Waterbase - TCM (11 tables)

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Dataset contains data on physical characteristics of the transitional, coastal and marine water monitoring and flux stations, proxy pressures on the upstream catchment, basin and River Basin District associated with transitional and coastal waters, chemical quality data on nutrients in seawater and hazardous substances in biota, sediment and seawater, as well as data on direct discharges and riverine input loads.

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Physical Characteristics of EIONET TCM Waters Monitoring Stations (Waterbase_tcm_v8_Stations_EIONET, 5598 records)

Physical characteristics of the WISE-SoE transitional, coastal and marine water monitoring stations, provided by national sources or Marine Conventions.

Field name	Definition	Note	data type
RecordID	Unique record identifier		long
RecordReported	Date when the record was reported by the data provider.		text(10)
CountryCode	Abbreviation of EEA Member or Collaborating Country	ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code elements	text(2)
WaterbaseID	Internally produced, unique Waterbase identifier	combination of CountryCode + '_TCM_' + (type of hazardous substances data - 'B_' - biota, 'S_' - Sediment, 'W_' - water) + NationalStationID	text(100)
NationalStationID	Identifier of the TCM flux station or monitoring station, all unique at the national level.		text(100)
NationalStationName	National name of the monitoring station		text(150)
StationSite	Information whether the station represents a single point location, a linear feature or a wider area.		text(5)
WFDstation	Specification yes / no, whether the monitoring station was reported to European Commission as Water Framework Directive, Article 8 monitoring station.		text(3)
WFD_EU_CD	Unique international identifier of the monitoring station under which the station was reported as WFD Art.8 monitoring station.		text(50)
WaterCategory	Water Category, as defined in the codelist.		text(2)
WaterBodyTypeDescription	Additional water body type description.		text(100)
CatchmentName	Name of major catchment or basin.		text(150)
Region	National region in which water body is located		text(50)
RBDcode	River Basin District Code		text(20)
RBDname	Name of the River Basin District.		text(150)
Longitude	International geographical longitude (x) co-ordinate in decimal degrees format.		decimal
Latitude	International geographical latitude (x) co-ordinate in decimal degrees format.		decimal
ReferenceStation	Station is reference station - found in catchments or associated River Basin Districts with little or no human activity, natural landscape higher than 90%, and minimally impacted by inflow from adjacent coastal or marine waters.		text(1)
PhysChemStation	Physico-chemical category of the station		text(1)
HazSubsStation	Hazardous Substances Category Station.		text(1)
WaterBodyID	National identification code of water body in which station is located		text(50)
WaterBodyName	Name of water body in which station is located.		text(255)
SeaAreaName	Name of the local sea into which the river discharges or in which the TCM station is located.		text(150)
SeaRegionName	Name of regional sea of which local sea area is a part.		text(150)
SeaConventionArea	Name of Marine Convention area of which regional sea is a part.		text(50)
StationReporting	Reporting purpose of the transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring station.	EC - European Commission purposes only ECMC - European Commission and Marine Convention purposes ECMCN - European Commission, Marine Convention and national purposes ECN - European Commission and national purposes MC - Marine Convention purposes only MCN - Marine Convention and national purposes N - National purposes only	text(5)
MainlandCoast	Distance of marine monitoring station from nearest mainland coast in kilometres.		decimal
ClosestCoast	Distance of marine monitoring station from closest coast in kilometres.		decimal
TCMMatrix	Environmental compartments measured at transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring station, as defined in the codelist.	B - Biota BS - Biota and sediment BSW - Biota, sediment and water column BW - Biota and water column S - Sediment SW - Sediment and water column W - Water column	text(3)
SalinityMean	Mean annual salinity measured at transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring station.		decimal
SalinityMinimum	Minimum annual salinity measured at transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring station.		decimal
SalinityMaximum	Maximum annual salinity measured at transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring station.		decimal
Temperature	Mean annual temperature measured at transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring station in degrees Celsius.		decimal
SeaDepth	Mean annual sea depth at transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring station in metres.		decimal
SeaResidence	Residence time of transitional or coastal water body in days.		long
Mixing	Mixing characteristics at transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring station.	FM - Fully mixed PM - Partially mixed VS - Vertically stratified	text(2)
Remarks	Remarks, comments or explanatory notes		text(255)
tcm_DataSource	Data source.	EIONET, Medpol, ICES	text(6)
QA_station_issues	Quality assessment field - stations data quality issues flag	List of codes of station data issues detected in the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	text(100)
QA_DDviolations	Quality assessment field - data definition errors	List of field names and their values where values that do not follow the official specifications. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	memo

Physical Characteristics of Marine Conventions TCM Waters Monitoring Stations (Waterbase_tcm_v8_Stations_Conventions, 92449 records)

Physical characteristics of the monitoring stations, provided by Marine Conventions.

Field name	Definition	Note	data type
RecordID	Unique record identifier		long
RecordReported	Date when the record was reported by the data provider.		text(10)
CountryCode	Abbreviation of EEA Member or Collaborating Country	ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code elements	text(2)
WaterbaseID	Internally produced, unique Waterbase identifier	combination of CountryCode + '_TCM_' + (type of hazardous substances data - 'B_' - biota, 'S_' - Sediment, 'W_' - water) + NationalStationID	text(100)
NationalStationID	Identifier of the TCM flux station or monitoring station, all unique at the national level.		text(100)
Latitude_min	Geographical latitude minimum for the particular station.		decimal
Longitude_min	Geographical longitude minimum for the particular station.		decimal
Latitude_max	Geographical latitude maximum for the particular station.		decimal
Longitude_max	Geographical longitude maximum for the particular station.		decimal
tcm_DataSource	Data source.	EIONET, Medpol, ICES	text(6)
QA_station_issues	Quality assessment field - stations data quality issues flag	List of codes of station data issues detected in the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	text(100)
QA_DDviolations	Quality assessment field - data definition errors	List of field names and their values where values that do not follow the official specifications. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	memo

Physical Characteristics of TCM Waters Flux Stations (Waterbase_tcm_v8_Stations_Flux, 123 records)

Physical characteristics of the WISE-SoE transitional, coastal and marine water stations used to monitor riverine input loads, provided by national sources or Marine Conventions.

Field name	Definition	Note	data type
RecordID	Unique record identifier		long
RecordReported	Date when the record was reported by the data provider.		text(10)
CountryCode	Abbreviation of EEA Member or Collaborating Country	ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code elements	text(2)
WaterbaseID	Internally produced, unique Waterbase identifier	combination of CountryCode + '_TCM_' + (type of hazardous substances data - 'B_' - biota, 'S_' - Sediment, 'W_' - water) + NationalStationID	text(100)
NationalStationID	Identifier of the TCM flux station or monitoring station, all unique at the national level.		text(100)
NationalStationName	National name of the monitoring station		text(150)
WFDstation	Specification yes / no, whether the monitoring station was reported to European Commission as Water Framework Directive, Article 8 monitoring station.		text(3)
WFD_EU_CD	Unique international identifier of the monitoring station under which the station was reported as WFD Art.8 monitoring station.		text(50)
RiverName	National name of river.		text(150)
CatchmentName	Name of major catchment or basin.		text(150)
WaterBodyID	National identification code of water body in which station is located		text(50)
WaterBodyName	Name of water body in which station is located.		text(255)
SeaAreaName	Name of the local sea into which the river discharges or in which the TCM station is located.		text(150)
SeaRegionName	Name of regional sea of which local sea area is a part.		text(150)
SeaConventionArea	Name of Marine Convention area of which regional sea is a part.		text(50)
RBDcode	River Basin District Code		text(20)
RBDname	Name of the River Basin District.		text(150)
Longitude	International geographical longitude (x) co-ordinate in decimal degrees format.		decimal
Latitude	International geographical latitude (x) co-ordinate in decimal degrees format.		decimal
tcm_DataSource	Data source.	EIONET, Medpol, ICES	text(6)
QA_station_issues	Quality assessment field - stations data quality issues flag	List of codes of station data issues detected in the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	text(100)
QA_DDviolations	Quality assessment field - data definition errors	List of field names and their values where values that do not follow the official specifications. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	memo

Proxy Pressures of TCM Waters Flux Stations (Waterbase_tcm_v8_Pressures, 286 records)

Proxy pressures on the upstream catchment or drainage basin of the transitional water or the area within the River Basin District to which the coastal water has been assigned, relating to flux stations.

Field name	Definition	Note	data type
RecordID	Unique record identifier		long
RecordReported	Date when the record was reported by the data provider.		text(10)
CountryCode	Abbreviation of EEA Member or Collaborating Country	ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code elements	text(2)
WaterbaseID	Internally produced, unique Waterbase identifier	combination of CountryCode + '_TCM_' + (type of hazardous substances data - 'B_' - biota, 'S_' - Sediment, 'W_' - water) + NationalStationID	text(100)
NationalStationID	Identifier of the TCM flux station or monitoring station, all unique at the national level.		text(100)
PopulationDensity	Population density of the upstream catchment of the river monitoring station		decimal
SewageDischarge	Direct discharges from sewage treatment works to the transitional, coastal or marine water body.	BU - Discharges of sewage from both UWWT and non-UWWT sources NU - Discharges of sewage from non-UWWT source U - Discharges of sewage from UWWT sources	text(2)
IndustrialDischarge	Direct discharges from industry to the transitional, coastal or marine water body.	BE - Industrial discharges from both EPER and non-EPER sources E - Industrial discharges from EPER sources NE - Industrial discharges from non-EPER sources	text(2)
OtherDischarge	Direct discharges from other sources to the transitional, coastal or marine water body.		text(1)
OilExtraction	Exploration for, or extraction of, oil in the transitional, coastal or marine water body.		text(1)
GasExtraction	Exploration for, or extraction of, gas in the transitional, coastal or marine water body.		text(1)
Spoil	Dredged spoil disposal ground in the transitional, coastal or marine water body.		text(1)
Waste	Waste disposal ground in the transitional, coastal or marine water body.		text(1)
Landfill	Transitional, coastal or marine water body directly impacted by leachate from landfill disposal sites.		text(1)
Mariculture	Fish and shellfish farming in the transitional, coastal or marine water body.		text(1)
Fishing	Commercial fishing activity in the transitional, coastal or marine water body.		text(1)
Marina	Presence of a marina in the transitional, coastal or marine water body.		text(1)
Port	Presence of port facilities in the transitional, coastal or marine water body.		text(1)
OtherActivities	Any other activities in the transitional, coastal or marine water body.		text(1)
Remarks	Remarks, comments or explanatory notes		text(255)
QA_station_issues	Quality assessment field - stations data quality issues flag	List of codes of station data issues detected in the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	text(100)
QA_DDviolations	Quality assessment field - data definition errors	List of field names and their values where values that do not follow the official specifications. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	memo

Nutrients in Seawater - Disaggregated Data (Waterbase_tcm_v8_Nutrients_disagg, 7015617 records)

Disaggregated data on nutrients, organic matter and general physico-chemical determinands in seawater, measured at WISE-SoE transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring stations, provided by national sources only.

Field name	Definition	Note	data type
RecordID	Unique record identifier		long
RecordReported	Date when the record was reported by the data provider.		text(10)
CountryCode	Abbreviation of EEA Member or Collaborating Country	ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code elements	text(2)
WaterbaseID	Internally produced, unique Waterbase identifier	combination of CountryCode + '_TCM_' + (type of hazardous substances data - 'B_' - biota, 'S_' - Sediment, 'W_' - water) + NationalStationID	text(100)
NationalStationID	Identifier of the TCM flux station or monitoring station, all unique at the national level.		text(100)
Year	Year of aggregation period in which samples were taken/Year in which sample was taken.		long
Month	Month in which the sample was taken.		long
Day	Day on which the sample was taken.		long
SampleID	Unique sample identifier required if multiple samples were taken on the same day.		text(50)
Determinand_Nutrients	Name of nutrient, organic matter or general physico-chemical determinand.		text(50)
Unit_NutrientsSeawater	Unit of Measurement of Nutrients in Seawater.		text(20)
LimitOfDetection	Concentration for which there is a desirably small probability (around 5%) that the determinand will not be detected i.e. there is a 95% probability that the determinand will be detected.		single
LimitOfQuantification	The smallest concentration that can be distinguished from the analytical blank at a chosen level of statistical confidence (usually 95%).		single
LimitFlag	Flag to indicate sample below analytical limit of detection (LOD) or limit of quantification (LOQ)	[ - sample below limit of detection < - sample below limit of quantification	text(1)
Concentration	Concentration of determinand in sample.		single
SampleDepth	Depth at which sample taken in metres below water surface.		single
ThermoPos	Vertical position of sample relative to thermocline.	AT - Above thermocline BT - Below thermocline IT - In thermocline	text(2)
HaloPos	Vertical position of sample relative to halocline.	AH - Above halocline BH - Below halocline IH - In halocline	text(2)
Salinity	Salinity of sample.		single
Remarks	Remarks, comments or explanatory notes		text(255)
QA_MVissues	Quality assessment field - measurement value issue flag	Flag indicating error or other issue in the measurement value field. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	long
QA_LRviolations	Quality assessment field - list of logical rules violations.	List of codes of logical rules violated by record. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	text(100)
QA_outlier	Quality assessment field - outlier flag.	Outlier code assigned to the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	long
QA_station_issues	Quality assessment field - stations data quality issues flag	List of codes of station data issues detected in the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	text(100)
QA_DDviolations	Quality assessment field - data definition errors	List of field names and their values where values that do not follow the official specifications. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	memo

Hazardous Substances in Seawater - Disaggregated Data (Waterbase_tcm_v8_HazSubs_Seawater_disagg, 127429 records)

Disaggregated data on hazardous substances and other chemical determinands in seawater, measured at WISE-SoE transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring stations, provided by national sources and Marine Conventions.

Field name	Definition	Note	data type
RecordID	Unique record identifier		long
RecordReported	Date when the record was reported by the data provider.		text(10)
CountryCode	Abbreviation of EEA Member or Collaborating Country	ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code elements	text(2)
WaterbaseID	Internally produced, unique Waterbase identifier	combination of CountryCode + '_TCM_' + (type of hazardous substances data - 'B_' - biota, 'S_' - Sediment, 'W_' - water) + NationalStationID	text(100)
NationalStationID	Identifier of the TCM flux station or monitoring station, all unique at the national level.		text(100)
Year	Year of aggregation period in which samples were taken/Year in which sample was taken.		long
Month	Month in which the sample was taken.		long
Day	Day on which the sample was taken.		long
SampleID	Unique sample identifier required if multiple samples were taken on the same day.		text(50)
Determinand_HazSubs	Name of hazardous substance or other chemical determinand.		text(150)
CASNumber	Chemical Abstract Service Number of the hazardous substance or other chemical determinand.		text(64)
Unit_HazSubs	Unit of measurement of hazardous substance.		text(20)
LimitFlag	Flag to indicate sample below analytical limit of detection (LOD) or limit of quantification (LOQ)	[ - sample below limit of detection < - sample below limit of quantification	text(1)
Concentration	Concentration of determinand in sample.		single
SampleDepth	Depth at which sample taken in metres below water surface.		single
ThermoPos	Vertical position of sample relative to thermocline.	AT - Above thermocline BT - Below thermocline IT - In thermocline	text(2)
HaloPos	Vertical position of sample relative to halocline.	AH - Above halocline BH - Below halocline IH - In halocline	text(2)
Salinity	Salinity of sample.		single
Remarks	Remarks, comments or explanatory notes		text(255)
QA_MVissues	Quality assessment field - measurement value issue flag	Flag indicating error or other issue in the measurement value field. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	long
QA_LRviolations	Quality assessment field - list of logical rules violations.	List of codes of logical rules violated by record. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	text(100)
QA_outlier	Quality assessment field - outlier flag.	Outlier code assigned to the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	long
QA_station_issues	Quality assessment field - stations data quality issues flag	List of codes of station data issues detected in the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	text(100)
QA_DDviolations	Quality assessment field - data definition errors	List of field names and their values where values that do not follow the official specifications. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	memo

Hazardous Substances in Sediment - Disaggregated Data (Waterbase_tcm_v8_HazSubs_Sediment_disagg, 398801 records)

Disaggregated data on hazardous substances and other chemical determinands in sediment, measured at WISE-SoE transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring stations, provided by national sources and Marine Conventions.

Field name	Definition	Note	data type
RecordID	Unique record identifier		long
RecordReported	Date when the record was reported by the data provider.		text(10)
CountryCode	Abbreviation of EEA Member or Collaborating Country	ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code elements	text(2)
WaterbaseID	Internally produced, unique Waterbase identifier	combination of CountryCode + '_TCM_' + (type of hazardous substances data - 'B_' - biota, 'S_' - Sediment, 'W_' - water) + NationalStationID	text(100)
NationalStationID	Identifier of the TCM flux station or monitoring station, all unique at the national level.		text(100)
Year	Year of aggregation period in which samples were taken/Year in which sample was taken.		long
Month	Month in which the sample was taken.		long
Day	Day on which the sample was taken.		long
SampleID	Unique sample identifier required if multiple samples were taken on the same day.		text(50)
Determinand_HazSubs	Name of hazardous substance or other chemical determinand.		text(150)
CASNumber	Chemical Abstract Service Number of the hazardous substance or other chemical determinand.		text(64)
Unit_HazSubs	Unit of measurement of hazardous substance.		text(20)
LimitFlag	Flag to indicate sample below analytical limit of detection (LOD) or limit of quantification (LOQ)	[ - sample below limit of detection < - sample below limit of quantification	text(1)
Concentration	Concentration of determinand in sample.		single
GrainType	Sediment type code.	CS - Coarse Sand FS - Fine Sand G - Gravel M - Mud MS - Middle Sand	text(2)
Fraction	Upper limit of particle size in analysed fraction, in µm.		long
Sampler	Name of sampling equipment used.		text(255)
BottomDepth	Depth of sea bottom at sampling point in metres.		single
SedimentTop	Top of analysed sediment layer measured from the sediment surface in centimetres.		single
SedimentBottom	Bottom of analysed sediment layer measured from the sediment surface in centimetres.		single
OrganicCarbon	Organic carbon content as a percentage of total dry weight.		single
DryWetRatio	Ratio of dry weight to wet or fresh weight as a percentage.		single
Basis	Code of basis of measurement.	D - Dry weight W - Wet weight	text(1)
Remarks	Remarks, comments or explanatory notes		text(255)
QA_MVissues	Quality assessment field - measurement value issue flag	Flag indicating error or other issue in the measurement value field. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	long
QA_LRviolations	Quality assessment field - list of logical rules violations.	List of codes of logical rules violated by record. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	text(100)
QA_outlier	Quality assessment field - outlier flag.	Outlier code assigned to the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	long
QA_station_issues	Quality assessment field - stations data quality issues flag	List of codes of station data issues detected in the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	text(100)
QA_DDviolations	Quality assessment field - data definition errors	List of field names and their values where values that do not follow the official specifications. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	memo

Hazardous Substances in Biota - Disaggregated Data (Waterbase_tcm_v8_HazSubs_Biota_disagg, 909289 records)

Disaggregated data on hazardous substances and other chemical determinands in biota, measured at WISE-SoE transitional, coastal or marine water monitoring stations, provided by national sources and Marine Conventions.

Field name	Definition	Note	data type
RecordID	Unique record identifier		long
RecordReported	Date when the record was reported by the data provider.		text(10)
CountryCode	Abbreviation of EEA Member or Collaborating Country	ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code elements	text(2)
WaterbaseID	Internally produced, unique Waterbase identifier	combination of CountryCode + '_TCM_' + (type of hazardous substances data - 'B_' - biota, 'S_' - Sediment, 'W_' - water) + NationalStationID	text(100)
NationalStationID	Identifier of the TCM flux station or monitoring station, all unique at the national level.		text(100)
Year	Year of aggregation period in which samples were taken/Year in which sample was taken.		long
Month	Month in which the sample was taken.		long
Day	Day on which the sample was taken.		long
SampleID	Unique sample identifier required if multiple samples were taken on the same day.		text(50)
Determinand_HazSubs	Name of hazardous substance or other chemical determinand.		text(150)
CASNumber	Chemical Abstract Service Number of the hazardous substance or other chemical determinand.		text(64)
Unit_HazSubs	Unit of measurement of hazardous substance.		text(20)
Species	Monitored species name.		text(50)
Tissue	Tissue element of species monitored.	BA - Baleen, BB - Blubber, BC - Blood cells, BL - Blood, BO - Bone, BR - Brain, BS - Blood serum, BW - Body wall, EG - Eggs (bird), EH - Egg homogenate of yolk and albumin, EP - Epidermis (skin), FA - Fat, FE - Feathers, GI - Gill, GO - Gonads (undeterminable sex), KI - Kidney, LI - Liver, MU - Muscle, OV - Ovaries (gonads - female), RO - Roe (fish), SB - Soft body, SH - Shell, TM - Tail muscle, WO - Whole body	text(2)
LimitFlag	Flag to indicate sample below analytical limit of detection (LOD) or limit of quantification (LOQ)	[ - sample below limit of detection < - sample below limit of quantification	text(1)
Concentration	Concentration of determinand in sample.		single
Fat	Fat content as percentage of total wet matter.		single
DryWetRatio	Ratio of dry weight to wet or fresh weight as a percentage.		single
Basis	Code of basis of measurement.	D - Dry weight L - Lipid (fat) weight W - Wet weight	text(1)
Remarks	Remarks, comments or explanatory notes		text(255)
QA_MVissues	Quality assessment field - measurement value issue flag	Flag indicating error or other issue in the measurement value field. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	long
QA_LRviolations	Quality assessment field - list of logical rules violations.	List of codes of logical rules violated by record. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	text(100)
QA_outlier	Quality assessment field - outlier flag.	Outlier code assigned to the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	long
QA_station_issues	Quality assessment field - stations data quality issues flag	List of codes of station data issues detected in the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	text(100)
QA_DDviolations	Quality assessment field - data definition errors	List of field names and their values where values that do not follow the official specifications. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	memo

Hazardous Substances in Biota - Aggregated Data (Waterbase_tcm_v8_HazSubs_Biota_agg, 232061 records)

Field name	Definition	Note	data type
RecordID	Unique record identifier		long
RecordReported	Date when the record was reported by the data provider.		text(10)
CountryCode	Abbreviation of EEA Member or Collaborating Country	ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code elements	text(2)
WaterbaseID	Internally produced, unique Waterbase identifier	combination of CountryCode + '_TCM_' + (type of hazardous substances data - 'B_' - biota, 'S_' - Sediment, 'W_' - water) + NationalStationID	text(100)
NationalStationID	Identifier of the TCM flux station or monitoring station, all unique at the national level.		text(100)
Year	Year of aggregation period in which samples were taken/Year in which sample was taken.		long
AggregationPeriod	Period of aggregation of measurement data.		text(20)
AggregationMonths	Detailed specification of aggregation period by months.		text(150)
AggregationLength	Number of months in aggregation period.		long
Determinand_HazSubs	Name of hazardous substance or other chemical determinand.		text(150)
CASNumber	Chemical Abstract Service Number of the hazardous substance or other chemical determinand.		text(64)
Unit_HazSubs	Unit of measurement of hazardous substance.		text(20)
Species	Monitored species name.		text(50)
Tissue	Tissue element of species monitored.	BA - Baleen, BB - Blubber, BC - Blood cells, BL - Blood, BO - Bone, BR - Brain, BS - Blood serum, BW - Body wall, EG - Eggs (bird), EH - Egg homogenate of yolk and albumin, EP - Epidermis (skin), FA - Fat, FE - Feathers, GI - Gill, GO - Gonads (undeterminable sex), KI - Kidney, LI - Liver, MU - Muscle, OV - Ovaries (gonads - female), RO - Roe (fish), SB - Soft body, SH - Shell, TM - Tail muscle, WO - Whole body	text(2)
NumberOfSamplesBelowLOQ	Number of samples below limit of quantification within aggregation period		long
Minimum	Minimum disaggregated sample concentration value of the input data used for aggregation.		single
Mean	Mean concentration value of aggregated data.		single
Maximum	Maximum disaggregated sample concentration value of the input data used for aggregation.		single
Median	Median concentration value of aggregated data.		single
StandardDeviation	Standard deviation of concentration values of aggregated data.		single
Fat	Fat content as percentage of total wet matter.		single
DryWetRatio	Mean percentage ratio of dry weight to wet or fresh weight calculated from all samples in the aggregation period		single
Basis	Code of basis of measurement.	D - Dry weight L - Lipid (fat) weight W - Wet weight	text(1)
NoOfSamples	Number of samples included in aggregated data.		long
AggregatedBy	Subject(s) that aggregated the data.		text(20)
QA_MVissues	Quality assessment field - measurement value issue flag	Flag indicating error or other issue in the measurement value field. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	long
QA_LRviolations	Quality assessment field - list of logical rules violations.	List of codes of logical rules violated by record. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	text(100)
QA_outlier	Quality assessment field - outlier flag.	Outlier code assigned to the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	long
QA_station_issues	Quality assessment field - stations data quality issues flag	List of codes of station data issues detected in the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	text(100)
QA_DDviolations	Quality assessment field - data definition errors	List of field names and their values where values that do not follow the official specifications. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	memo

Riverine Input Loads (Waterbase_tcm_v8_Inputs, 24906 records)

Data on the yearly riverine input loads to transitional, coastal and marine waters which are monitored at flux stations, provided by national sources or Marine Conventions.

Field name	Definition	Note	data type
RecordID	Unique record identifier		long
RecordReported	Date when the record was reported by the data provider.		text(10)
CountryCode	Abbreviation of EEA Member or Collaborating Country	ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code elements	text(2)
WaterbaseID	Internally produced, unique Waterbase identifier	combination of CountryCode + '_TCM_' + (type of hazardous substances data - 'B_' - biota, 'S_' - Sediment, 'W_' - water) + NationalStationID	text(100)
NationalStationID	Identifier of the TCM flux station or monitoring station, all unique at the national level.		text(100)
Year	Year of aggregation period in which samples were taken/Year in which sample was taken.		long
Determinand_InputDischarge	Name of riverine inputs determinand.		text(100)
CASNumber	Chemical Abstract Service Number of the hazardous substance or other chemical determinand.		text(64)
Unit_InputDischarge	Unit of measurement of riverine input.		text(20)
Estimate	Estimate type.	L - Lower estimate based on treating concentration values that are below the limits of detection or determination as zero U - Upper estimate based on treating concentration values that are below the limits of detection or determination as equivalent to the value of the limits of detection or determination X - Unspecified	text(1)
Method	Method of estimation.	FloodN - Calculations not accounting for flood events FloodY - Calculations accounting for flood events Other - Other methods OutN - Calculations excluding outlier values OutY - Calculations including outlier values XSS - Loads calculated by extrapolation from concentrations (of micropollutants) in suspended sediment	text(6)
Load	Estimated load of determinand.		single
Remarks	Remarks, comments or explanatory notes		text(255)
QA_MVissues	Quality assessment field - measurement value issue flag	Flag indicating error or other issue in the measurement value field. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	long
QA_station_issues	Quality assessment field - stations data quality issues flag	List of codes of station data issues detected in the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	text(100)
QA_DDviolations	Quality assessment field - data definition errors	List of field names and their values where values that do not follow the official specifications. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	memo

Direct Discharges (Waterbase_tcm_v8_Discharges, 2122 records)

Data on direct discharges to transitional, coastal and marine waters which are monitored at flux stations, provided by national sources or Marine Conventions.

Field name	Definition	Note	data type
RecordID	Unique record identifier		long
RecordReported	Date when the record was reported by the data provider.		text(10)
CountryCode	Abbreviation of EEA Member or Collaborating Country	ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code elements	text(2)
WaterBodyID	National identification code of water body in which station is located		text(50)
WaterBodyName	Name of water body in which station is located.		text(255)
SeaAreaName	Name of the local sea into which the river discharges or in which the TCM station is located.		text(150)
SeaRegionName	Name of regional sea of which local sea area is a part.		text(150)
SeaConventionArea	Name of Marine Convention area of which regional sea is a part.		text(50)
Year	Year of aggregation period in which samples were taken/Year in which sample was taken.		long
DischargeType	Information on discharge type.	I - Industrial discharge M - Municipal discharge T - Total discharge	text(1)
Determinand_InputDischarge	Name of direct discharge determinand.		text(100)
CASNumber	Chemical Abstract Service Number of the hazardous substance or other chemical determinand.		text(64)
Unit_InputDischarge	Unit of measurement of direct discharge.		text(20)
Estimate	Estimate type.	L - Lower estimate based on treating concentration values that are below the limits of detection or determination as zero U - Upper estimate based on treating concentration values that are below the limits of detection or determination as equivalent to the value of the limits of detection or determination X - Unspecified	text(1)
Method	Method of estimation.	FloodN - Calculations not accounting for flood events FloodY - Calculations accounting for flood events Other - Other methods OutN - Calculations excluding outlier values OutY - Calculations including outlier values XSS - Loads calculated by extrapolation from concentrations (of micropollutants) in suspended sediment	text(6)
Load	Estimated load of determinand.		single
Remarks	Remarks, comments or explanatory notes		text(255)
QA_MVissues	Quality assessment field - measurement value issue flag	Flag indicating error or other issue in the measurement value field. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	long
QA_DDviolations	Quality assessment field - data definition errors	List of field names and their values where values that do not follow the official specifications. Details are explained in the QA documentation.	memo