Contents of the
                                  BSP_PARM.DAT
                                     file

                                  Version 1.0
                                    09/12/96

           There is one record (line) for each of 34 constituents.

         The file is arranged by constituent group name (columns 1-3).


Columns  Format  Contents

  1-3      A3    Constituent group name (used as suffix to ASCII BSP files
                       for measurement bias and precision data).
   4       1X    Blank.
  5-12     A8    Constituent short name.
 13-16     4X    Blanks.
 17-21     I5    Constituent parameter code.
 22-23     2X    Blanks.
 24-79     A56   Constituent long name containing the chemical expression
                 and units.


Format descriptions:

   In    an integer field n columns wide.
   An    a character field n columns wide.
   1X    a single blank column.