The Australian National Groundwater Data Transfer Standard

MEDIUM

Domain of MEDIUM attribute of SAMPLE entity                    
References                    
AFCEE 1997, Technical report for the ERPIMS 2.0 database model of the Environmental Resources Program Information Management System (ERPIMS), US Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence, http://www.afcee.brooks.af.mil/ms/irpread.htm                    
NGC 1998, Review of Data Structures for Core Groundwater Data in Australia, NLP 97/7020 Project Report, National Groundwater Committee Working Group on National Groundwater Data Standards, 345 p.                    
Ryburn, R.J., Bond, L.D. & Hazell, M.S. 1995, Guide to OZROX AGSO's Field Geology Database, AGSO Record 1995/79, Australian Geological Survey Organisation, Canberra.                    
Qualifier 1:                    
Qualifier 2:                    
Note:                    
Attribute Code Parent Category       Synonyms Description Qualifier 1 Qualifier 2
medium FLD   fluid         fluid phase that is capable of flowing    
medium LQD FLD   liquid       liquid phase    
medium GW LQD     groundwater     water extracted from groundwater feature    
medium PORW GW       pore water interstitial water water extracted from interstices of saturated rock/soil sample    
medium AQP GW       aqueous phase   aqueous phase of a multiple phase liquid    
medium SOLW LQD     soil water   soil water extract water extracted from unsaturated zone    
medium DMUD LQD     drilling mud     mud used in drilling hole    
medium IMMP LQD     immiscible phase     non-aqueous liquid eg free petroleum product on watertable    
medium EMLS LQD     emulsion     mixture of aqueous and non-aqueous phases    
medium CND LQD     condensate     liquid condensed from vapour extraction    
medium QC LQD     quality control liquid     sample taken to test quality of final result eg reference material, equipment wash    
medium GAS FLD   gas       gaseous phase    
medium SOLV GAS     soil vapour   soil gas gas extracted from unsaturated soil zone    
medium GWV GAS     groundwater vapour     gas extracted from saturated groundwater zone    
medium ATM GAS     atmosphere     ambient air    
medium HDSP GAS     head space     gas located in head space of liquid sample    
medium DAIR GAS     drilling air     air used in drilling hole    
medium SLD   solid         solid or semi-solid phases found in groundwater feature    
medium PPT SLD   precipitate       mineral deposits precipitated from groundwater    
medium FLT SLD   filter residue     suspended solids particulates filtered from groundwater    
medium BIO SLD   biota       biological organism    
medium BIOF BIO     biofilm     organic material forming a film over surface eg iron bacteria    
medium CON SLD   construction element       sample of a construction element of the groundwater feature eg. casing    
medium LIN CON     lining     material lining hole eg casing    
medium INLT CON     inlet     groundwater intake eg well screen    
medium AFIL CON     annulus fill     fill between lining and surrounding geology eg gravel pack    
medium VFIL CON     void fill     fill within void eg cement    
medium FIX CON     fixture     fitting associated with groundwater feature eg pump    
medium GEOL SLD   geology       geological material eg soil, rock    
medium CUT GEOL     cuttings     fragmental rock/soil from hole construction    
medium SLG GEOL     sludge     soft or muddy semi-solid deposit    
medium SLR GEOL     slurry     mixture of crushed rock and water eg from cable tool    
medium COR GEOL     core     solid intact sample of rock/soil material    
medium PAN GEOL     panned concentrate   heavy minerals heavy mineral extract    
medium ONE GEOL     single specimen     single fragment eg mineral, fossil    
medium COM   composite         combination of material (eg geological matrix and insitu fluids)    
medium UNK   unknown         sample medium is unknown    

 

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