USGS Data Series 1045: Sediment Lithology and Radiochemistry From the Back-barrier Environments Along the Northern Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana: March 2012

Abbreviations	Definition
°C	Degree Celsius
ρ_s	Grain Density
%	Percent
Φ	Phi Particle Size Scale
φ	Porosity
θ	Water Content
ASTM	American Society for Testing and Materials
Be-7	Beryllium-7
Bi-214	Bismuth-214
BIER	Barrier Island Evolution Research
cm³	Cubic Centimeter
cm	Centimeter
CMGP	Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Cs-137	Cesium-137
Esri	Environmental Systems Research Institute
FAN	Field Activity Number
g	Gram
GPS	Global Positioning System
H₂O₂	Hydrogen Peroxide
HTML	Hypertext Markup Language
IAEA	International Atomic Energy Agency
ID	Identification
Inc.	Incorporated
JPEG (or jpg)	Joint Photographic Experts Group
K-40	Potassium-40
kB	Kilobyte
keV	Kiloelectron Volt
km	Kilometer
L_c	Critical Level
LOI	Loss On Ignition
m	Meter
MB	Megabyte
mL	Milliliter
mm	Millimeter
NAD83	North American Datum of 1983
NAVD88	North American Vertical Datum of 1988
ND	Not Detected
OM	Organic Matter
Pb-210	Lead-210
Pb-214	Lead-214
pCi/g	Picocurie Per Gram
PDF (or pdf)	Portable Document Format
Ra-226	Radium-226
s	Second
SPCMSC	St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Th-234	Thorium-234
U-238	Uranium-238
µm	Micron
USGS	United States Geological Survey
UTM	Universal Transverse Mercator
XML (or xml)	Extensible Markup Language

Abbreviations