Contaminants in Fish Tissue - Ocean Monitoring Program

Public Utilities Updated Nov 15, 2022 As needed

About this dataset

Concentrations of various contaminants in liver and muscle tissues of fishes collected throughout the region.

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File name	Download actions	File Format	File size
Contaminants in Fish Tissue	Download Copy URL	CSV
Fish Tissue Sampling Station Locations	Download Copy URL	CSV

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Data Dictionary

Data dictionary - field definitions for this dataset
field	description	possible_values
project	Outfall region where sample was collected	PLOO: Point Loma Ocean Outfall; SBOO: South Bay Ocean Outfall
date_sample	Time period survey completed; yr = year, qtr = quarter
sample	Unique sample ID
station	Unique location ID where sample was collected. See station reference file for location
zone	Station, or combination of stations, where sample was collected. See station reference file for location
depth_m	Depth in meters
rep	Replicate number (up to 9 replicate samples collected per station/zone)
species	Common name of fish species analyzed for each sample
param_class	Groups of related parameters
parameter	Analyte being recorded
mdl	Method detection limit	NA: not available
qualifier	Qualifier for value	ND: not detected; DNQ: Detected But Not Quantified; NA: not available
value	Result value
units	Units of result value	UG/KG: parts per billion; MG/KG: parts per million; WT%: percent weight

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