Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Frank T. Manheim Originator: Laura Hayes Publication_Date: 2002 Title: Sediment Database and Geochemical Assessment of Lake Pontchartrain Basin Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper Issue_Identification: PP-1634 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: Chapter J Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1634 Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1634j/ Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Frank T. Manheim (editor) Originator: Laura Hayes (editor) Publication_Date: 2002 Title: Lake Pontchartrain Basin: bottom sediments and related environmental resources Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular data Series_Information: Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper Issue_Identification: PP-1634 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1634 Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1634/ Description: Abstract: Detailed chemical, station (source and documentation, sample locations), and texture data are provided for bottom sediments of Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana. The sediment data are provided as spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel), database (Microsoft Access), and tab-delimited files on CD-ROM and web site. The browser format is the same for both mediums. These data are in the form of appendixes at the end of the report, which provides extensive supporting data, interpretive diagrams, and discussion. The data were obtained from a variety of sources: published reports, theses, unpublished data from agencies and organizations in Louisiana, and Federal agencies such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, NOAA, National Status and Trends benthic surveillance program, and U.S. Geological Survey (publications and new field data). Purpose: The data are preliminary results of a project to develop a comprehensive database of chemical and environmental information on sediments from Lake Pontchartrain, LA, and surrounding water bodies. The goal is to evaluate all data for reliability and comparability, make them widely accessible to all users, and interpret the data with respect to the environmental status of these important estuaries. It is part of a larger 5-year research program investigating the geological framework of Lake Pontchartrain, LA (FY 1994-FY 1999), begun by S.J. Williams and currently under overall leadership of J.L. Kindinger (USGS, St. Petersburg, FL). Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1963 Ending_Date: 1998 Currentness_Reference: sample collection period Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.75 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -89.25 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.42 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.75 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:67df2f31-8a5d-4c20-8274-f70268d6ea13 Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: geochemistry Theme_Keyword: limnology Theme_Keyword: unconsolidated deposits Theme_Keyword: grain-size analysis Theme_Keyword: datasets Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Place_Keyword: Mississippi Sound - Lake Borgne Place_Keyword: Lake Pontchartrain Place_Keyword: Lake Maurepas Place_Keyword: Intracoastal Waterway Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Augmented FIPS 10-4 and FIPS 6-4 Place_Keyword: f22105 = Tangipahoa Place_Keyword: f22063 = Livingston Place_Keyword: f22095 = St. John the Baptist Place_Keyword: f22051 = Jefferson Place_Keyword: f22071 = Orleans Place_Keyword: f22103 = St. Tammany Access_Constraints: none Use_Constraints: none Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Frank T Manheim Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, ER Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: Mail Stop 954 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive City: Reston State_or_Province: VA Postal_Code: 20192 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6150 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703-648-6252 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fmanheim@usgs.gov Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1634j/images/headmap.gif Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Labeled map of station locations with inset showing general area of the study, 597x385 pixels, 29k bytes Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF Data_Set_Credit: Special acknowledgment is given here to S.J. Williams (Chief Scientist of the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Reston, VA) who provided the initial opportunity for this database development and supplied extensive documents that permitted initiation of data entry. J.L. Kindinger (USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program, St. Petersburg, FL) provided cooperation throughout the work. A.G. McIntire (now U.S. Bureau of Census, Geography - TIGER Mapping Branch, Upper Marlboro, MD) entered many of the early data sets, converted the database to an initial Microsoft® Access format, and created many of the illustrations in the preliminary publication (Manheim, Hayes, and McIntire, 1998). G.C. Flowers (Tulane University Department of Geology, New Orleans, LA) provided an important unpublished electronic data set. We are grateful for the cooperation of J. Macauley and L. Harwell (US EPA, EMAP Program, Gulf Breeze, FL) for providing unpublished data and clarifying many details about the EMAP data for southern Louisiana estuaries. Finally, we are indebted to the many organizations and participants listed in Participants and Cooperators for the data and cooperation. Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: A variety of methods were used to analyze the accuracy and suitability of data for their intended purposes. These are described in detail in the report, but include knowledgeable assessment of expected relationships among geochemical measures, inspection of the range of values present, bivariate plots of related measures, and comparison of nearby samples for anomalies. Assessments of the quality of individual measurements are included in the data as ancillary attributes; the report refers to these as "quality-control fields". The designation "W" in quality-control fields placed adjacent to data fields in the full database warns that the data in question appear to show unresolvable anomalies. "0" in a concentration field means that the constituent was analyzed and found to have a concentration below the detection limit for the method utilized. (Zeros are different, therefore, from blank fields, which show that the constituent was not measured). Other remarks in the quality-control fields provide comments relating to the data that may be helpful in interpreting or further evaluating the data. See appendix B for further explanations on quality control and codes. Logical_Consistency_Report: The data in this study have been acquired from historical sources as well as from ongoing field programs. It is not feasible to apply the standard quality-control protocols that check on the details of sampling and analytical methodology (see Baker and Kravitz, 1992) to heterogeneous data. To rescue data while minimizing problems associated with data comparability, special batch screening techniques were used to identify and call attention to data that have unresolved problems. Although such tests do not necessarily prove that the data are in error, they alert users to data that should be reevaluated or confirmed before use in environmental characterization. Completeness_Report: The report includes sample location maps (as images) that indicate the general distribution of analytical data. Empty cell values in tables indicate analyses that were not obtained from the given location. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Some latitudes and longitudes listed for stations near New Orleans were found to plot on land, rather than offshore. Fortunately, supplementary site descriptions available in the original reference made better site identification possible in this case. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Byrne, C.J. Originator: DeLeon, I.R. Publication_Date: 1986 Title: Trace metal residues in biota and sediments from Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana Series_Information: Series_Name: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Issue_Identification: 37 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Information unavailable from original metadata Publisher: University of New Orleans (UNO) / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1986 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Byrne and DeLeon, 1986 Source_Contribution: Inorganic and organic chemical data: 3 sediment surface samples collected in 1980 Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Byrne, C.J. Originator: DeLeon, I.R. Publication_Date: 1987 Title: Contribution of heavy metals from municipal runoff to the sediments of Lake Pontchartrain Series_Information: Series_Name: Chemosphere Issue_Identification: 16:10-12 Other_Citation_Details: University of New Orleans (UNO) / Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1987 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Byrne and DeLeon, 1987 Source_Contribution: Inorganic and organic chemical data: 8 sediment surface samples collected with a petit ponar dredge, inorganic data included. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Childers, G.W. Publication_Date: 1985 Title: A baseline study of the water quality and selected faunal communities in Lake Maurepas, its major tributaries, and Pass Manchac Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Hammond, LA Publisher: Southeastern Louisiana University Department of Biological Sciences Other_Citation_Details: Southeastern Louisiana University / Louisiana Department of Natural Resources- Coastal Zone Management Division (LDNR-CZMD) Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1985 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Childers, 1985 Source_Contribution: Sediment texture data: 70 sediment surface samples collected with a petite ponar dredge from 1983-84, grain size data included Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Crocker, J.A. Publication_Date: 1988 Title: Sediment deposition in Lake Pontchartrain from the 1973 Bonnet Carré Spillway operation Publication_Information: Publication_Place: New Orleans, LA Publisher: University of New Orleans Department of Geology and Geophysics Other_Citation_Details: M.Sc. thesis Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1988 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Crocker, 1988 Source_Contribution: Sediment texture data from the Bonnet Carre Spillway: 60 sediment core samples collected, grain size data included Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Demcheck, D.K. Originator: Garrison, C.R. Originator: McGee, B.D. Publication_Date: 1996 Title: Selected water-quality data for the lower Mississippi River, Bonnet Carré Spillway, and Lake Pontchartrain area, Louisiana, April through June 1994 and 1974-84 Series_Information: Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 96-652-A Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr96652A Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr96652A Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1996 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Demcheck and others, 1996 Source_Contribution: Inorganic and organic chemical analyses on bottom sediments and suspensates in the vicinity of the Bonnet Carre Spillway: 19 sediment surface samples collected with a petite ponar grab in 1994, inorganic and organic data included. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Dunbar, J.B. Originator: Blaes, M.R. Originator: Dueitt, S.E. Originator: May, J.R. Publication_Date: 1995 Title: Geological investigation of the Mississippi River deltaic plain Series_Information: Series_Name: Technical Report Issue_Identification: GL-84-15 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Vicksburg, MS Publisher: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1995 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Dunbar and others, 1995 Source_Contribution: Sediment texture and drill core data: 9 sediment samples collected, grain size data included Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Ferrario, J.B. Originator: Lawler, G.C. Originator: DeLeon, I.R. Originator: Laseter, J.L. Publication_Date: 1985 Title: Volatile organic pollutants in biota and sediments of Lake Pontchartrain Series_Information: Series_Name: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Issue_Identification: 34 Other_Citation_Details: University of New Orleans (UNO) / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1985 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Ferrario and others, 1985 Source_Contribution: Sediment descriptions: 3 sediment surface samples collected in 1980 Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Flocks, J.G. Publication_Date: 1998 Title: New field sampling techniques and data description Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Manheim, F.T. (ed.) Publication_Date: 1998 Title: Lake Pontchartrain Basin: Bottom sediments and regional scientific and educational resources Series_Information: Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 98-805 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr98805 Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr98805 Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1998 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Flocks, 1998 Source_Contribution: Vibracore locations and petrology: 158 vibracore samples collected from 1995-97, lithologic descriptions/grain size data included Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Flowers, G.C. Publication_Date: 1987 Title: (unpublished data from Tulane University Department of Geology) Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1987 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Flowers, G.C., 1987 (unpublished) Source_Contribution: Inorganic chemical, texture, and organic carbon data: 121 sediment samples collected, inorganic and grain size data included Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Landrum, K.E. Publication_Date: 1995 Title: Trace metal variability of estuarine sediments, St. Bernard Geomorphic Region, Louisiana Series_Information: Series_Name: Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions Issue_Identification: 45 Other_Citation_Details: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1995 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Landrum, 1994 Source_Contribution: Metals and texture data: 115 sediment surface samples collected with an Eckman mechanical grab, inorganics, organic carbon, and grain size data included Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Louisiana Department of Environmental Qualiry Publication_Date: 1989 Title: Impact assessment of Bayou Trepagnier Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Baton Rouge, LA Publisher: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Water Resources, Water Pollution Control Division Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1989 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: LDEQ, 1989 Source_Contribution: Inorganic and organic chemical data: 138 sediment core samples collected in 1986, inorganic data included Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Macauley, J.M. Originator: Summers, J.K. Publication_Date: 1998 Title: Environmental Monitoring Assessment Program (EMAP) Louisiana Province Database Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Information unavailable from original metadata Publisher: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1998 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Macauley and Summers, 1998 Source_Contribution: Inorganic, organic chemical data, partial texture data: 326 sediment surface samples collected with a Van Veen grab in 1991-94; inorganic, organic, and grain size data included Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Marot, M. Originator: Holmes, C.W. Publication_Date: unknown Title: (data in review) Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1998 Source_Currentness_Reference: date data obtained Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Marot, M., and Holmes, C.W., in review Source_Contribution: Metals and texture: 162 sediment samples collected with box corer and piston corer from 1996 through 1998, inorganic data included Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: McFall, J.P. Originator: Antoine, S.R. Originator: DeLeon, I.R. Publication_Date: 1985 Title: Base-neutral extractable organic pollutants in biota and sediments from Lake Pontchartrain Series_Information: Series_Name: Chemosphere Issue_Identification: 14:10 Other_Citation_Details: University of New Orleans (UNO) / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1985 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: McFall and others, 1985 Source_Contribution: Sediment descriptions from peripheral waterways: 3 sediment surface samples collected in 1980, with organic data Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Roberts, D.W. Publication_Date: 1981 Title: Structure and function of nearshore and open lake benthic communities in Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Baton Rouge, LA Publisher: Louisiana State University Other_Citation_Details: M.Sc. thesis Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1981 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Roberts, 1981 Source_Contribution: Texture: 10 sediment surface samples collected with a spade corer, grain size data included Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Sarkar, Satavisa Publication_Date: 1995 Title: Heavy metal transport from Bayou Trepagnier into Lake Pontchartrain Publication_Information: Publication_Place: New Orleans, LA Publisher: Tulane University Other_Citation_Details: M.Sc. thesis Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1995 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Sarkar, 1995 Source_Contribution: Metals and texture data: 37 sediment surface samples collected Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Schurtz, M.H. Originator: St. Pé, K.M. Publication_Date: 1984 Title: Report on interim findings: Water quality investigation of environmental conditions in Lake Pontchartrain Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Information unavailable from original metadata Publisher: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Water Pollution Control Division Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1984 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Schurtz and St. Pé, 1984 Source_Contribution: Inorganic and organic chemical data: 51 sediment surface samples collected with a petite ponar in 1982-83, inorganic and organic data included Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Sikora, W.B. Originator: Sikora, J.P. Publication_Date: 1982 Title: Ecological characterization of the benthic community of Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Baton Rouge, LA Publisher: Louisiana State University, Coastal Ecology Laboratory, Center for Wetlands Resources Other_Citation_Details: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1982 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Sikora and Sikora, 1982 Source_Contribution: Organic carbon and sediment density: 86 samples from sediment cores collected with a box corer, organic carbon data included Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Tarver, J.W. Originator: Dugas, R.J. Publication_Date: 1973 Title: A study of the clam, Rangia cuneata, in Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas Series_Information: Series_Name: Technical Bulletin Issue_Identification: 5 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Information unavailable from original metadata Publisher: Louisiana Wild Life and Fisheries Commission; Oyster, Water Bottoms and Seafoods Division Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1973 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Tarver and Dugas, 1973 Source_Contribution: Texture data: 15 sediment surface samples collected with a Peterson dredge Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Tarver, J.W. Originator: Savoie, L.B. Publication_Date: 1976 Title: An inventory and study of the Lake Pontchartrain-Lake Maurepas estuarine complex Series_Information: Series_Name: Technical Bulletin Issue_Identification: 10 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Information unavailable from original metadata Publisher: Louisiana Wild Life and Fisheries Commission; Oyster, Water Bottoms and Seafoods Division Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1976 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Tarver and Savoie, 1976 Source_Contribution: Texture data from 198 sediment surface samples, grain size data included Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Voyksner, R.D. Publication_Date: 1985 Title: Final report: Analysis of metals and organics in sediment and biota Series_Information: Series_Name: Research Triangle Institute report Issue_Identification: RTI/2830/00-01Q Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Research Triangle Park, NC Publisher: Research Triangle Institute Other_Citation_Details: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1985 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Voyksner, 1985 Source_Contribution: Lake Borgne metals and organic chemical data (1 sample collected in 1984) Process_Step: Process_Description: The development of the current database involved four phases: 1) Discussions and interactions with knowledgeable individuals and agencies to identify and retrieve pertinent data from many sources, including unpublished data, 2) Selection and augmentation of a data dictionary to provide consistent field/parameter definitions and background documentation, 3) Encoding and integration of the data tables in a master flat-file database system involving eight basic tables linked by unique sample identification codes, 4) Selective querying, mapping, and interpretation of the data with the help of standard data sets to identify potential outliers and quality problems and to identify key geochemical and environmental relationships and processes. Environmental issues include linking the chemical data to bulk sediment toxicity criteria, searching for possible contaminant sources, and identifying transport and geochemical processes. The in-depth inventory and assessment was only possible with the help of many partners and cooperators. The processing of the information took place from 1996 to 2001. The process date reflects the most recent date. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Byrne and DeLeon, 1986 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Byrne and DeLeon, 1987 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Childers, 1985 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Crocker, 1988 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Demcheck and others, 1996 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Dunbar and others, 1995 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Ferrario and others, 1985 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Flocks, 1998 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Flowers, G.C., 1987 (unpublished) Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Landrum, 1994 (see also Landrum, 1995) Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: LDEQ, 1989 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Macauley and Summers, 1998 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Marot, M., and Holmes, C.W., in review Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: McFall and others, 1985 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Roberts, 1981 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Sarkar, 1995 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Schurtz and St. Pé, 1984 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Sikora and Sikora, 1982 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Tarver and Dugas, 1973 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Tarver and Savoie, 1976 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Voyksner, 1985 Process_Date: 2001 Process_Step: Process_Description: Peter Schweitzer made improvements to the metadata file for inclusion into GEO-NSDI web accessible folder. Without access to the original metadata file, it's difficult to discern what edits he made to the original metadata. Process_Date: 20160614 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Peter N. Schweitzer Contact_Position: Collection manager, USGS Geoscience Data Clearinghouse, http://geo-nsdi.er.usgs.gov/ Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: Mail Stop 954 National Center U.S. Geological Survey 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive City: Reston State_or_Province: VA Postal_Code: 20192 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (703) 648-6533 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (703) 648-6560 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pschweitzer@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Edits to the metadata were made to fix any errors that MP v 2.9.50 flagged. This is necessary to enable the metadata to be successfully harvested for various data catalogs. Minor edits to the structure of the metadata were performed such as removing extra carriage returns. Numerous edits were made in the entity and attribute section to add expected elements to eliminate parsing error messages. This often meant adding the text "Information unavailable from original metadata" for those required fields that were absent. The DOI link was added to the identification section as well as to some cross-references. Added access instructions for the online resources. The metadata date (but not the metadata creator - which Peter set to himself) was edited to reflect the date of these changes. The metadata available from a harvester may supersede metadata bundled within a download file. Compare the metadata dates to determine which metadata file is most recent. Additional edits were probably made to the original metadata by someone else who did not document what they changed. (20210412) Tweaked a thesaurus name (20211117). Process_Date: 20211117 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross Contact_Position: Marine Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1593 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983 Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Station Entity_Type_Definition: table in the database Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: UNIQUE_ID Attribute_Definition: Database ID unique to this specific sample; assigned by USGS; used to link data between tables Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2811 Attribute: Attribute_Label: ORIGNL_ID Attribute_Definition: If this data is taken from a previous data compilation, enter the unique ID NUMBER within the other database that refers to this data. See ORIG_STATN for original station name. Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: This is a complex text containing sample identification codes. Frequently several codes are given in each field, separated by commas. Several different sample identification schemes are represented among the samples. Attribute: Attribute_Label: ORIGL_FILE Attribute_Definition: Database file name from which this specific sample came (see ORIG_DB_NM for name of entire database) Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: "SED_CHEM, SEDGRAIN" Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: LATITUDE Attribute_Definition: Latitude in decimal-degrees (south latitudes are negative) Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 29.2 Range_Domain_Maximum: 30.37343245 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: LAT_DEG_N Attribute_Definition: degrees of latitude in whole degrees (if originally reported that way) Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 29 Range_Domain_Maximum: 30 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degrees of arc Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: LAT_MIN_N Attribute_Definition: minutes of latitude in whole or decimal units (if originally reported that way) Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 59 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: minutes of arc Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: LAT_SEC_N Attribute_Definition: seconds of latitude in whole or decimal units (if originally reported that way) Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 59 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: arc-seconds Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: LAT_ORIG Attribute_Definition: format and precision of originally recorded latitude (indicate format and significant digits, e.g.. ddmmss.s; dd.dddd) Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: ddmm.mm Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: degrees and decimal minutes, to 0.01 minutes Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: ddmm.mmm Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: degrees and decimal minutes, to 0.001 minutes Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: ddmmss Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: degrees, minutes, and seconds Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Location specified in the original report as decimal degrees Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE Attribute_Definition: Longitude in decimal-degrees (West longitude is depicted by negative values.) Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -88.67 Range_Domain_Maximum: -92.76417 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: LON_DEG_W Attribute_Definition: degrees of longitude (West) in whole degrees (if originally reported that way) Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 88 Range_Domain_Maximum: 92 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degrees of arc Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: -90 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: probably supposed to be 90 degrees W Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: LON_MIN_W Attribute_Definition: minutes of longitude (West) in whole or decimal minutes (if originally reported that way) Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 59 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: minutes of arc Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: LON_SEC_W Attribute_Definition: seconds of longitude (West) in whole or decimal units (if originally reported that way) Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 59 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: arc-seconds Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: LON_ORIG Attribute_Definition: format and precision of originally recorded longitude (west), eg. ddmmss.s; dd.dddd; ffffff Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: ddmm.mm Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: degrees and decimal minutes, to 0.01 minutes Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: ddmm.mmm Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: degrees and decimal minutes, to 0.001 minutes Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: ddmmss Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: degrees, minutes, and seconds Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Location specified in the original report as decimal degrees Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: ORIG_LOC Attribute_Definition: Original location if given in units other than latitude and longitude (e.g., State Plane or distance from a point) Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Most values contain two numbers that cannot be latitude and longitude, two contain descriptive textual information. Attribute: Attribute_Label: NAV_MODE Attribute_Definition: Navigational system used, e.g. LORAN C, GPS, triangulation, read from a sketch map Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: "the LORAN C coordinates in fields 8 & 13 were e-mailed to AGM by G.Flowers on 4-28-97. the coordinates in fields 7 & 12 were calculated by AGM from a faxed copy of figure 1 of Sarkar's thesis (see file""SSCONVERT.DOC"" for full details)" Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: not known Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: SOUNDING_M Attribute_Definition: Measured depth of water overlying sediment at sample time, in meters Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 14 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: SNDNG_ORIG Attribute_Definition: Measured depth of water overlying sediment at sample time, in original units if other than meters Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 26 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: SNDG_UNITS Attribute_Definition: Depth units for SNDG_ORIG (meters, feet, fathoms, etc.) Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: feet Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: ft Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: feet Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: AGNC1_SPON Attribute_Definition: Agency or researcher sponsoring or publishing the work, see listing for abbreviations Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: LDEQ Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: LDEQ-OWR-WPCD Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality - Office of Water Resources - Water Pollution Control Division Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: LDNR-CZMD Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Louisiana Department of Natural Resources - Coastal Zone Management Division Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: LSU Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Louisiana State University Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: UNO Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: University of New Orleans Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: USEPA Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: United States Environmental Protection Agency Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: USACE Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: United States Army Corps of Engineers Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: USGS Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: United States Geological Survey Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: USGS - WRD Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: United States Geological Survey - Water Resources Division Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: SRCE_OR_RF Attribute_Definition: Source of information, or reference (usually authors and year) Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Attribute values are the source citation abbreviations given in the Lineage of this report; each refers to the corresponding data source. Attribute: Attribute_Label: COM_ON_REF Attribute_Definition: Any comments about reference from which data was entered Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: self-explanatory text Attribute: Attribute_Label: ORIG_DB_NM Attribute_Definition: If this data is taken from another data compilation or database, enter the NAME of that database here. Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: "EMAP-Estuaries Province Level Database, Louisianian Province 1991-1994" Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: PROJ_NAME Attribute_Definition: ID when data source/study is part of a larger study or of a regulatory action Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: EMAP Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: STATE_NAME Attribute_Definition: Name of state encompassing sample location Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Louisiana Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: information not provided Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: GEN_LOC_NM Attribute_Definition: General location name (enough to easily locate on a state map) Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Common name given as text. Attribute: Attribute_Label: SPECFC_LOC Attribute_Definition: Specific location (nearest name on a 1:25,000 NOAA-type Chart) Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Self-explanatory text describing geographic location with reference to named places. Attribute: Attribute_Label: AREA_CODE Attribute_Definition: An alphabetical code created to identify approximate sample location for data analysis. Codes correspond to areas within the lakes and waterways. For further information, see http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1634j/html/area_cd.htm Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: BLaBr Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bayou LaBranche Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: BretS Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Breton Sound Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: BTrep Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bayou Trepagnier Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: CMent Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Chef Menteur Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: EngCa Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Engineers Canal Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: ICW Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Intracoastal Waterway Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: IHNC Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: LBorg Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lake Borgne Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: LMaur Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lake Maurepas Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: LP Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lake Pontchartrain Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: LP-BC Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lake Pontchartrain, Bonnet Carre Region Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: LP-CE Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lake Pontchartrain, central region east of Causeway Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: LP-CW Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lake Pontchartrain, central region west of Causeway Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: LP-NO Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans region Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: LP-NS Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lake Pontchartrain, north shore region Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: LP-PH Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lake Pontchartrain, Pointe aux Herbes region Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: LP-RG Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lake Pontchartrain, Rigolets region Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: LP-WS Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lake Pontchartrain, west shore region Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: MissB Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mississippi Bayou Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: MRGO Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mississippi River Gulf Outlet Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Rigol Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rigolets Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: AREA_CD_SQ Attribute_Definition: A numerical code derived from an index grid used in analysis. This index provides a convenient way to search or sort data from specific localities covered by the database. Each grid square is approx 7.5 sq-km. For further information, see http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1634j/html/area_cd2.htm Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 88 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: LOC_CMMNTS Attribute_Definition: Any additional information pertinent to sample location (e.g., exposed mud flat, ) and any correction made to previously recorded locations Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Self-explanatory text. Attribute: Attribute_Label: SAMP_DAY1 Attribute_Definition: Day of the month sample collected from the natural environment began Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 31 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: day Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: MO1 Attribute_Definition: Month sample collected from the natural environment began Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: January Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: February Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: March Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: April Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: May Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: June Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: July Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: August Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: September Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: October Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 11 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: November Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: December Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: date not specified Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: YEAR1 Attribute_Definition: Year sample collected from the natural environment began Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1972 Range_Domain_Maximum: 1998 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: year Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: TO_SMP_DA2 Attribute_Definition: Ending day sample collected from the natural environment finished Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 23 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 23rd day of the month? Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: MO2 Attribute_Definition: Ending month sample collected from the natural environment finished Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: June Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: October Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: date not specified Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: YEAR2 Attribute_Definition: Ending year sample collected from the natural environment finished Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1980 Range_Domain_Maximum: 1984 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: year Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: DATE_Q Attribute_Definition: Qualifier for date Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: No date stated for sediment analysis Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: HOUR1 Attribute_Definition: Hour sample collected from natural environment Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 11 Range_Domain_Maximum: 13 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: hour of day Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: MIN1 Attribute_Definition: Minute sample collected from natural environment Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 55 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: minutes Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: time not available Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: SAMP_DATE1 Attribute_Definition: Use with caution. Date that sample collection began (Example: Month-Year, or Month-Day-Year) This is a combination of SAMP_DAY1, MO1 and YEAR1. Note that formatted dates are subject to manipulation by computer software. Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Dates are given as dd/mm/yy where dd and mm may consist of only one digit. Attribute: Attribute_Label: TO_SMP_DT2 Attribute_Definition: Use with caution. Date that sample collection was completed (Example: Month-Year, or Month-Day-Year) This is a combination of TO_SMP_DA2, MO2 and YEAR2. Note that formatted dates are subject to manipulation by computer software. Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6/1/80 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: June 1, 1980 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10/23/84 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: October 23, 1984 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: ORIG_STATN Attribute_Definition: Name or number of station at which sample collected Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Many of the values are integer numbers, but some are codes with letters and numbers, or comments. Attribute: Attribute_Label: SMPLNG_DEV Attribute_Definition: Device used to collect the sample Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: """a coring device""" Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: "0.1 m^2 box corer, subsampled using a 4.25 inch polycarbonate core liner" Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Box corer Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Eckman mechanical grab sampler Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Peterson dredge Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Petite ponar Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Petite Ponar dredge Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Petite ponar dredge Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Petite ponar grab Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: piston corer Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: scoop sampler Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: spade corer Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: unknown Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: unknown corer Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Van Veen Grab Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Vibracore Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: SAMPL_TYPE Attribute_Definition: Materials in sample analyzed (in current database, each sample is sediment) Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: none Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: not available Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: sediment Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: sediment sample Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: DPTH_N_COR Attribute_Definition: The depth of the sample in the sediment if only one number is given, or words if no numerical value is given (e.g., 2 cm; surface) in units of cm Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Many of the fields contain a number, but some contain comments such as "bottom" or a depth range indicated by two numbers separated by a hyphen. Some fields contain units as well. Some fields are empty. Attribute: Attribute_Label: CORE_LENGT Attribute_Definition: Text field showing the total length of the core and its units. Note that the units are not standardized. Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Values contain a number followed by "m" (meters) or "inches". Some lack units. Attribute: Attribute_Label: DEPTH_TOP Attribute_Definition: Depth interval, TOP of Core or sample (cm) Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 144 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: DEPTH_BTTM Attribute_Definition: Depth interval, BOTTOM of Core or sample (cm) Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 7 Range_Domain_Maximum: 505 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: ORIG_UNITS Attribute_Definition: The original units of the depth of the sample in the sediment when not centimeters Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: inches Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: DPTH_CODE Attribute_Definition: Code designating the general depth in the sediment of the sample, e.g., surface, core. Data in this field is derived from other fields and is primarily for use in data analysis. Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Core Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Surface Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Surface of core Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: COMPS_SCHM Attribute_Definition: Describe how sample was combined if analysis was done on composite of samples taken from differing depths or cores Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: """Three samples were taken at each location and homogenized by mixing using plastic utensils.""" Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: sample is a homogenate composed of the surficial 2 cm from several grabs (see methods field in grain size table for additional comments) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: sample not combined with others Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: GEN_CMMNTS Attribute_Definition: Any additional information that may help in interpreting data, locating sample in a series, or characterizing sample Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: BASE Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Stations that were randomly selected based on EMAP sampling design (grid). Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: INDEX Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Stations that were paired with small estuary and tidal river base sites. They were intended to represent the area of sediment deposition with the estuary or river. Not random. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: ITE Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Indicator Testing and Evaluation Sites - only for 1991. Selected specifically to test indicators' ability to discriminate between degraded and reference sites. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SUPPL Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Stations that were randomly selected by using the EMAP grid design and reducing it to fit within a single estuary. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: QA/QC Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The replicate sampling of a base station (exact location) within a short time span. (Collection methods quality reference.) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: REP-91 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Between-year replicates of 1991 base sites. These 1991 sites were sampled every year to represent variation and long term trends. (No within-year replicates, see next definition.) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: REP-9? Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Randomly selected sites that are "near-by" to one another to evaluate variability within a given area (for example, within a hexagon or small estuary). Used to test the EMAP design. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: VARIANCE Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Trend sites selected to evaluate variation and long term trends (selected in addition to the REP-91 sites). Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: DESCRIPTN Attribute_Definition: Any text describing the sample's appearance Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: This is a long text field intended to be self-explanatory. Attribute: Attribute_Label: EST_VL_MAT Attribute_Definition: Volume of material to be dredged and needing disposal when sample is from a dredge permit application Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: """at least 200cc" Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: MTS_INGNCS Attribute_Definition: Y/N answer to indicate whether data for metals and other inorganic parameters are present elsewhere in this database; occasionally contains additional information. Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: n Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: no Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: no; see Byrne Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: qualified no Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: y Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: yes Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: ORG_CNTAMS Attribute_Definition: Y/N answer to indicate whether Organic Contaminants data are present elsewhere in this database; occasionally contains additional information. Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: n Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: no Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: no: see McFall et al Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: qualified no Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: y Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: yes Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: GRAIN_SIZE Attribute_Definition: Y/N answer to indicate whether Grain Size or related physical properties are present elsewhere in this database; occasionally contains additional information. Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: n Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: no Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: y Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: yes Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: BIOASSAY Attribute_Definition: Y/N answer to indicate whether Bioassay data were collected in conjunction with collection of the sediment sample recorded in this database Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: n Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: bioassay data not collected Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: y Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: bioassay data were collected Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: OTHR_N_REF Attribute_Definition: Whether any other types of analysis are documented in the reference but not recorded in this database Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: n Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: no other analyses were found Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: y Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: additional analyses were found Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: we do not know whether other analyses are documented in the reference Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: CMNTS_OTHR Attribute_Definition: Brief summary of any other types of analysis documented in the reference but not recorded in this database Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: "6 water microbiology parameters, 5 sediment microbiological parameters, benthic invertebrate analysis, 60 species of fish collected" Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: "Toxicity Test Data, Water Quality Vertical Profile, Benthic Data, Fish/Invertebrate Data" Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: benthic fauna counts Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: DTA_ENT_DA Attribute_Definition: Day that data was entered into the database table Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 4 Range_Domain_Maximum: 31 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: day of the month Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: DTA_ENT_MO Attribute_Definition: Month that data was entered into the database table Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: January Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: February Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: April Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: May Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: August Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: September Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: October Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 11 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: November Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: December Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: DTA_ENT_YR Attribute_Definition: Year that data was entered into the database table Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1996 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2000 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: year Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: ENTRY_DATE Attribute_Definition: Date (formatted) that data was entered into the database table Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Dates are given as dd/mm/yy where dd and mm may consist of only one digit. Attribute: Attribute_Label: INIT_NTRER Attribute_Definition: Initials of the person who entered the data from the original reference or source into the database, see working dictionary for abbreviations Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: agm Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Andrew G. McIntire Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: LH Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Laura Hayes Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Inorganic Entity_Type_Definition: table in the database Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: UNIQUE_ID Attribute_Definition: Database ID unique to this specific sample; assigned by USGS; used to link data between tables Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: ANAL_TECH Attribute_Definition: Method used for analysis of each metal Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: COMMENT1 Attribute_Definition: Any further information about analysis for all or specific metals Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: AG_UG_G Attribute_Definition: Concentration of Silver (Ag) in the sample in units of µg/g. Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: AG_Q Attribute_Definition: Any qualifier information or comments about the Silver concentration; e.g. ""less than"" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made during VALIDS; indications of poor quality data; etc. Original value and units if not µg/g Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value:
3 1/2 inches"". If amount reported is cumulative, add Cum. amt. passing (or retained)' Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: phi units (-1)-0 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: CLASS_1_% Attribute_Definition: Amount (weight percent) for given class. Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: none Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: CLASS_2_DE Attribute_Definition: Description of size class for data reported in terms such as sieve mesh numbers or in inches, e.g. Class 1 might be ""5 mesh"", or "">3 1/2 inches"". If amount reported is cumulative, add ""Cuml. amt. passing (or retained)"". Attribute_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: phi units 0-1 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: (empty) Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute: Attribute_Label: CLASS_2_% Attribute_Definition: Amount (weight percent) for given class. 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Petrology of sedimentary rocks. University of Tex. 182 p." Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Data derived from fig.21 of referenced source. Figure consists of line graphs for each station showing % by weight of 12 classes of phi units. Figure was gridded and values were estimated for each class at each station. 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