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CodeListNameValueCodeCodeDescription
AgeList11 year old
AgeListNRNot Recorded
AgeList22 year old
AgencyTypeListBA 
AgencyTypeListTI 
AgencyTypeListWQ 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity-Ceriodaphnia(4-d 
AnalysisTypeListSelenium 
AnalysisTypeListBacteria 
AnalysisTypeListOrganics-OCH 
AnalysisTypeListTIE 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity-Hyalella(10-d) 
AnalysisTypeListGrain Size 
AnalysisTypeListBioassessment-RWB 
AnalysisTypeListTBT/DBT 
AnalysisTypeListBioassessment-MCM 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity 
AnalysisTypeListBioaccumulation 
AnalysisTypeListDOC 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity-Selenastrum 
AnalysisTypeListChl a 
AnalysisTypeListSoft Algae 
AnalysisTypeListVOC 
AnalysisTypeListOrganics-TRIAZ 
AnalysisTypeListDiatoms 
AnalysisTypeListGrain size/TOC 
AnalysisTypeListPerchlorate 
AnalysisTypeListOrganics-PBDE 
AnalysisTypeListTSS 
AnalysisTypeListOrganics-OP 
AnalysisTypeListTOC/DOC 
AnalysisTypeListMetals, total 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity-Pimephales 
AnalysisTypeListArchive 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity-BivalveMussels 
AnalysisTypeListMercury, total 
AnalysisTypeListELISA 
AnalysisTypeListTOC 
AnalysisTypeListTBT 
AnalysisTypeListMTBE-BTEX 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity-Atherinops 
AnalysisTypeListInfauna 
AnalysisTypeListOrganics-PCB 
AnalysisTypeListTurbidity 
AnalysisTypeListOrganics-Special 
AnalysisTypeListBioassessment-TRC 
AnalysisTypeListCRAM 
AnalysisTypeListSSC 
AnalysisTypeListBioassessment 
AnalysisTypeListMBAS 
AnalysisTypeListSWI cores 
AnalysisTypeListBOD 
AnalysisTypeListMercury, dissolved 
AnalysisTypeListOil & Grease 
AnalysisTypeListAFDM 
AnalysisTypeListOrganics-PAH 
AnalysisTypeListInorganics 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity-Ceriodaphnia(7-d 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity-Hyalella(4-d) 
AnalysisTypeListCOD 
AnalysisTypeListOrganics 
AnalysisTypeListBoron 
AnalysisTypeListToxicity-Eohaustorius 
AnalysisTypeListMetals, dissolved 
AnalysisTypeListVitellogenin 
AnalysisTypeListOrganics-PYD-PYN 
AnalyteTypeListConstituents 
AnalyteTypeListCollectionDevice 
AnomalyListNoneNone
AnomalyListFinEroFin Erosion
AnomalyListParParasite
AnomalyListUlcerUlceration
AnomalyListLesLesion
AnomalyListGillEroGill Erosion
AnomalyListScarScarring
AnomalyListOtherOther, describe in comments
AnomalyListTumTumor
BMIEffortListSAFIT_2006SAFIT Taxa List and Standard Taxonomic Effort (STE); 2006
BMIEnvironmentalVariablesListDFW-ABL_2003_EPA_1999DFW-ABL 2003 and EPA 1999 list of Environmental Variables
BMIFunctionalFeedingGroupListCAMLnet_2003CAMLnet (2003) list of Functional Feeding Groups
BMIHabitListSAFIT_2006SAFIT (2006) list of Habit values
BMIOperationalTaxonomicUnitListUSU_WCMAFE_2003Utah State University Western Center for Monitoring & Assessment of Freshwater Ecosystems (2003) list of OTU values
BMIPoffsTraitsListPoffs_2006Poffs (2006) list of Poffs environmental variable traits
BMIProgramExcludedTaxaListSAFIT_2006SAFIT (2006) list of taxa to exclude from analyses based on specific Program designations
BMIToleranceValueListCAMLnet_2003CAMLnet (2003) list of Tolerance Values
CalcValueTypeListProbabilityLikelihood of the occurrence of a given event
CalcValueTypeListT ValueT-statistic is a ratio of the departure of an estimated parameter from its notional value
CalcValueTypeListNot RecordedNot Recorded
CollectionDeviceTypeListBen 
CollectionDeviceTypeListLab 
CollectionDeviceTypeListAll 
CollectionDeviceTypeListTI 
CollectionDeviceTypeListTS 
CollectionDeviceTypeListField 
CollectionDeviceTypeListHab 
CollectionMethodTypeListBen 
CollectionMethodTypeListTI 
CollectionMethodTypeListField 
CollectionMethodTypeListAll 
CollectionMethodTypeListLab 
CollectionMethodTypeListHab 
ComplianceTypeListTI 
ComplianceTypeListBA 
ComplianceTypeListLab 
ComplianceTypeListField 
ComplianceTypeListTox 
ComplianceTypeListAll 
CompositeTypeListSuperSuperComposite
CompositeTypeListLABQALABQA
CompositeTypeListNormalNormal
CompositeTypeListsupercomposite 
ConditionListWeakorganism weak upon collection
ConditionListLiveorganism alive upon collection
ConditionListNRNot Recorded
ConditionListDeadorganism dead upon collection
ConstituentTypeListFieldObs 
ConstituentTypeListField 
ConstituentTypeListLab 
ConstituentTypeListOrganism 
ConstituentTypeListTox 
ConstituentTypeListHabitat 
CoordinateSourceListDigitalMapCoordinates obtained using a digital mapping tool – e.g. Google Maps, Google Earth, GIS software
CoordinateSourceListGPSGPS used to obtain coordinate
CountRefList33rd size class
CountRefList22nd size class
CountRefList44th size class
CountRefList11st size class
CountyListEl DoradoEl Dorado
CountyListInyoInyo
CountyListSan FranciscoSan Francisco
CountyListModocModoc
CountyListSacramentoSacramento
CountyListMontereyMonterey
CountyListSan BernardinoSan Bernardino
CountyListSonomaSonoma
CountyListSan JoaquinSan Joaquin
CountyListSan MateoSan Mateo
CountyListTehamaTehama
CountyListSierraSierra
CountyListSutterSutter
CountyListVenturaVentura
CountyListContra CostaContra Costa
CountyListSan Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo
CountyListPlumasPlumas
CountyListSan BenitoSan Benito
CountyListDouglasDouglas
CountyListYubaYuba
CountyListAlamedaAlameda
CountyListAlpineAlpine
CountyListTrinityTrinity
CountyListCalaverasCalaveras
CountyListHumboldtHumboldt
CountyListRiversideRiverside
CountyListSanta ClaraSanta Clara
CountyListMonoMono
CountyListImperialImperial
CountyListLassenLassen
CountyListMaderaMadera
CountyListButteButte
CountyListMercedMerced
CountyListYoloYolo
CountyListDel NorteDel Norte
CountyListGlennGlenn
CountyListAmadorAmador
CountyListSolanoSolano
CountyListLos AngelesLos Angeles
CountyListSan DiegoSan Diego
CountyListMendocinoMendocino
CountyListPlacerPlacer
CountyListNot RecordedNot Recorded
CountyListLakeLake
CountyListOrangeOrange
CountyListFresnoFresno
CountyListKingsKings
CountyListStanislausStanislaus
CountyListNapaNapa
CountyListColusaColusa
CountyListTulareTulare
CountyListSanta BarbaraSanta Barbara
CountyListMariposaMariposa
CountyListMarinMarin
CountyListSanta CruzSanta Cruz
CountyListShastaShasta
CountyListSiskiyouSiskiyou
CountyListNevadaNevada
CountyListKernKern
CountyListTuolumneTuolumne
DataTypeListNumerical 
DataTypeListDate 
DataTypeListText 
DataTypeListTime 
DatumListNAD83NAD83
DatumListWGS84WGS84
DietListNRNot Recorded
EnvironmentalVariablesAuthorityListDFW-ABLDFW-ABL
EnvironmentalVariablesAuthorityListEPAEPA
ExcludedQualifierListLRLarge and/or rare taxa not identified in standard count
ExcludedQualifierListNANot Applicable; specimen is to be included in analysis
ExcludedQualifierListNTNon-target taxa identified in sample
FieldObsVarTypeListWQ 
FieldObsVarTypeListBA 
FieldObsVarTypeListTI 
FunctionalFeedingGroupListNANot Applicable; meant for taxa where a FFG is not needed
FunctionalFeedingGroupListOMOmnivore
FunctionalFeedingGroupListGGrazer
FunctionalFeedingGroupListPHPiercer Herbivore
FunctionalFeedingGroupListMHMacrophyte Herbivore
FunctionalFeedingGroupListNRNot Recorded or unknown
FunctionalFeedingGroupListSHShredder
FunctionalFeedingGroupListCGCollector Gatherer
FunctionalFeedingGroupListCFCollector Filterer
FunctionalFeedingGroupListPAParasite
FunctionalFeedingGroupListPPredator
FunctionalFeedingGroupListSCScraper
GeometryShapeListLineLine
GeometryShapeListPointPoint
GeometryShapeListLineCentLineCentroid
GeometryShapeListPolygonCentPolygonCentroid
GeometryShapeListPolygonPolygon
GeometryShapeListPointCentPointCentroid
GPSFixList3D3 Dimensional
GPSFixList2D2 Dimensional
GPSFixListNRNot Recorded
GrabSizeList0.72BMI_TRC, 8 transects x 0.09m2 D-frame kick net
GrabSizeList0.99BMI_RWB/MCM, 11 transects x 0.09m2 D-frame kick net
GroupTypeListEcoregion 
GroupTypeListSample 
GroupTypeListProject 
GroupTypeListGeometry 
GroupTypeListStation 
HabitListNANot Applicable; meant for taxa where a Habit is not needed'
HabitListSPSprawlers
HabitListBUBurrowers
HabitListNRNot Recorded or unknown
HabitListSKSkater
HabitListCNBehavioral habit designation for each organism; e.g. clingers, burrowers, sprawlers
HabitListCBClimbers
HabitListSWBehavioral habit designation for each organism; e.g. clingers, burrowers, sprawlers
HydromodListGradeContdrop in elevation, bed modification
HydromodListOtherOther
HydromodListAerialZipAerial Zipline
HydromodListBreakwaterBreakwater
HydromodListPierPier
HydromodListConChanConcreteChannel
HydromodListNRNot Recorded
HydromodListDamDam
HydromodListCulvertused anytime water diverted through pipe
HydromodListWeirWeir
HydromodListBridgeBridge
HydromodListPumpStaPump Station
HydromodListNoneNone
HydromodListPipesOutside input source to waterbody
HydromodLocListUSUpstream
HydromodLocListDSDownstream
HydromodLocListWIWithin Sample Boundary
HydromodLocListNRNot Recorded
HydromodLocListNANot Applicable
IntervalList15 min15 minutes
LengthSourceListFieldField Measurement
LengthSourceListNANot Applicable
LengthSourceListNRNot Recorded Measurement
LengthSourceListLabLab Measurement
LengthTypeListCWCarapace Width
LengthTypeListTLTotal Length
LengthTypeListFLFork Length
LengthWidthTypeListAbAbdomen measurement
LengthWidthTypeListSWShell Width
LengthWidthTypeListSLShell Length
LengthWidthTypeListFLFork Length
LengthWidthTypeListCaCarapace measurement
LengthWidthTypeListTLTotal Length
LifeStageTypeListBA 
LifeStageTypeListTI 
LocationTypeListBA 
LocationTypeListWQ 
LocationTypeListTI 
MethodTypeListBA 
MethodTypeListTI 
MethodTypeListLab 
MethodTypeListField 
MethodTypeListFieldObs 
OccupationMethodListWalk InSample was taken from walking into site
OccupationMethodListNRNot Recorded
OccupationMethodListPumpSta PlatSample was taken from pumpstation platform
OccupationMethodListMotor boatMotorized boat was used to collect sample
OccupationMethodListBoat rampSample was taken from a boat ramp
OccupationMethodListKayakKayak was used to collect sample
OccupationMethodListFrom BridgeSample was taken from a bridge
OccupationMethodListOtherRecord method in comment field
OccupationMethodListRVResearch Vessel
OccupationMethodListFrom DockSample was taken from a dock
OccupationMethodListGondolaGondola was used to collect the sample
OrganismEffortListTargetEffortLevelSAFIT2TargetEffortLevelSAFIT2
OrganismEffortListEffectiveEffortLevelFamilyEffectiveEffortLevelFamily
OrganismEffortListEffectiveEffortLevelSAFIT1EffectiveEffortLevelSAFIT1
OrganismEffortListTargetEffortLevelSAFIT1TargetEffortLevelSAFIT1
OrganismEffortListEffectiveEffortLevelSAFIT2EffectiveEffortLevelSAFIT2
OrganismGroupListPlanktonPlankton
OrganismGroupListPlantPlant
OrganismGroupListPhytoplanktonPhytoplankton
OrganismGroupListZooplanktonZooplankton
OrganismGroupListBirdBird
OrganismGroupListCrustaceanCrustacean
OrganismGroupListNot RecordedNot Recorded
OrganismGroupListLampreyLamprey
OrganismGroupListBivalvesBivalves
OrganismGroupListDiatomDiatom
OrganismGroupListAlgaeAlgae including blue-green algae and cyanobacteria
OrganismGroupListReptileReptile
OrganismGroupListNot ApplicableNot Applicable
OrganismGroupListFishFish
OrganismGroupListAmphibianAmphibian
OrganismGroupListMammalMammal
OrganismGroupListFish OilFish Oil
OrganismTypeListBird 
OrganismTypeListBAVert 
OrganismTypeListFish 
OrganismTypeListTox 
OrganismTypeListBen 
OrganismTypeListBivalve 
OrganismTypeListBAPlant 
OrganismTypeListPhytoplanktonPhytoplankton
OrganismTypeListZooplanktonZooplankton
OrganismTypeListPlanktonPlankton
OrganismTypeListMammal 
PersonnelDutyListGeomorphGeomorphology data collections
PersonnelDutyListFormsForm data person
PersonnelDutyListBiomorphBiomorphology data collections
PositionWaterColumnListSurfacesurface
PositionWaterColumnListSubsurfacesubsurface
PositionWaterColumnListMidcolumnmidcolumn
PositionWaterColumnListDepthIntegratedCollections integrated over multiple depths
PositionWaterColumnListMetalimnionMetalimnion
PositionWaterColumnListHypolimnionBHypolimnionB
PositionWaterColumnListHypolimnionAHypolimnionA
PositionWaterColumnListNot ApplicableNot Applicable
PositionWaterColumnListNearbottomnearbottom
PrepPreservationTypeListTI 
PrepPreservationTypeListWQ 
ProjectTypeListWQ 
ProjectTypeListTI 
ProjectTypeListBA 
ProtocolTypeListWQ 
ProtocolTypeListTS 
ProtocolTypeListTI 
ProtocolTypeListBA 
PulseRateUnitsListHzHertz, shocking unit
PulseRateUnitsListppspulse per second, shocking unit
PurposeFailureTypeListWQ 
PurposeFailureTypeListTI 
PurposeFailureTypeListBA 
QATypeListFieldObs 
QATypeListTI 
QATypeListField 
QATypeListBA 
QATypeListAll 
QATypeListLab 
QATypeListTox 
ReconVerificationListNot VerifiedStation location was not verified
ReconVerificationListLocal ContactLocal contacts were used to verify station location
ReconVerificationListRoadsRoads were used to verify station location
ReconVerificationListTopo MapTopo maps were used to verify station location
ReconVerificationListSignsSigns were used to verify station location
ReconVerificationListGPSGPS were used to verify station location
RegionList3 
RegionList6 
RegionList0 
RegionList9 
RegionList' 
RegionList1 
RegionList7 
RegionList8 
RegionList4 
RegionList5S 
RegionList2 
RegionList5L 
ResQualTypeListAll 
ResQualTypeListLab 
ResQualTypeListField 
ResQualTypeListByCatch 
ResQualTypeListTox 
ResQualTypeListBA 
ResQualTypeListHab 
ResQualTypeListTI 
SexListNRNot Recorded
SexListLABSexed in LAB; need to change after id is made
SexListFFemale
SexListMMale
SexListUnkUnknown
SieveSizeList0.5mm0.5 mm
SieveSizeListNoneNone
SieveSizeList1.0mm1.0 mm
SieveSizeList5mm5 mm
SieveSizeList50um50 um
SourceListEPA 833-R-10-004 June 2010CA Tox Testing Methods Analyzed Using Test of Significant Toxicity (TST) Approach; Table 3-8 EPA 833-R-10-004 June 2010 Table ES-2
StartingBankListLBLeft Bank
StartingBankListRBRight Bank
StartingBankListNRNot Recorded
StartingBankListNANot Applicable
StateListCACalifornia
StateListOROregon
StateListILIllinois
StateListIDIdaho
StateListWIWisconson
StateListUTUtah
StateListCOColorado
StateListMTMontana
StateListNVNevada
StateListAZArizona
StationSourceListRWQCB5Reg 5S
StationSourceListSWRCB-SMCStormwater Monitoring Coalition
StationSourceListCCWG-MLMLCentral Coast Wetlands Group at Moss Landing Marine Labs
StationSourceListUM-CESUniversity of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
StationSourceListDPRCalifornia Department of Pesticide Regulation
StationSourceListSWRCB-SWAMP-SPoTSWAMP_SB Stream Pollution Trends
StationSourceListUSFS-VALLEJOU.S. Forest Service Vallejo
StationSourceListSWRCB-SWAMP-EPA-NS SWAMP_SB_National Lakes Survey
StationSourceListSWRCBState Water Resources Control Board
StationSourceListRWQCB3Reg 3
StationSourceListUSGS-SctoU.S. Geological Survey-Water Resources-Sacramento
StationSourceListRWQCB4Reg 4
StationSourceListRWQCB5FReg 5F
StationSourceListRWQCB5LReg 5L
StationSourceListRWQCB8Reg 8
StationSourceListDWRDepartment of Water Resources
StationSourceListRWQCB9Reg 9
StationSourceListMPSL-DFWMarine Pollution Studies Lab, Department of Fish and Wildlife
StationSourceListMLJ-LLCMichael L. Johnson, LLC
StationSourceListUCD-GCUniversity of California Davis-Granite Canyon
StationSourceListSWRCB-SWAMP-BOGSWAMP_SB Bioaccumulation Oversight Group
StationSourceListRWQCB5UReg 5U
StationSourceListRWQCB2Reg 2
StationSourceListSWRCB-SWAMP-PSASWAMP_SB Perrenial Stream Assessment
StationSourceListMPSL-MLMLMPSL-MLML
StationSourceListRWQCB7Reg 7
StationSourceListSNARLSierra Neveda Aquatic Research Laboratory
StationSourceListSCCWRPSouthern Califormia Water Resource Project
StationSourceListRWQCB1Reg 1
StationSourceListRWQCB6Reg 6
StationSourceListSWRCB-SWAMP-RCMPSWAMP_SB_Reference Condition Management Plan
StationSourceListDFW-ABLDFW-ABL
StationSourceListSCAPOSDSonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District
StationSourceListSWAMP_SB_BOGSWAMP_SB Bioaccumulation Oversight Group
StationSourceListTNCThe Nature Conservancy
StationSourceListSSI_FDCSierra Streams Institute previously Friends of Deer Creek
StationSourceListDFWCalifornia Department of Fish and Wildlife
StationSourceListCSDCity of San Diego
StationSourceListDRMPDelta Regional Monitoring Program
StationSourceListILRP_SSJWQCSouthern San Joaquin Water Quality Coalition
StationSourceListUCD-TERCUniversity of California Davis-Tahoe Environmental Research Center
StationSourceListDWR-NDCalifornia Department of Water Resources, Northern District
StationSourceListGBPGBP
StationSourceListMBNEPMorrow Bay National Estuary Program
StationSourceListBVB_PomoBig Valley Band of Pomo Indians
StationSourceListVCWPD 
StationSourceListSFEISFEI/CALFED
StationSourceListILRP5_SVWQCILRP5_SVWQC
StationSourceListSWAMP_SB_BOG_LKSWAMP_SB Bioaccumulation Oversight Group Lakes
StationSourceListNot Recorded 
StatMethodListARCT T-testArcSin square root transformed, paired T-test
StatMethodListBC T-testBonferroni corrected Paired T-test
StatMethodListTST WelchWelch’s t-test is an adaptation of Student’s t-test intended for use with two samples having unequal variances
StatMethodListMann-UMann-Whitney U-test
StatMethodListT-testPaired T-test
StatMethodListSteelSteel's Many-One Rank
StatMethodListDunDunnett's test comparing multiple means to a control
StatMethodListWilcoxWilcoxon Rank Sum
StatMethodListNoneNo Statistical Method
StatMethodListNRNot Recorded
StatMethodListFisherFisher's Exact
TaxonomicQualifierListMBad Mount
TaxonomicQualifierListNoneNo Code representing the taxonomist's justification for not identifying a specimen to standard effort to report
TaxonomicQualifierListLTaxonomist's literature not sufficient
TaxonomicQualifierListOOther - see comments
TaxonomicQualifierListDDamaged beyond identification
TaxonomicQualifierListIImmature specimen
TestExposureTypeListNot RecordedNot Recorded
TestExposureTypeListChronicChronic Exposure
TestExposureTypeListAcuteAcute Exposure
TisSourceListNRNot Recorded
TisSourceListTransTransplant
TisSourceListNANot Applicable
TisSourceListResResident
TissueTypeListFish 
TissueTypeListMammal 
TissueTypeListBird 
TissueTypeListPlankton 
TissueTypeListCrustacean 
TissueTypeListBivalve 
ToleranceValueList6Intermediate tolerant as a general measure of community tolerance to human disturbance
ToleranceValueList0Highly intolerant as a general measure of community tolerance to human disturbance
ToleranceValueList5Medium tolerant as a general measure of community tolerance to human disturbance
ToleranceValueList2Intermediate intolerant as a general measure of community tolerance to human disturbance
ToleranceValueList4Intermediate intolerant as a general measure of community tolerance to human disturbance
ToleranceValueList1Intermediate intolerant as a general measure of community tolerance to human disturbance
ToleranceValueList9Intermediate tolerant as a general measure of community tolerance to human disturbance
ToleranceValueList3Intermediate intolerant as a general measure of community tolerance to human disturbance
ToleranceValueList10Highly tolerant as a general measure of community tolerance to human disturbance
ToleranceValueList7Intermediate tolerant as a general measure of community tolerance to human disturbance
ToleranceValueList8Intermediate tolerant as a general measure of community tolerance to human disturbance
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