"SAMPLE_TYPE"	"VARIABLE"	"LEGAL_VALUES"	"DESCRIPTION"
"EVALVIS"	"INDEX_AP"	"Y|N|NA"	"Index visit for Albemarle-Pamlico Study"
"EVALVIS"	"INDEX_NCCA15"		"Index visit for NCCA 2015 survey - applies to both estuary and Great Lakes sites that are part of NCCA"
"CALIB"	"DATE_PREPARED"	""	
"FPLG"	"SAMPLE_ID"	""	"Sample ID"
"HYDRO"	"NCCA_FLAG"		"NCCA QA flag"
"ALGX"	"METHOD"		" U.S. Geological Survey Organic Geochemistry Research Laboratory liquid chromatography triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) method identification code: LCTX is for freshwater analysis of selected cyanotoxins and  algal toxins, LCTXM was developed for brackish and saline analysis of selected cyanotoxins and algal toxins, but can also be used for freshwater analysis."
"CHEM"	"DATE_ANALYZED"		"Date sample analyzed by lab"
"CHEM"	"HOLDING_TIME"		"Time between sampling and analysis (days)"
"CHEM"	"LAB_SAMPLE_ID"		"Sample id assigned by lab"
"CHEM"	"MDL"		"Method detection limit"
"CHEM"	"RESULT"		"Analytical result"
"FPLG"	"ARRIVAL_TEMP"		"Temperature upon arrival at lab"
"FPLG"	"CAS_NO"		"CAS Registry Number"
"FPLG"	"CONDITION_CODE"		"Condition of smaple upon arrival at lab; Legal values are: OK, C, L, ML, NF, Q"
"FPLG"	"DILUTION"		"Dilution factor required to analyze sample"
"FPLG"	"INSTRUMENT"		"Instrument Id for instrument used to analyze sample"
"FPLG"	"RL"		"Lab reporting limit"
"FTIS"	"LAB_ANALYTE"		"Analyte name assigned by lab"
"FTIS"	"MOISTURE"		"Moisture contect of sample (%)"
"DESIGN"	"PSTL_CODE"		"State (US) or Province (Canada) abbreviation"
"DESIGN"	"STUDY"		"Study name"
"ALGX"	"LAB"		"Lab that conducted analysis"
"VERIF"	"DATE_COL"	"|01|02|03|04|05|06|07|08|09|10|11|12"	"Date collected"
"VERIF"	"SITE_ID"	""	"Site id"
"VERIF"	"VISIT_NO"	"|1|2"	"Visit: 1/2"
"VERIF"	"YEAR"	""	"Year site visited"
"DESIGN"	"NCCA_REG"	"Northeast|Southeast|Gulf|West|Great Lakes|"	"National Coastal Condition Assessment Region.  Northeast includes states ME, NH, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, MD, DE, and VA.  Southeast includes NC, SC, GA, and east coast of FL.  No missing values allowed."
	"PUBLICATION_DATE"		"Date the dataset was published to the NARS site"
	"UID"		"Unique identifier for the site/visit"
	"BATCH_ID"		"Laboratory batch number"
	"SAM_CODE"		"Sample code (Regular/Lab duplicate/Lab split)"
	"ANALYTE"		"Analyte"
	"MATRIX"		"Material used for analysis"
	"SAMPLE_TYPE"		"Code identifying sample type"
	"ANALYTE_LBL"		"EPA name for analyte"
	"ANAL_CAT"		"parameter group--METAL, Pesticide (PEST), PCB, PAH (if measured)"
	"NCCA_TRG"		"Is analyte targeted for EPA analysis? Y = yes, N or <blank> = No"
	"RESULT_UNITS"		"Result unit"
	"HOLDING_TIME_UNITS"		"Days"
	"FISH_CODE"		"Code used to describe composite sample upon arrival at lab. SP = not all specimens are of the same species; LE = Nat all specimen lengths are within 75% of longest fish; NS = Specimen number is fewer than minimum of 5 or great than maximum of 20; WT = Mass of all specimens combined does not meet minimum of 500 grams; LL = Longest fish exceeds 400 mm Maximum length; LS = shortest fish is below 100 mm minimum length; Q = other fish composiste quality concern not identified above."
	"NUMBER_FISH"		"Identification number of fish in composite"
	"SAMPLE_CLASS"		"Routine or non-routine; see FISH_CODES for descriptoins of any non-routine composites"
	"SAMPLE_WT"		"Total mass of all specimens in composite used for analysis"