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Variable Codes in Numeric Order APPENDIX IV DATE ISSUED 2002-01-17

Code Alpha Description No. Dec Abbrev. Units Method 00120 SUM OF CATIONS 3 SUM OF CATIONS MEQ/L   00125 SUM OF ANIONS 3 SUM OF ANIONS MEQ/L   00190 INTERGRATED SAMPLE CODE IS FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY 0 INTEG.SAMPLE N/A VERTICAL (V), HORIZONTAL (H),TIME (T) * 01000 HYDROGEN SULPHIDE 2 H2S MEQ/L mg/L 02003 ABSORBANCE @ 340 NM 1 A340 ABS*1000 SPECTROPHOTO ABSORBANCE 02004 ABSORBANCE @ 440 NM 1 A440 ABS*1000 SPECTROPHOTO ABSORBANCE 02005 ABSORBANCE @ 740 NM 1 A740 ABS*1000 SPECTROPHOTO ABSORBANCE 02006 ABSORBANCE CO-EFFICIENT @ 340 NM 1 G340 m CALCULATED VALUE ABSORBANCES 02007 ABSORBANCE CO-EFFICIENT @ 440 NM 1 G440 m CALCULATED VALUE ABSORBANCES 02011 COLOUR APPARENT 1 COLOUR APPARENT REL.UNIT VISUAL COMPARISON 02040 ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY 0 ELEC.COND. us/cm ELECTROMETRY - 20 DEG C. 02041 ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY 0 ELEC.COND. us/cm CONDUCTIVITY METER 02049 ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY 0 ELEC.COND. us/cm RADIOMETER CDM 83 02061 TEMPERATURE 1 TEMP. deg C MERCURY THERMOMETER 02062 TEMPERATURE 1 TEMP. deg C BATTERY THERMOMETER 02070 CLARITY 1 CLARITY m HORIZONTAL BLACK DISC 02071 TURBIDITY 1 TURBIDITY JTU VISUAL 02073 TURBIDITY 1 TURBIDITY JTU PHOTOMETRY 02074 TURBIDITY 1 TURBIDITY NTU NEPHELOMETRIC HACH 02076 TRANSPARENCY 1 TRANS m 30 CM SECCHI DISC * 03001 LITHIUM - TOTAL 1 Li TOTAL mg/L Li AAS - DIRECT ASPIRATION * 03101 LITHIUM - DISSOLVED 1 Li DISS mg/L Li AAS - DIRECT ASPIRATION 05001 BORON - TOTAL 1 B TOTAL mg/L B AAS 05002 BORON - TOTAL 1 B TOTAL mg/L B COLOURIMETRY 05009 BORON - TOTAL 1 B TOTAL mg/L B ICP 1502 05011 BORON - TOTAL 1 B TOTAL mg/L B ICP 1503 05090 BORON - TOTAL 1 B TOTAL mg/L B ICP - MS 05101 BORON - DISSOLVED 1 B DISS mg/L B POTENTIOMETRIC - MANNITOL 05102 BORON - DISSOLVED 1 B DISS mg/L B CURCUMIN 05105 BORON - DISSOLVED 1 B DISS mg/L B COLOURIMETRY 05107 BORON - DISSOLVED 1 B DISS mg/L B ICP 1516 05109 BORON - DISSOLVED 1 B DISS mg/L B ICP 1502 05111 BORON - DISSOLVED 1 B DISS ug/L B ICP 1516 05190 BORON - DISSOLVED 1 B DISS mg/L B ICP - MS * 06001 CARBON - TOTAL ORGANIC 0 TOC mg/L C INFRARED ANALYSIS - DUAL CHANNEL 06076 CARBON ORGANIC - PARTICULATE 3 ORG.C PART ug/g C CHN ANALYZER 06077 CARBON ORGANIC - PARTICULATE 3 ORG.C PART ug/g C FLAME IONIZATION 06101 CARBON ORGANIC - DISSOLVED 1 ORG.C DISS mg/L C INFRARED ANALYSIS 06201 BICARBONATE 0 BICARBONATE mg/LHC03 CALCULATED 06301 CARBONATE 0 CARBONATE mg/LHC03 CALCULATED * 06402 CO2 - DISSOLVED 0 CO2 DISS mg/L   06505 POLYAROMATIC HYDROCARBONS 2 PAH ug/L GC - MS * 06510 POLY AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS 3 PAH ug/L FLUORESCENCE SPECTROPHOTOMETRY 06521 OIL AND GREASE 0 OIL AND GREASE mg/L PETROLEUM ETHER EXTRACTION * 06532 PHENOLS 3 PHENOLS mg/L COLOURIMETRY 06570 HYDROCARBONS - TOTAL 1 HYDROCAR. TOTAL ug/L IR INTENSITY SPECTROSCOPY * 06606 CYANIDE 3 Cn mg/L Cn COLOURIMETRY 06711 CHLOROPHYLL A 4 CHLORAPHYLL A mg/L COLOURIMETRY * 07001 NITROGEN TOTAL KJELDAHL 1 N KJEL mg/L N KJELDAHL METHOD * 07004 NITROGEN TOTAL KJELDAHL 1 N KJEL mg/L N COLOURIMETRY 07105 NITROGEN,NITRATE + NITRITE 2 NO3NO2 mg/L N COLOURIMETRY * 07207 NITRITE 2 NO2-N mg/L N COLOURIMETRY (SULFANILAMIDE) 07300 NITRATE 3 NO3-N mg/L N AUTOMATED HYDRAZINE REDUCTION * 07306 NITRATE 2 NO3-N mg/L N BRUCINE SULPHANILIC * 07309 NITRATE 2 NO3-N mg/L N CHROMOTROPIC ACID * 07313 NITRATE 2 NO3-N mg/L N CADMIUM REDUCTION * 07314 NITRATE 2 NO3-N mg/L N DEVARDA'S ALLOY 07316 NITRATE + NITRITE 2 NITRATE+NITRITE mg/L N ION CHROMATOGRAPHY 07401 NITROGEN ORGANIC DISSOLVED 1 ORG.N DISS mg/L N KJELDAHL WITH REMOVAL OF NH3 07403 NITROGREN ORGANIC DISSOLVED 1 ORG.N DISS mg/L N DIFFERENCE CALCULATION 07506 AMMONIA 2 NH3 mg/L N ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE 07551 AMMONIA 2 NH3 mg/L N DIRECT NESSLERIZATION 07553 AMMONIA 2 NH3 mg/L N DISTILLATION AND TITRATION 07554 AMMONIA 2 NH3 mg/L N DISTILLATION + NESSLERIZATION 07555 AMMONIA 2 NH3 mg/L N COLOURIMETRY (ALPHA-NAPHTOL) 07556 AMMONIA 2 NH3 mg/L N COLOURIMETRY(INDOPHENOL BLUE) 07557 AMMONIA 2 NH3 mg/L N INDOPHENOL BLUE METHOD 07564 AMMONIA DISSOLVED 1 AMMONIA DISS mg/L N ION CHROMATOGRAPHY 07601 NITROGEN TOTAL 2 TOTAL N mg/L N COLOURIMETRY 07606 NITROGEN TOTAL 2 TOTAL N mg/L N ALKALINE PER. DIG 07912 NITROGEN ORGANIC - PARTICULATE 3 ORG. N PART ug/g N CHN ANALYZER 08001 PERCENT DISSOLVED OXYGEN 0 PERCENT DO SAT PERCENT CALCULATION OR NOMOGRAM SATURATION 08005 PERCENT DISSOLVED OXYGEN 0 PERCENT DO SAT PERCENT METER (YSI)SATURATION 08101 DISSOLVED OXYGEN 1 DISS O2 mg/L O2 WINKLER 08102 DISSOLVED OXYGEN 1 DISS O2 mg/L O2 DISSOLVED OXYGEN METER 08107 DISSOLVED OXYGEN 1 DISS O2 mg/L O2 CALC. FROM % SAT 08201 BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND 0 BOD mg/L O2 5-DAY DILUTION 08202 BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND 0 BOD mg/L O2 5 DAY 08301 CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND 0 COD mg/L O2 K2CR07 08305 TOTAL COD 0 COD mg/L O2 KMN04 * 08401 PERMANGANATE VALUE 0 PERM V mg/L O2 KMN04 * 08402 PERMANGANATE VALUE 0 PERM V mg/L O2 4 HOUR DIGESTION - KMN04 09104 FLUORIDE - DISSOLVED 1 F DISS mg/L F COLOURIMETRY 09105 FLUORIDE - DISSOLVED 1 F DISS mg/L F SPECIFIC ION ELECTRODE 09106 FLUORIDE - DISSOLVED 1 F DISS mg/L F ELECTRODE POTENTIAL METHOD 09107 FLUORIDE - DISSOLVED 1 F DISS mg/L F POTENTIOMETRIC - SPECIFIC ION 09110 FLUORIDE - DISSOLVED 1 F DISS mg/L F PHOTOMETRIC (LA-ALIZARIN COMPLEX) 09116 FLUORIDE - DISSOLVED 1 F DISS mg/L F ION CHROMATOGRAPHY 10101 ALKALINITY - TOTAL (CAC03) 2 ALK TOT mg/L CACO3 POTENTIOMETRIC TITRATION 10102 ALKALINITY - TOTAL (CACO3) 2 ALK TOT mg/L CACO3 COLOURIMETRIC TITRATION * 10120 ALKALINITY - TOTAL 2 ALK TOT MEQ/L CACO3 VISUAL TITRATION * 10121 ALKALINITY - TOTAL 2 ALK TOT MEQ/L CACO3 ELECTROMETIC TITRATION 10123 ALKALINITY - TOTAL 2 ALK TOT mg/L ELECTROMETRIC TITRATION 10151 ALKALINITY - PHENOPHTHALEIN 1 ALKALINITY mg/L POTENTIOMETRIC TITRATION 10252 ACIDITY - TOTAL 2 TOTAL ACIDITY mg/L TITROPROCESSOR 10300 pH 1 pH pH UNITS COLORIMETRY 10301 pH 1 pH pH UNITS PH METER (ELECTROMETRIC) 10302 pH 1 pH pH UNITS PH METER (ELECTROMETRIC) AT 25 DEG. C 10401 SUSPENDED SOLIDS 105 DEG 0 SUSP SOL 105 DEG mg/L GRAVIMETRY 10408 SUSPENDED SOLIDS 180 DEG 0 SUSP SOL 180 DEG mg/L GRAVIMETRY 10452 RESIDUE FILTERABLE 0 RESIDUE FILT mg/L GRAVIMETRY 10473 RESIDUE TOTAL 0 RESIDUE TOTAL mg/L GRAVIMETRY (MICRO) * 10501 FIXED SUSPENDED SOLIDS 0 FIX SUSP SOLIDS mg/L GRAVIMETRY * 10511 VOLATILE SUSPENDED SOLIDS 0 VOL SUSP SOLIDS mg/L GRAVIMETRY 10521 RESIDUE VOLATILE - TOTAL 0 RESIDUE VOL mg/L CALCULATED * 10531 VOLATILE DISSOLVED SOLIDS 0 VOL DISS SOLIDS mg/L GRAVIMETRY 10551 RESIDUE - FIXED 0 RESIDUE FIXED mg/L GRAVIMETRY 10571 RESIDUE - FIXED TOTAL 0 RESIDUE FIX TOT mg/L IGNITED AT 550 DEG. C. 10603 HARDNESS - TOTAL 1 HARDNESS TOTAL mg/L EDTA TITRATION * 10702 ANIONIC TENSIDES MBAS 1 TENS AN mg/L MBAS * 11001 SODIUM - TOTAL 0 Na TOTAL mg/L Na AAS * 11002 SODIUM - TOTAL 0 Na TOTAL mg/L Na FLAME PHOTOMETRY 11102 SODIUM - DISSOLVED 0 Na DISS mg/L Na AAS 11103 SODIUM - DISSOLVED 0 Na DISS mg/L Na FLAME PHOTOMETRY 11105 SODIUM - DISSOLVED 0 Na DISS mg/L Na AAS - DIRECT ASPIRATION 11111 SODIUM - DISSOLVED 2 Na DISS mg/L Na ICP 1516 11112 SODIUM - DISSOLVED 0 Na DISS mg/L Na ION CHROMATOGRAPHY 11115 SODIUM - DISSOLVED 0 Na DISS mg/L Na ICP 1502 11116 SODIUM - DISSOLVED 2 Na DISS mg/L Na AAS - EMISSION 11201 SODIUM ADSORPTION RATIO 3 SAR REL.UNIT DIFFERENCE CALCULATION * 12002 MAGNESIUM - TOTAL 0 Mg TOTAL mg/L Mg AAS - DIRECT ASPIRATION * 12003 MAGNESIUM - TOTAL 0 Mg TOTAL mg/L Mg EDTA TITRATION 12101 MAGNESIUM - DISSOLVED 0 Mg DISS mg/L Mg CALCULATED 12102 MAGNESIUM - DISSOLVED 0 Mg DISS mg/L Mg AAS - DIRECT ASPIRATION 12103 MAGNESIUM - DISSOLVED 0 Mg DISS mg/L Mg EDTA TITRATION 12109 MAGNESIUM - DISSOLVED 0 Mg DISS mg/L Mg ION CHROMATOGRAPHY 12111 MAGNESIUM - DISSOLVED 0 Mg DISS mg/L Mg ICP - 1516 12115 MAGNESIUM - DISSOLVED 0 Mg DISS mg/L Mg ICP - 1502 13001 ALUMINUM - TOTAL 3 Al TOTAL mg/L Al COLOURIMETRY 13002 ALUMINUM - TOTAL 3 Al TOTAL mg/L Al AAS - DIRECT ASPIRATION 13003 ALUMINUM - TOTAL 3 Al TOTAL mg/L Al AAS - SOLVENT EXTRACTION 13009 ALUMINUM - TOTAL 3 Al TOTAL mg/L Al ICP - 1502 13011 ALUMINUM - TOTAL 3 Al TOTAL mg/L Al ICP 1503 13090 ALUMINUM - TOTAL 3 Al TOTAL mg/L Al ICP - MS 13101 ALUMINUM - DISSOLVED 3 Al DISS mg/L Al COLOURIMETRY 13102 ALUMINUM - DISSOLVED 3 Al DISS mg/L Al AAS - DIRECT ASPIRATION 13103 ALUMINUM - DISSOLVED 3 Al DISS mg/L Al AAS - SOLVENT EXTRACTION 13104 ALUMINUM - DISSOLVED 2 Al DISS mg/L Al COLOURIMETRY 13109 ALUMINUM - DISSOLVED 3 Al DISS mg/L Al ICP 1502 13111 ALUMINIUM - DISSOLVED 3 Al DISS mg/L Al ICP 1516 13190 ALUMINUM - DISSOLVED 3 Al DISS mg/L Al ICP - MS 13901 ALUMINUM - DISSOLVED 3 Al DISS mg/L Al AAS - FLAMELESS 13911 ALUMINUM - TOTAL 3 Al TOTAL mg/L Al AAS - FLAMELESS 14019 SILICA - REACTIVE 2 Si REAC mg/LSiO2 ICP 1502 14101 SILICA - REACTIVE 2 Si REAC mg/LSiO2 COLOURIMETRY 14105 SILICA - REACTIVE 3 Si REAC mg/LSiO2 COLOURIMETRY 14111 SILICA - DISSOLVED 1 Si DISS mg/LSiO2 ICP 1516 * 15103 PHOSPHORUS - DISSOLVED 3 P DISS mg/L P COLOURIMETRY * 15205 ORTHOPHOSPHATE - TOTAL 3 P ORTHO TOTAL mg/L P COLOURIMETRY * 15254 ORTHOPHOSPHATE SOLUBLE 3 PO4-P SOL mg/L PO4 COLOURIMETRY REACTIVE * 15255 ORTHOPHOSPHATE - DISSOLVED 3 P ORTHO DISS mg/L P COLOURIMETRY 15256 ORTHOPHOSPHATE - DISSOLVED 3 P ORTHO DISS mg/L P MOLBDENUM BLUE * 15313 PHOSPHATE - TOTAL INORGANIC 3 P INORG TOTAL mg/L P COLOURIMETRY * 15403 PHOSPHATE - TOTAL 3 PO4 TOTAL mg/L PO4 COLOURIMETRY 15405 PHOSPHORUS - TOTAL 3 P TOTAL mg/L P COLOURIMETRY 15406 PHOSPHATE 3 P TOTAL mg/L P ACID PERSULPHATE DIGESTION * 15408 PHOSPHATE - TOTAL 3 PO4 TOTAL mg/L P COLOURIMETRY 15417 PHOSPHORUS - TOTAL DISSOLVED 3 P TOTAL DISS mg/L P COLOURIMETRY * 15901 PHOSPHORUS - PARTICULATE 3 P PART mg/L P DIFFERENCE CALCULATION 15902 PHOSPHORUS TOTAL PARTICULATE 3 P TOTAL PART ug/g P DIFFERENCE CALCULATION 15903 PHOSPHORUS TOTAL PARTICULATE 3 P TOTAL PART ug/g P ACID-EXTRACTION COLOURIMETRY 16301 SULPHATE 0 SULPHATE mg/L SO4 GRAVIMETRIC METHOD 16302 SULPHATE 0 SULPHATE mg/L SO4 TURBIDIMETRIC METHOD 16303 SULPHATE 0 SULPHATE mg/L SO4 TITRAT