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Parameter List for General Organics Table

The GENERAL ORGANICS TABLE contains information about the sample, analytical methods, and measured values for the most common measurements of bulk properties of organic contaminants.   The fields are organized by subcategory.  Detailed definitions are provided in the data dictionary. Data for C, H, or N is in the inorganics table.

entry identification

laboratory information

Organics testing Lab #1

Local Row or ID Number

Laboratory's sample internal ID number

Unique Sample Identifier (US#)

Laboratory's ID job number (organic contaminants)

Source of Information or Reference

Analytical technique (organic contaminants)

    

Analytical comments (organic contaminants)

    

Replicate no ___ of n (organic contaminants)

    

Total replicates n (organic contaminants)

    

Testing date (organic contaminants)

    

Test day (organic contaminants)

    

Test month (organic contaminants)

    

Test year (organic contaminants)

general organics                         

Total Volatile Solids (TVS)-EPA %

Pesticides Total µg/g

Total Volatile Solids -EPA qualifier

Pesticides Total qualifier

Total Volatile Solids (TVS)-NED %

Pesticides Total detection limitl

Volatile Solids (VS)-NED %

Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Total Parent PAH) %dry wt

VS-NED qualifier

Total PAH µg/g

Oil and Grease (O and G) %

PAH qualifier

Oil And Grease (O and G) ppm

PAH detection limit

O and G qualifier

Lipids µg/g

O and G detection limit

Others

Petroleum Hydrocarbons-total (Total PHC) %dry wt

microbial

Petroleum Hydrocarbons-total (Total PHC) µg/g

Clostridium perfringens spores/g

PHC qualifier

Clostridium perfringens qualifier

PHC detection limit

Clostridium perfringens detection limit

PCB's (Total Polychlorinated biphenyls) µg/g

organotins

PCB's qualifier

Monobutyl tin ppb

PCB's detection limit

Dibutyl tin ppb

DDT total µg/g

Tributyl tin ppb

DDT total qualifier

Tetrabutyl tin ppb

DDT total detection limit

    


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