Chapter 6
| Full Length Field Name | Description of Parameter and its Fields |
| Row # | Number of each row in the spreadsheet in numerical order |
| Cruise | Name or number of cruise on which sample collected |
| Full Length Field Name | Name of cruise combined with the station name and the sample interval |
| Station name | Name or number of station at which sample collected |
| Station also known as: | Station name from the cruise, or other cruises with samples taken at the same location |
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Longitude (W Decimal degrees as neg) |
Longitude in decimal-degrees (West longitude is depicted by negative values.) |
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Latitude (N decimal degrees) |
Latitude in decimal-degrees (south latitudes are negative) |
| Year sample collected | Year sample was collected from the natural environment |
| Date sample collected (Julian date) | Date when the sample was collected from the natural environment (recorded by Julian day). |
| Time (GMT) sample collected | Hour and minutes when the sample was collected from the natural environment |
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Longitude (whole degrees W) |
degrees of longitude (West) in whole degrees |
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Longitude (decimal minutes W) |
minutes of longitude (West) in decimal minutes |
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Latitude (decimal minutes N) |
minutes of latitude(North) in decimal units |
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Latitude (whole degrees N) |
degrees of latitude in whole degrees |
| water depth (m) at site | Measured depth of water overlying sediment at sample time, in original units |
| Sample Interval in sediment (cm) | The depth of the sample in the sediment in units of cm |
| Weight % Water | Percent of total wet sample weight that is water, i.e., (total wt-dry wt/wet wt)*100 |
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C. perfringens (spores/g wet sediment) |
Concentration of Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens or C. perf) in the sample in units of spores/g wet sediment (spore count per gram of wet sediment) |
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C. perfringens qualifier (spores/g wet sediment) |
Any qualifier information or comments about the C. perfringens concentrations; e.g. "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc. |
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C. perfringens (spores/g dry sediment) |
Concentration of Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens or C. perf) in the sample in units of spores/g dry sediment (spore count per gram of dry sediment) |
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C. perfringens qualifier (spores/g dry sediment) |
Any qualifier information or comments about the C. perfringens concentrations; e.g. "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc. |
| C. perf qualifier | Any qualifier information or comments about the C. perfringens concentrations; e.g. "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc. |
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Lab ID number for texture analysis (SED LAB #) |
Laboratory's ID number indicating specific sample analyzed for grain size |
| % fines | Percent dry weight reported in the fine size-class (i.e. silt and clay) |
| Verbal Equivalent of sediment texture | Text description of the non-biological part of the sediment |
| BU Lab tracking # | Laboratory's ID number indicating specific sample (for metals analysis) |
| Ag (silver) µg/g | Concentration of Silver (Ag) in the sample in units of µg/g (microgram per gram) |
| Ag qualifier | Any qualifier information or comments about the Silver concentration; e.g. "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc. |
| Ag dl | The lowest detectable concentration of Silver for this Lab and this methodology. |
| Al (aluminum) wt % | Concentration of aluminum (Al) in the sample in units of wt.% (weight percent) |
| Al qualifier | Any qualifier information or comments about the Aluminum concentration; e.g. "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc. |
| Al dl | The lowest detectable concentration of Aluminum for this Lab and this methodology. |
| Ba (barium) µg/g | Concentration of Barium (Ba) in the sample in units of µg/g (micrograms per gram) |
| Ba qualifier | Any qualifier information or comments about the Ba concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc. |
| Ba dl | The lowest detectable concentration of Ba for this Lab and this methodology. |
| Ca (calcium) wt % | Concentration of calcium (Ca) in the sample in units of wt.% (weight percent) |
| Ca qualifier | Any qualifier information or comments about the Ca concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc. |
| Ca dl | The lowest detectable concentration of Ca for this Lab and this methodology. |
| Cd (cadmium) µg/g | Concentration of Cadmium (Cd) in the sample in units of µg/g (micrograms per gram) |
| Cd qualifier | Any qualifier information or comments about the Cd concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc. |
| Cd dl | The lowest detectable concentration of Cd for this Lab and this methodology. |
| Cr (chromium) µg/g | Concentration of Chromium (Cr) in the sample in units of µg/g (micrograms per gram) |
| Cr qualifier | Any qualifier information or comments about the Cr concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc. |
| Cr dl | The lowest detectable concentration of Cr for this Lab and this methodology. |
| Cu (copper) µg/g | Concentration of Copper (Cu) in the sample in units of µg/g (micrograms per gram) |
| Cu qualifier | Any qualifier information or comments about the Cu concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc. |
| Cu dl | The lowest detectable concentration of Cu for this Lab and this methodology. |
| Fe (iron) wt. % | Concentration of iron (Fe) in the sample in units of wt.% (weight percent) |
| Fe qualifier | Any qualifier information or comments about the Fe concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc. |
| Fe dl | The lowest detectable concentration of Fe for this Lab and this methodology. |
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Hg (mercury) µg/g (NO, ppb) |
Concentration of Mercury (Hg) in the sample in units of µg/g (micrograms per gram) |
| Hg qualifier | Any qualifier information or comments about the Hg concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc. |
| Hg dl | The lowest detectable concentration of Hg for this Lab and this methodology. |
| Mn (manganese) µg/g | Concentration of Manganese (Mn) in the sample in units of µg/g (micrograms per gram) |
| Mn qualifier | Any qualifier information or comments about the Mn concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc. |
| Mn dl | The lowest detectable concentration of Mn for this Lab and this methodology. |
| Ni (nickel) µg/g | Concentration of Nickel (Ni) in the sample in units of µg/g (micrograms per gram) |
| Ni qualifier | Any qualifier information or comments about the Ni concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc. |
| Ni dl | The lowest detectable concentration of Ni for this Lab and this methodology. |
| Pb (lead ) µg/g | Concentration of Lead (Pb) in the sample in units of µg/g (micrograms per gram) |
| Pb qualifier | Any qualifier information or comments about the Pb concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc. |
| Pb dl | The lowest detectable concentration of Pb for this Lab and this methodology. |
| Ti (titanium) wt % | Concentration of titanium (Ti) in the sample in units of wt.% (weight percent) |
| Ti qualifier | Any qualifier information or comments about the Ti concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc. |
| Ti dl | The lowest detectable concentration of Ti for this Lab and this methodology. |
| V (vanadium) µg/g | Concentration of Vanadium (V) in the sample in units of µg/g (micrograms per gram) |
| V qualifier | Any qualifier information or comments about the V concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc. |
| V dl | The lowest detectable concentration of V for this Lab and this methodology. |
| Zn (zinc) µg/g | Concentration of Zinc (Zn) in the sample in units of µg/g (micrograms per gram) |
| Zn qualifier | Any qualifier information or comments about the Zn concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc. |
| Zn dl | The lowest detectable concentration of Zn for this Lab and this methodology. |
| Zr (zirconium) µg/g | Concentration of Zirconium (Zr) in the sample in units of µg/g (micrograms per gram) |
| Zr qualifier | Any qualifier information or comments about the Zr concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc. |
| Zr dl | The lowest detectable concentration of Zr for this Lab and this methodology. |
| Sed. Environ. | The sedimentary environment assigned to each sample by Knebel and Poppe (in press). |
| Side scan pattern | The side scan sonar pattern assigned to each sample by Knebel and Poppe (in press) in the process of delineating sedimentary environments. |
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Organic Carbon: Y/N (Wt %) (TOC data-Poppe) |
A yes/no indication on whether organic carbon (Corg) was measured in the samples in units of weight percent Corg. |