental Measurements Laboratory (EML), Volumes I & II, 28th Edition, US Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Measurements Laboratory, Washington, D.C., HASL-300, February 1997 N Y Pu-05-RC, USDOE-PU-05-RC CNEU461 11/04/2025
Measurement SalinityMeterCalcCT Salinity by meter, calculated from conductivity and temperature. N Y CNEU461 12/19/2024
Analysis KCEL-SOP604v8 Instrumental Analysis for Mercury in Environmental Samples by Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (incorporates elements of EPA245.1 rev. 3, SW7470, SW7471B and PSEP-MET97). King County Environmental Lab, Seattle, WA, SOP 604v8, 03/01/2017. N Y CNEU461 01/16/2025
Measurement SWFADCP Streamflow by acoustic doppler current profiler N Y CNEU461 04/25/2025
Analysis Whitledge1981 Automated Nutrient Analyses Whitledge, T.E., S.C. Malloy, C.J. Patton, and C.D. Wirick, 1981. Automated Nutrient Analyses in Seawater. BNL 51398. Brookhaven National Laboratory, 216 p N Y CNEU461 07/25/2025
Analysis DO-WT-CONDISPOTI88 Dissolved oxygen (DO) by Winkler titration modified per Carpenter (1965) as described by Condispoti (1898). Codispoti, L., One man's advice on the determination of dissolved oxygen in seawater, https://cdn.ioos.noaa.gov/media/2017/12/codispoti1988_oxygenprotocol_a.pdf, 1988. Based on Carpenter, J. H., Limnol. Oceanogr., 10, 135–140, 1965. N Y CNEU461 08/27/2025
Analysis pH-R-SEACARB pH calculated by R-seacarb package using dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, phosphate, temperature, salinity, and pressure inputs and total pH scale (pHT). Simone R. Alin, et al.: Seasonality and response of ocean acidification and hypoxia to major environmental anomalies in the southern Salish Sea, North America (2014–2018), Biogeosciences, 21, 1639–1673, 2024. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-1639-2024 N Y CNEU461 08/27/2025
Analysis OIA 1677-09 Available Cyanide by Ligand Exchange and Flow Injection Analysis (FIA), 2010 Revision. OI Analytical, College Station, TX; approved by EPA per 40 CFR 136.3(b)(27)(i). N Y CNEU461 09/22/2025
Preparation RYDIN2000-AlB-P-Dig Total Phosphorus Digestion (NaOH) of Al-Bound Fraction Rydin, Emil, Brian Huser and Eugene B. Welch, 2000. Amount of Phosphorus Inactivated by Alum Treatments in Washington Lakes, Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 45, No. 1 (Jan., 2000), pp. 226-230 and Psenner, R., et al., 1988. N Y CNEU461 10/30/2025
Preparation RYDIN2000-P-FinalDig Total Phosphorus Digestion of Final Extract Rydin, Emil, Brian Huser and Eugene B. Welch, 2000. Amount of Phosphorus Inactivated by Alum Treatments in Washington Lakes, Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 45, No. 1 (Jan., 2000), pp. 226-230 and Psenner, R., et al., 1988. N Y CNEU461 10/30/2025
Analysis Kasinak2015 Benchtop fluorometry of phycocyanin as a rapid approach for estimating cyanobacterial biovolume. Kasinak, J.E., et al., 2015. Benchtop fluorometry of phycocyanin as a rapid approach for estimating cyanobacterial biovolume. J. Plankton Res. (2015) 37(1): 248–257. N Y CNEU461 11/03/2025
Analysis HASL-300-Po-02-RC Polonium in Water, Vegetation, Soil, and Air Filters The Procedures Manual of the Environmental Measurements Laboratory (EML), Volumes I & II, 28th Edition, US Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Measurements Laboratory, Washington, D.C., HASL-300, February 1997 N Y Po-02-RC, USDOE-Po-02-RC CNEU461 11/04/2025
Measurement TURB-SENSOR Turbidity sensor or probe used in-situ N Y CNEU461 01/13/2026
Analysis TURB-SampleCell Turbidity meter, cuvette style where sample is removed from the environment and poured into sample cell inserted into meter. N Y CNEU461 01/13/2026
Preparation QuEChERS Mini-Multiresidue Method for the Extraction of Residues Determination of Pesticide Residues Using GC-MS and/or LC-MS/MS Following Acetonitrile Extraction/Partitioning and Clean-up by Dispersive SPE (QuEChERS-method), European prEN 15662 N Y CNEU461 02/12/2026
Collection Lysimeter-Suction Suction, vacuum, or porous cup lysimeter N Y CNEU461 02/12/2026
Collection Lysimeter-Gravity Gravity, zero-tension, or passive lysimeter N Y CNEU461 02/12/2026
Collection VHG-SW-GW-Piezometer Vertical hydraulic gradient between surface water and groundwater by instream piezometer. N Y VHG-S-GW-Piezo CNEU461 03/12/2026
Collection PassivePED-LPDE LPDE Polymeric Sampling Device or Polyethylene Device (PED) for passive equilibration sampling over a specific time interval. Typically a sheet of LDPE in a pouch or metal frame or as a strip in lab ex situ testing. See result comments in dataset for specific device configuration. N Y CNEU461 03/19/2026
Collection PassiveSPMD Semi-Permeable Membrane Device (SPMD) for passive accumulation sampling over a specific time interval. Typically a thin walled, lay flat, non-porous, LDPE membrane tubing containing a thin film of lipid. See result comments in dataset for specific device configuration. N Y CNEU461 03/19/2026
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