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Below we list the complete set of terms available accross all checklists and environmental packages.
Term display name - amount or size of sample collected
Structured Comment name - samp_size
Definition - The total amount or size (volume (ml), mass (g) or area (m2) ) of sample collected.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 5 liters
Prefered Unit - liter, gram, cm2
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sample collection device
Structured Comment name - samp_collect_device
Definition - The device used to collect an environmental sample. This field accepts terms listed under environmental sampling device (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO). This field also accepts terms listed under specimen collection device (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GENEPIO_0002094).
Expected value - device name
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}|{text}
Example - swab, biopsy, niskin bottle, push core, drag swab [GENEPIO:0002713]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - isolation and growth condition
Structured Comment name - isol_growth_condt
Definition - Publication reference in the form of pubmed ID (pmid), digital object identifier (doi) or url for isolation and growth condition specifications of the organism/material
Expected value - PMID,DOI or URL
Value syntax - {PMID|DOI|URL}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - experimental factor
Structured Comment name - experimental_factor
Definition - Experimental factors are essentially the variable aspects of an experiment design which can be used to describe an experiment, or set of experiments, in an increasingly detailed manner. This field accepts ontology terms from Experimental Factor Ontology (EFO) and/or Ontology for Biomedical Investigations (OBI). For a browser of EFO (v 2.95) terms, please see http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/EFO; for a browser of OBI (v 2018-02-12) terms please see http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/OBI.
Expected value - text or EFO and/or OBI
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}|{text}
Example - time series design [EFO:0001779]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - geographic location (latitude and longitude)
Structured Comment name - lat_lon
Definition - The geographical origin of the sample as defined by latitude and longitude. The values should be reported in decimal degrees and in WGS84 system.
Expected value - decimal degrees, limit to 8 decimal points
Value syntax - {float} {float}
Example - 50.586825 6.408977
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - geographic location (country and/or sea,region)
Structured Comment name - geo_loc_name
Definition - The geographical origin of the sample as defined by the country or sea name followed by specific region name. Country or sea names should be chosen from the INSDC country list (http://insdc.org/country.html), or the GAZ ontology (http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/GAZ).
Expected value - country or sea name (INSDC or GAZ): region(GAZ), specific location name
Value syntax - {term}: {term}, {text}
Example - USA: Maryland, Bethesda
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - collection date
Structured Comment name - collection_date
Definition - The time of sampling, either as an instance (single point in time) or interval. In case no exact time is available, the date/time can be right truncated i.e. all of these are valid times: 2008-01-23T19:23:10+00:00; 2008-01-23T19:23:10; 2008-01-23; 2008-01; 2008; Except: 2008-01; 2008 all are ISO8601 compliant.
Expected value - date and time
Value syntax - {timestamp}
Example - 2018-05-11T10:00:00+01:00; 2018-05-11
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - broad-scale environmental context
Structured Comment name - env_broad_scale
Definition - In this field, report which major environmental system your sample or specimen came from. The systems identified should have a coarse spatial grain, to provide the general environmental context of where the sampling was done (e.g. were you in the desert or a rainforest?). We recommend using subclasses of ENVO’s biome class: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000428. Format (one term): termLabel [termID], Format (multiple terms): termLabel [termID]|termLabel [termID]|termLabel [termID]. Example: Annotating a water sample from the photic zone in middle of the Atlantic Ocean, consider: oceanic epipelagic zone biome [ENVO:01000033]. Example: Annotating a sample from the Amazon rainforest consider: tropical moist broadleaf forest biome [ENVO:01000228]. If needed, request new terms on the ENVO tracker, identified here: http://www.obofoundry.org/ontology/envo.html.
Expected value - Add terms that identify the major environment type(s) where your sample was collected. Recommend subclasses of biome [ENVO:00000428]. Multiple terms can be separated by one or more pipes e.g.: mangrove biome [ENVO:01000181]|estuarine biome [ENVO:01000020]
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - forest biome [ENVO:01000174]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - local environmental context
Structured Comment name - env_local_scale
Definition - In this field, report the entity or entities which are in your sample or specimen’s local vicinity and which you believe have significant causal influences on your sample or specimen. Please use terms that are present in ENVO and which are of smaller spatial grain than your entry for env_broad_scale. Format (one term): termLabel [termID]; Format (multiple terms): termLabel [termID]|termLabel [termID]|termLabel [termID]. Example: Annotating a pooled sample taken from various vegetation layers in a forest consider: canopy [ENVO:00000047]|herb and fern layer [ENVO:01000337]|litter layer [ENVO:01000338]|understory [01000335]|shrub layer [ENVO:01000336]. If needed, request new terms on the ENVO tracker, identified here: http://www.obofoundry.org/ontology/envo.html.
Expected value - Add terms that identify environmental entities having causal influences upon the entity at time of sampling, multiple terms can be separated by pipes, e.g.: shoreline [ENVO:00000486]|intertidal zone [ENVO:00000316]
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - litter layer [ENVO:01000338]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - environmental medium
Structured Comment name - env_medium
Definition - Report the environmental material(s) immediately surrounding the sample or specimen at the time of sampling. We recommend using subclasses of ‘environmental material’ (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00010483). EnvO documentation about how to use the field: https://github.com/EnvironmentOntology/envo/wiki/Using-ENVO-with-MIxS . Terms from other OBO ontologies are permissible as long as they reference mass/volume nouns (e.g. air, water, blood) and not discrete, countable entities (e.g. a tree, a leaf, a table top). If the sample collected is a symbiont and the sequenced entity is a symbiont of that sampled symbiont, this field describes the tissue or excretion of the symbiotic host organism, not the top-level host.
Expected value - The material displaced by the entity at time of sampling. Recommend subclasses of environmental material [ENVO:00010483].
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - intestine environment [ENVO:2100002]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sample material processing
Structured Comment name - samp_mat_process
Definition - A brief description of any processing applied to the sample during or after retrieving the sample from environment, or a link to the relevant protocol(s) performed.
Expected value - text or OBI
Value syntax - {text|term}
Example - filtering of seawater, storing samples in ethanol
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - depth
Structured Comment name - depth
Definition - The vertical distance below local surface, e.g. For sediment or soil samples depth is measured from sediment or soil surface, respectively. Depth can be reported as an interval for subsurface samples.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 10 meter
Prefered Unit - meter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - subspecific genetic lineage
Structured Comment name - subspecf_gen_lin
Definition - Information about the genetic distinctness of the sequenced organism below the subspecies level, e.g., serovar, serotype, biotype, ecotype, or any relevant genetic typing schemes like Group I plasmid. Subspecies should not be recorded in this term, but in the NCBI taxonomy. Supply both the lineage name and the lineage rank separated by a colon, e.g., biovar:abc123.
Expected value - genetic lineage below lowest rank of NCBI taxonomy, which is subspecies, e.g. serovar, biotype, ecotype, variety, cultivar
Value syntax - {rank name}:{text}
Example - serovar:Newport
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - source material identifiers
Structured Comment name - source_mat_id
Definition - A unique identifier assigned to a material sample (as defined by http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/materialSampleID, and as opposed to a particular digital record of a material sample) used for extracting nucleic acids, and subsequent sequencing. The identifier can refer either to the original material collected or to any derived sub-samples. The INSDC qualifiers /specimen_voucher, /bio_material, or /culture_collection may or may not share the same value as the source_mat_id field. For instance, the /specimen_voucher qualifier and source_mat_id may both contain ‘UAM:Herps:14’ , referring to both the specimen voucher and sampled tissue with the same identifier. However, the /culture_collection qualifier may refer to a value from an initial culture (e.g. ATCC:11775) while source_mat_id would refer to an identifier from some derived culture from which the nucleic acids were extracted (e.g. xatc123 or ark:/2154/R2).
Expected value - for cultures of microorganisms: identifiers for two culture collections; for other material a unique arbitrary identifer
Value syntax - {text}
Example - MPI012345
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - known pathogenicity
Structured Comment name - pathogenicity
Definition - To what is the entity pathogenic
Expected value - CV
Value syntax - {term}
Example - human, animal, plant, fungi, bacteria
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - observed biotic relationship
Structured Comment name - biotic_relationship
Definition - Description of relationship(s) between the subject organism and other organism(s) it is associated with. E.g., parasite on species X; mutualist with species Y. The target organism is the subject of the relationship, and the other organism(s) is the object
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [free living|parasite|commensal|symbiont]
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host scientific name
Structured Comment name - specific_host
Definition - Report the host’s taxonomic name and/or NCBI taxonomy ID.
Expected value - host scientific name, taxonomy ID
Value syntax - {text}|{NCBI taxid}
Example - Homo sapiens and/or 9606
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host specificity or range
Structured Comment name - host_spec_range
Definition - The range and diversity of host species that an organism is capable of infecting, defined by NCBI taxonomy identifier.
Expected value - NCBI taxid
Value syntax - {integer}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - host disease status
Structured Comment name - host_disease_stat
Definition - List of diseases with which the host has been diagnosed; can include multiple diagnoses. The value of the field depends on host; for humans the terms should be chosen from the DO (Human Disease Ontology) at https://www.disease-ontology.org, non-human host diseases are free text
Expected value - disease name or Disease Ontology term
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}|{text}
Example - rabies [DOID:11260]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - trophic level
Structured Comment name - trophic_level
Definition - Trophic levels are the feeding position in a food chain. Microbes can be a range of producers (e.g. chemolithotroph)
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [autotroph| carboxydotroph| chemoautotroph| chemoheterotroph| chemolithoautotroph| chemolithotroph| chemoorganoheterotroph| chemoorganotroph| chemosynthetic| chemotroph| copiotroph| diazotroph| facultative| autotroph| heterotroph| lithoautotroph| lithoheterotroph| lithotroph| methanotroph| methylotroph| mixotroph| obligate| chemoautolithotroph| oligotroph| organoheterotroph| organotroph| photoautotroph| photoheterotroph| photolithoautotroph| photolithotroph| photosynthetic| phototroph]
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - nucleic acid extraction
Structured Comment name - nucl_acid_ext
Definition - A link to a literature reference, electronic resource or a standard operating procedure (SOP), that describes the material separation to recover the nucleic acid fraction from a sample.
Expected value - PMID, DOI or URL
Value syntax - {PMID}|{DOI}|{URL}
Example - https://mobio.com/media/wysiwyg/pdfs/protocols/12888.pdf
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - nucleic acid amplification
Structured Comment name - nucl_acid_amp
Definition - A link to a literature reference, electronic resource or a standard operating procedure (SOP), that describes the enzymatic amplification (PCR, TMA, NASBA) of specific nucleic acids
Expected value - reference to amplification method; clean-up method
Value syntax - {PMID|DOI|URL}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - library size
Structured Comment name - lib_size
Definition - Total number of clones in the library prepared for the project
Expected value - number of clones
Value syntax - {integer}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - library reads sequenced
Structured Comment name - lib_reads_seqd
Definition - Total number of clones sequenced from the library
Expected value - number of reads sequenced
Value syntax - {integer}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - library layout
Structured Comment name - lib_layout
Definition - Specify whether to expect single, paired, or other configuration of reads
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [paired|single|vector|other]
Example - paired
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - library vector
Structured Comment name - lib_vector
Definition - Cloning vector type(s) used in construction of libraries
Expected value - vector
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - library screening strategy
Structured Comment name - lib_screen
Definition - Specific enrichment or screening methods applied before and/or after creating libraries
Expected value - screening strategy name
Value syntax - {text}
Example - enriched, screened, normalized
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - target gene
Structured Comment name - target_gene
Definition - Targeted gene or locus name for marker gene studies
Expected value - gene name
Value syntax - {text}
Example - 16S rRNA, 18S rRNA, nif, amoA, rpo
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - target subfragment
Structured Comment name - target_subfragment
Definition - Name of subfragment of a gene or locus. Important to e.g. identify special regions on marker genes like V6 on 16S rRNA
Expected value - gene fragment name
Value syntax - {text}
Example - V6, V9, ITS
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - pcr primers
Structured Comment name - pcr_primers
Definition - PCR primers that were used to amplify the sequence of the targeted gene, locus or subfragment. This field should contain all the primers used for a single PCR reaction if multiple forward or reverse primers are present in a single PCR reaction. The primer sequence should be reported in uppercase letters
Expected value - FWD:{dna} REV:{dna}
Value syntax -
Example - FWD: forward primer sequence REV:reverse primer sequence
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - multiplex identifiers
Structured Comment name - mid
Definition - Molecular barcodes, called Multiplex Identifiers (MIDs), that are used to specifically tag unique samples in a sequencing run. Sequence should be reported in uppercase letters
Expected value - multiplex identifier sequence
Value syntax - {dna}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - adapters
Structured Comment name - adapters
Definition - Adapters provide priming sequences for both amplification and sequencing of the sample-library fragments. Both adapters should be reported; in uppercase letters
Expected value - adapter A and B sequence
Value syntax - {dna},{dna}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - pcr conditions
Structured Comment name - pcr_cond
Definition - Description of reaction conditions and components of PCR in the form of ‘initial denaturation:94degC_1.5min; annealing=…’
Expected value - initial denaturation:degrees_minutes; annealing:degrees_minutes; elongation: degrees_minutes; final elongation:degrees_minutes; total cycles
Value syntax - initial denaturation:degrees_minutes; annealing:degrees_minutes; elongation: degrees_minutes; final elongation:degrees_minutes; total cycles
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sequencing method
Structured Comment name - seq_meth
Definition - Sequencing machine used. Where possible the term should be taken from the OBI list of DNA sequencers (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0400103).
Expected value - Text or OBI
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}|{text}
Example - 454 Genome Sequencer FLX [OBI:0000702]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sequence quality check
Structured Comment name - seq_quality_check
Definition - Indicate if the sequence has been called by automatic systems (none) or undergone a manual editing procedure (e.g. by inspecting the raw data or chromatograms). Applied only for sequences that are not submitted to SRA,ENA or DRA
Expected value - none or manually edited
Value syntax - [none|manually edited]
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - chimera check
Structured Comment name - chimera_check
Definition - Tool(s) used for chimera checking, including version number and parameters, to discover and remove chimeric sequences. A chimeric sequence is comprised of two or more phylogenetically distinct parent sequences.
Expected value - name and version of software
Value syntax - {text} {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - assembly software
Structured Comment name - assembly_software
Definition - The assembly quality category is based on sets of criteria outlined for each assembly quality category. For MISAG/MIMAG; Finished: Single, validated, contiguous sequence per replicon without gaps or ambiguities with a consensus error rate equivalent to Q50 or better. High Quality Draft:Multiple fragments where gaps span repetitive regions. Presence of the 23S, 16S and 5S rRNA genes and at least 18 tRNAs. Medium Quality Draft:Many fragments with little to no review of assembly other than reporting of standard assembly statistics. Low Quality Draft:Many fragments with little to no review of assembly other than reporting of standard assembly statistics. Assembly statistics include, but are not limited to total assembly size, number of contigs, contig N50/L50, and maximum contig length. For MIUVIG; Finished: Single, validated, contiguous sequence per replicon without gaps or ambiguities, with extensive manual review and editing to annotate putative gene functions and transcriptional units. High-quality draft genome: One or multiple fragments, totaling ≥ 90% of the expected genome or replicon sequence or predicted complete. Genome fragment(s): One or multiple fragments, totalling < 90% of the expected genome or replicon sequence, or for which no genome size could be estimated
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [Finished genome|High-quality draft genome|Medium-quality draft genome|Low-quality draft genome|Genome fragment(s)]
Example - High-quality draft genome
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - assembly name
Structured Comment name - assembly_name
Definition - Name/version of the assembly provided by the submitter that is used in the genome browsers and in the community
Expected value - name and version of assemby
Value syntax - {text} {text}
Example - HuRef, JCVI_ISG_i3_1.0
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - assembly quality
Structured Comment name - assembly_quality
Definition - Tool(s) used for assembly, including version number and parameters
Expected value - name and version of software, parameters used
Value syntax - {software};{version};{parameters}
Example - metaSPAdes;3.11.0;kmer set 21,33,55,77,99,121, default parameters otherwise
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - annotation
Structured Comment name - annot
Definition - Tool used for annotation, or for cases where annotation was provided by a community jamboree or model organism database rather than by a specific submitter
Expected value - annotation source description
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - relevant standard operating procedures
Structured Comment name - sop
Definition - Standard operating procedures used in assembly and/or annotation of genomes, metagenomes or environmental sequences
Expected value - reference to SOP
Value syntax - {PMID|DOI|URL}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - relevant electronic resources
Structured Comment name - url
Definition - A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise associated to the sequence.
Expected value - URL
Value syntax - {URL}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - project name
Structured Comment name - project_name
Definition - Name of the project within which the sequencing was organized.
Expected value - text
Value syntax - {text}
Example - Forest soil metagenome
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - elevation
Structured Comment name - elev
Definition - Elevation of the sampling site is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly the mean sea level. Elevation is mainly used when referring to points on the earth’s surface, while altitude is used for points above the surface, such as an aircraft in flight or a spacecraft in orbit
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 100 meter
Prefered Unit - meter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - altitude
Structured Comment name - alt
Definition - Altitude is a term used to identify heights of objects such as airplanes, space shuttles, rockets, atmospheric balloons and heights of places such as atmospheric layers and clouds. It is used to measure the height of an object which is above the earth’s surface. In this context, the altitude measurement is the vertical distance between the earth’s surface above sea level and the sampled position in the air
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 100 meter
Prefered Unit - meter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - barometric pressure
Structured Comment name - barometric_press
Definition - Force per unit area exerted against a surface by the weight of air above that surface
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 5 millibar
Prefered Unit - millibar
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - carbon dioxide
Structured Comment name - carb_dioxide
Definition - Carbon dioxide (gas) amount or concentration at the time of sampling
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 410 parts per million
Prefered Unit - micromole per liter, parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - carbon monoxide
Structured Comment name - carb_monoxide
Definition - Carbon monoxide (gas) amount or concentration at the time of sampling
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 0.1 parts per million
Prefered Unit - micromole per liter, parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - organism count qPCR information
Structured Comment name - org_count_qpcr_info
Definition - If qpcr was used for the cell count, the target gene name, the primer sequence and the cycling conditions should also be provided. (Example: 16S rrna; FWD:ACGTAGCTATGACGT REV:GTGCTAGTCGAGTAC; initial denaturation:90C_5min; denaturation:90C_2min; annealing:52C_30 sec; elongation:72C_30 sec; 90 C for 1 min; final elongation:72C_5min; 30 cycles)
Expected value - gene name;FWD:forward primer sequence;REV:reverse primer sequence;initial denaturation:degrees_minutes;denaturation:degrees_minutes;annealing:degrees_minutes;elongation:degrees_minutes;final elongation:degrees_minutes; total cycles
Value syntax - {text};FWD:{dna};REV:{dna};initial denaturation:degrees_minutes;denaturation:degrees_minutes;annealing:degrees_minutes;elongation:degrees_minutes;final elongation:degrees_minutes; total cycles
Example -
Prefered Unit - number of cells per gram (or ml or cm^2)
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - humidity
Structured Comment name - humidity
Definition - Amount of water vapour in the air, at the time of sampling
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 25 gram per cubic meter
Prefered Unit - gram per cubic meter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - methane
Structured Comment name - methane
Definition - Methane (gas) amount or concentration at the time of sampling
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 1800 parts per billion
Prefered Unit - micromole per liter, parts per billion, parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - total nitrogen concentration
Structured Comment name - tot_nitro
Definition - Total nitrogen concentration of water samples, calculated by: total nitrogen = total dissolved nitrogen + particulate nitrogen. Can also be measured without filtering, reported as nitrogen
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 50 micromole per liter
Prefered Unit - microgram per liter, micromole per liter, milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - organism count
Structured Comment name - organism_count
Definition - Total cell count of any organism (or group of organisms) per gram, volume or area of sample, should include name of organism followed by count. The method that was used for the enumeration (e.g. qPCR, atp, mpn, etc.) Should also be provided. (example: total prokaryotes; 3.5e7 cells per ml; qpcr)
Expected value - organism name;measurement value;enumeration
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit};[qPCR|ATP|MPN|other]
Example - total prokaryotes;3.5e7 cells per milliliter;qPCR
Prefered Unit - number of cells per cubic meter, number of cells per milliliter, number of cells per cubic centimeter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - oxygen
Structured Comment name - oxygen
Definition - Oxygen (gas) amount or concentration at the time of sampling
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 600 parts per million
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter, parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - total iron
Structured Comment name - tot_iron
Definition - Concentration of total iron in the sample
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter, milligram per kilogram
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - dissolved inorganic phosphorus
Structured Comment name - diss_inorg_phosp
Definition - Concentration of dissolved inorganic phosphorus in the sample
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 56.5 micromole per liter
Prefered Unit - microgram per liter, milligram per liter, parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - pollutants
Structured Comment name - pollutants
Definition - Pollutant types and, amount or concentrations measured at the time of sampling; can report multiple pollutants by entering numeric values preceded by name of pollutant
Expected value - pollutant name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example - lead;0.15 microgram per cubic meter
Prefered Unit - gram, mole per liter, milligram per liter, microgram per cubic meter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - air_PM_concen
Structured Comment name - air particulate matter concentration
Definition - Concentration of substances that remain suspended in the air, and comprise mixtures of organic and inorganic substances (PM10 and PM2.5); can report multiple PM’s by entering numeric values preceded by name of PM
Expected value - particulate matter name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example - PM2.5;10 microgram per cubic meter
Prefered Unit - microgram per cubic meter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - sample salinity
Structured Comment name - samp_salinity
Definition - Salinity is the total concentration of all dissolved salts in a liquid or solid (in the form of an extract obtained by centrifugation) sample. While salinity can be measured by a complete chemical analysis, this method is difficult and time consuming. More often, it is instead derived from the conductivity measurement. This is known as practical salinity. These derivations compare the specific conductance of the sample to a salinity standard such as seawater
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 1 milligram per liter
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter, practical salinity unit, percentage
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sample storage temperature
Structured Comment name - samp_store_temp
Definition - Temperature at which sample was stored, e.g. -80 degree Celsius
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - -80 degree Celsius
Prefered Unit - degree Celsius
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sample volume or weight for DNA extraction
Structured Comment name - samp_vol_we_dna_ext
Definition - Volume (ml) or mass (g) of total collected sample processed for DNA extraction. Note: total sample collected should be entered under the term Sample Size (MIXS:0000001).
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 1500 milliliter
Prefered Unit - millliter, gram, milligram, square centimeter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - solar irradiance
Structured Comment name - solar_irradiance
Definition - The amount of solar energy that arrives at a specific area of a surface during a specific time interval
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 1.36 kilowatts per square meter per day
Prefered Unit - kilowatts per square meter per day, ergs per square centimeter per second
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - temperature
Structured Comment name - temp
Definition - Temperature of the sample at the time of sampling
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 25 degree Celsius
Prefered Unit - degree Celsius
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - ventilation rate
Structured Comment name - ventilation_rate
Definition - Ventilation rate of the system in the sampled premises
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 750 cubic meter per minute
Prefered Unit - cubic meter per minute, liters per second
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - volatile organic compounds
Structured Comment name - volatile_org_comp
Definition - Concentration of carbon-based chemicals that easily evaporate at room temperature; can report multiple volatile organic compounds by entering numeric values preceded by name of compound
Expected value - volatile organic compound name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example - formaldehyde;500 nanogram per liter
Prefered Unit - microgram per cubic meter, parts per million, nanogram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - sample storage duration
Structured Comment name - samp_store_dur
Definition - Duration for which the sample was stored
Expected value - duration
Value syntax - {duration}
Example - P1Y6M
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - total phosphorus
Structured Comment name - tot_phosp
Definition - Total phosphorus concentration in the sample, calculated by: total phosphorus = total dissolved phosphorus + particulate phosphorus
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 0.03 milligram per liter
Prefered Unit - micromole per liter, milligram per liter, parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - wind speed
Structured Comment name - wind_speed
Definition - Speed of wind measured at the time of sampling
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 21 kilometer per hour
Prefered Unit - meter per second, kilometer per hour
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - dissolved oxygen
Structured Comment name - diss_oxygen
Definition - Concentration of dissolved oxygen
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 175 micromole per kilogram
Prefered Unit - micromole per kilogram, milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - total acid number
Structured Comment name - tan
Definition - Total Acid Number (TAN) is a measurement of acidity that is determined by the amount of potassium hydroxide in milligrams that is needed to neutralize the acids in one gram of oil. It is an important quality measurement of crude oil. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_acid_number)
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - relative air humidity
Structured Comment name - rel_air_humidity
Definition - Partial vapor and air pressure, density of the vapor and air, or by the actual mass of the vapor and air
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 0.8
Prefered Unit - percentage
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - absolute air humidity
Structured Comment name - abs_air_humidity
Definition - Actual mass of water vapor - mh20 - present in the air water vapor mixture
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 9 gram per gram
Prefered Unit - gram per gram, kilogram per kilogram, kilogram, pound
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - surface humidity
Structured Comment name - surf_humidity
Definition - Surfaces: water activity as a function of air and material moisture
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 0.1
Prefered Unit - percentage
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - air temperature
Structured Comment name - air_temp
Definition - Temperature of the air at the time of sampling
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 20 degree Celsius
Prefered Unit - degree Celsius
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - surface temperature
Structured Comment name - surf_temp
Definition - Temperature of the surface at the time of sampling
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 15 degree Celsius
Prefered Unit - degree Celsius
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - viscosity
Structured Comment name - viscosity
Definition - A measure of oil’s resistance¬†to gradual deformation by¬†shear stress¬†or¬†tensile stress (e.g. 3.5 cp; 100 ¬∞C)
Expected value - measurement value;measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit};{float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - cP at degree Celsius
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - pour point
Structured Comment name - pour_point
Definition - Temperature at which a liquid becomes semi solid and loses its flow characteristics. In crude oil a high pour point is generally associated with a high paraffin content, typically found in crude deriving from a larger proportion of plant material. (soure: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pour_point)
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - degree Celsius
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - surface moisture
Structured Comment name - surf_moisture
Definition - Water held on a surface
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 0.01 gram per square meter
Prefered Unit - parts per million, gram per cubic meter, gram per square meter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - dew point
Structured Comment name - dew_point
Definition - The temperature to which a given parcel of humid air must be cooled, at constant barometric pressure, for water vapor to condense into water.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 22 degree Celsius
Prefered Unit - degree Celsius
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - saturates wt%
Structured Comment name - saturates_pc
Definition - Saturate, Aromatic, Resin and Asphaltene (SARA) is an analysis method that divides crude oil components according to their polarizability and polarity. There are three main methods to obtain SARA results. The most popular one is known as the Iatroscan TLC-FID and is referred to as IP-143 (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturate,_aromatic,_resin_and_asphaltene)
Expected value - name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - percent
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - aromatics wt%
Structured Comment name - aromatics_pc
Definition - Saturate, Aromatic, Resin and Asphaltene (SARA) is an analysis method that divides crude oil components according to their polarizability and polarity. There are three main methods to obtain SARA results. The most popular one is known as the Iatroscan TLC-FID and is referred to as IP-143 (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturate,_aromatic,_resin_and_asphaltene)
Expected value - name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - percent
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - resins wt%
Structured Comment name - resins_pc
Definition - Saturate, Aromatic, Resin and Asphaltene (SARA) is an analysis method that divides crude oil components according to their polarizability and polarity. There are three main methods to obtain SARA results. The most popular one is known as the Iatroscan TLC-FID and is referred to as IP-143 (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturate,_aromatic,_resin_and_asphaltene)
Expected value - name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - percent
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - asphaltenes wt%
Structured Comment name - asphaltenes_pc
Definition - Saturate, Aromatic, Resin and Asphaltene (SARA) is an analysis method that divides crude oil components according to their polarizability and polarity. There are three main methods to obtain SARA results. The most popular one is known as the Iatroscan TLC-FID and is referred to as IP-143 (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturate,_aromatic,_resin_and_asphaltene)
Expected value - name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - percent
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - corrosion rate at sample location
Structured Comment name - samp_loc_corr_rate
Definition - Metal corrosion rate is the speed of metal deterioration due to environmental conditions. As environmental conditions change corrosion rates change accordingly. Therefore, long term corrosion rates are generally more informative than short term rates and for that reason they are preferred during reporting. In the case of suspected MIC, corrosion rate measurements at the time of sampling might provide insights into the involvement of certain microbial community members in MIC as well as potential microbial interplays
Expected value - measurement value range
Value syntax - {float} - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - millimeter per year
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - glucosidase activity
Structured Comment name - glucosidase_act
Definition - Measurement of glucosidase activity
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 5 mol per liter per hour
Prefered Unit - mol per liter per hour
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - dissolved iron
Structured Comment name - diss_iron
Definition - Concentration of dissolved iron in the sample
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - amount of light
Structured Comment name - amount_light
Definition - The unit of illuminance and luminous emittance, measuring luminous flux per unit area
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - lux, lumens per square meter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - average dew point
Structured Comment name - avg_dew_point
Definition - The average of dew point measures taken at the beginning of every hour over a 24 hour period on the sampling day
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 25.5 degree Celsius
Prefered Unit - degree Celsius
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - average temperature
Structured Comment name - avg_temp
Definition - The average of temperatures taken at the beginning of every hour over a 24 hour period on the sampling day
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 12.5 degree Celsius
Prefered Unit - degree Celsius
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - ceiling thermal mass
Structured Comment name - ceil_thermal_mass
Definition - The ability of the ceiling to provide inertia against temperature fluctuations. Generally this means concrete that is exposed. A metal deck that supports a concrete slab will act thermally as long as it is exposed to room air flow
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - joule per degree Celsius
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - exposed ductwork
Structured Comment name - exp_duct
Definition - The amount of exposed ductwork in the room
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - square meter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - built structure age
Structured Comment name - built_struc_age
Definition - The age of the built structure since construction
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 15
Prefered Unit - year
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - ceiling area
Structured Comment name - ceil_area
Definition - The area of the ceiling space within the room
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 25 square meter
Prefered Unit - square meter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - suspended solids
Structured Comment name - suspend_solids
Definition - Concentration of substances including a wide variety of material, such as silt, decaying plant and animal matter; can include multiple substances
Expected value - suspended solid name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - gram, microgram, milligram per liter, mole per liter, gram per liter, part per million
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - volatile fatty acids
Structured Comment name - vfa
Definition - Concentration of Volatile Fatty Acids in the sample
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter, parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - benzene
Structured Comment name - benzene
Definition - Concentration of benzene in the sample
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter, parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - toluene
Structured Comment name - toluene
Definition - Concentration of toluene in the sample
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter, parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - ethylbenzene
Structured Comment name - ethylbenzene
Definition - Concentration of ethylbenzene in the sample
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter, parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - xylene
Structured Comment name - xylene
Definition - Concentration of xylene in the sample
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter, parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - API gravity
Structured Comment name - api
Definition - API gravity is a measure of how heavy or light a petroleum liquid is compared to water (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/API_gravity) (e.g. 31.1° API)
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - degrees API
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - door area or size
Structured Comment name - door_size
Definition - The size of the door
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 2.5 square meter
Prefered Unit - square meter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - dissolved organic nitrogen
Structured Comment name - diss_org_nitro
Definition - Dissolved organic nitrogen concentration measured as; total dissolved nitrogen - NH4 - NO3 - NO2
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 0.05 micromole per liter
Prefered Unit - microgram per liter, milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - floor age
Structured Comment name - floor_age
Definition - The time period since installment of the carpet or flooring
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - years, weeks, days
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - floor area
Structured Comment name - floor_area
Definition - The area of the floor space within the room
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - square meter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - floor thermal mass
Structured Comment name - floor_thermal_mass
Definition - The ability of the floor to provide inertia against temperature fluctuations
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - joule per degree Celsius
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - height carpet fiber mat
Structured Comment name - height_carper_fiber
Definition - The average carpet fiber height in the indoor environment
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - centimeter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - inside lux light
Structured Comment name - inside_lux
Definition - The recorded value at sampling time (power density)
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - kilowatt per square metre
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - room air exchange rate
Structured Comment name - room_air_exch_rate
Definition - The rate at which outside air replaces indoor air in a given space
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - liter per hour
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - exterior door count
Structured Comment name - ext_door
Definition - The number of exterior doors in the built structure
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {integer}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - aminopeptidase activity
Structured Comment name - aminopept_act
Definition - Measurement of aminopeptidase activity
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 0.269 mole per liter per hour
Prefered Unit - mole per liter per hour
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - bacterial carbon production
Structured Comment name - bacteria_carb_prod
Definition - Measurement of bacterial carbon production
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 2.53 microgram per liter per hour
Prefered Unit - nanogram per hour
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - biomass
Structured Comment name - biomass
Definition - Amount of biomass; should include the name for the part of biomass measured, e.g. Microbial, total. Can include multiple measurements
Expected value - biomass type;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example - total;20 gram
Prefered Unit - ton, kilogram, gram
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - bishomohopanol
Structured Comment name - bishomohopanol
Definition - Concentration of bishomohopanol
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 14 microgram per liter
Prefered Unit - microgram per liter, microgram per gram
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - bromide
Structured Comment name - bromide
Definition - Concentration of bromide
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 0.05 parts per million
Prefered Unit - parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - chlorophyll
Structured Comment name - chlorophyll
Definition - Concentration of chlorophyll
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 5 milligram per cubic meter
Prefered Unit - milligram per cubic meter, microgram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - diether lipids
Structured Comment name - diether_lipids
Definition - Concentration of diether lipids; can include multiple types of diether lipids
Expected value - diether lipid name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example - 0.2 nanogram per liter
Prefered Unit - nanogram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - dissolved hydrogen
Structured Comment name - diss_hydrogen
Definition - Concentration of dissolved hydrogen
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 0.3 micromole per liter
Prefered Unit - micromole per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - phaeopigments
Structured Comment name - phaeopigments
Definition - Concentration of phaeopigments; can include multiple phaeopigments
Expected value - phaeopigment name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example - 2.5 milligram per cubic meter
Prefered Unit - milligram per cubic meter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - phospholipid fatty acid
Structured Comment name - phosplipid_fatt_acid
Definition - Concentration of phospholipid fatty acids; can include multiple values
Expected value - phospholipid fatty acid name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example - 2.98 milligram per liter
Prefered Unit - mole per gram, mole per liter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - redox potential
Structured Comment name - redox_potential
Definition - Redox potential, measured relative to a hydrogen cell, indicating oxidation or reduction potential
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 300 millivolt
Prefered Unit - millivolt
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - salinity
Structured Comment name - salinity
Definition - The total concentration of all dissolved salts in a liquid or solid sample. While salinity can be measured by a complete chemical analysis, this method is difficult and time consuming. More often, it is instead derived from the conductivity measurement. This is known as practical salinity. These derivations compare the specific conductance of the sample to a salinity standard such as seawater.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 25 practical salinity unit
Prefered Unit - practical salinity unit, percentage
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - silicate
Structured Comment name - silicate
Definition - Concentration of silicate
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 0.05 micromole per liter
Prefered Unit - micromole per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - water content
Structured Comment name - water_content
Definition - Water content measurement
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - gram per gram or cubic centimeter per cubic centimeter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - outside relative humidity
Structured Comment name - rel_humidity_out
Definition - The recorded outside relative humidity value at the time of sampling
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 12 per kilogram of air
Prefered Unit - gram of air, kilogram of air
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - turbidity
Structured Comment name - turbidity
Definition - Measure of the amount of cloudiness or haziness in water caused by individual particles
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 0.3 nephelometric turbidity units
Prefered Unit - formazin turbidity unit, formazin nephelometric units
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - room dimensions
Structured Comment name - room_dim
Definition - The length, width and height of sampling room
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {integer} {unit} x {integer} {unit} x {integer} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - meter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - room door distance
Structured Comment name - room_door_dist
Definition - Distance between doors (meters) in the hallway between the sampling room and adjacent rooms
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {integer} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - meter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - room net area
Structured Comment name - room_net_area
Definition - The net floor area of sampling room. Net area excludes wall thicknesses
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {integer} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - square feet, square meter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - room volume
Structured Comment name - room_vol
Definition - Volume of sampling room
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {integer} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - cubic feet, cubic meter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sampling time outside
Structured Comment name - samp_time_out
Definition - The recent and long term history of outside sampling
Expected value - time
Value syntax - {float}
Example -
Prefered Unit - hour
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - temperature outside house
Structured Comment name - temp_out
Definition - The recorded temperature value at sampling time outside
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 5 degree Celsius
Prefered Unit - degree Celsius
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - wall area
Structured Comment name - wall_area
Definition - The total area of the sampled room’s walls
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - square meter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - water current
Structured Comment name - water_current
Definition - Measurement of magnitude and direction of flow within a fluid
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 10 cubic meter per second
Prefered Unit - cubic meter per second, knots
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - organic matter
Structured Comment name - org_matter
Definition - Concentration of organic matter
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 1.75 milligram per cubic meter
Prefered Unit - microgram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - organic nitrogen
Structured Comment name - org_nitro
Definition - Concentration of organic nitrogen
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 4 micromole per liter
Prefered Unit - microgram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - particle classification
Structured Comment name - particle_class
Definition - Particles are classified, based on their size, into six general categories:clay, silt, sand, gravel, cobbles, and boulders; should include amount of particle preceded by the name of the particle type; can include multiple values
Expected value - particle name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - micrometer
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - porosity
Structured Comment name - porosity
Definition - Porosity of deposited sediment is volume of voids divided by the total volume of sample
Expected value - measurement value or range
Value syntax - {float} - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - percentage
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - specific humidity
Structured Comment name - specific_humidity
Definition - The mass of water vapour in a unit mass of moist air, usually expressed as grams of vapour per kilogram of air, or, in air conditioning, as grains per pound.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 15 per kilogram of air
Prefered Unit - gram of air, kilogram of air
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sewage type
Structured Comment name - sewage_type
Definition - Type of wastewater treatment plant as municipial or industrial
Expected value - sewage type name
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sample size sorting method
Structured Comment name - samp_sort_meth
Definition - Method by which samples are sorted; open face filter collecting total suspended particles, prefilter to remove particles larger than X micrometers in diameter, where common values of X would be 10 and 2.5 full size sorting in a cascade impactor.
Expected value - description of method
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - occupant density at sampling
Structured Comment name - occup_density_samp
Definition - Average number of occupants at time of sampling per square footage
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - address
Structured Comment name - address
Definition - The street name and building number where the sampling occurred.
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {integer}{text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - adjacent rooms
Structured Comment name - adj_room
Definition - List of rooms (room number, room name) immediately adjacent to the sampling room
Expected value - room name;room number
Value syntax - {text};{integer}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - exposed pipes
Structured Comment name - exp_pipe
Definition - The number of exposed pipes in the room
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {integer}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - wall height
Structured Comment name - wall_height
Definition - The average height of the walls in the sampled room
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - centimeter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - wall thermal mass
Structured Comment name - wall_thermal_mass
Definition - The ability of the wall to provide inertia against temperature fluctuations. Generally this means concrete or concrete block that is either exposed or covered only with paint
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - joule per degree Celsius
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - water feature size
Structured Comment name - water_feat_size
Definition - The size of the water feature
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - square meter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - window area/size
Structured Comment name - window_size
Definition - The window’s length and width
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit} x {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - inch, meter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - floor count
Structured Comment name - floor_count
Definition - The number of floors in the building, including basements and mechanical penthouse
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {integer}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - frequency of cleaning
Structured Comment name - freq_clean
Definition - The number of times the sample location is cleaned. Frequency of cleaning might be on a Daily basis, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly or Annually.
Expected value - enumeration or {text}
Value syntax - [ Daily| Weekly| Monthly| Quarterly | Annually| other]
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - frequency of cooking
Structured Comment name - freq_cook
Definition - The number of times a meal is cooked per week
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {integer}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - hallway/corridor count
Structured Comment name - hall_count
Definition - The total count of hallways and cooridors in the built structure
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {integer}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - maximum occupancy
Structured Comment name - max_occup
Definition - The maximum amount of people allowed in the indoor environment
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {integer}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - number of houseplants
Structured Comment name - number_plants
Definition - The number of plant(s) in the sampling space
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {integer}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - number of pets
Structured Comment name - number_pets
Definition - The number of pets residing in the sampled space
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {integer}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - number of residents
Structured Comment name - number_resident
Definition - The number of individuals currently occupying in the sampling location
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {integer}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - room architectural elements
Structured Comment name - room_architec_elem
Definition - The unique details and component parts that, together, form the architecture of a distinguisahable space within a built structure
Expected value - free text
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - room count
Structured Comment name - room_count
Definition - The total count of rooms in the built structure including all room types
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {integer}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - room moisture damage or mold history
Structured Comment name - room_moist_dam_hist
Definition - The history of moisture damage or mold in the past 12 months. Number of events of moisture damage or mold observed
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {integer}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - room occupancy
Structured Comment name - room_occup
Definition - Count of room occupancy at time of sampling
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {integer}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - room window count
Structured Comment name - room_window_count
Definition - Number of windows in the room
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {integer}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - rooms that are on the same hallway
Structured Comment name - room_hallway
Definition - List of room(s) (room number, room name) located in the same hallway as sampling room
Expected value - room name;room number
Value syntax - {text};{integer}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - rooms that share a door with sampling room
Structured Comment name - room_door_share
Definition - List of room(s) (room number, room name) sharing a door with the sampling room
Expected value - room name;room number
Value syntax - {text};{integer}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - rooms that share a wall with sampling room
Structured Comment name - room_wall_share
Definition - List of room(s) (room number, room name) sharing a wall with the sampling room
Expected value - room name;room number
Value syntax - {text};{integer}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sampling room ID or name
Structured Comment name - samp_room_id
Definition - Sampling room number. This ID should be consistent with the designations on the building floor plans
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {integer}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - shading device material
Structured Comment name - shading_device_mat
Definition - The material the shading device is composed of
Expected value - material name
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - window open frequency
Structured Comment name - window_open_freq
Definition - The number of times windows are opened per week
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {integer}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - ancestral data
Structured Comment name - ances_data
Definition - Information about either pedigree or other ancestral information description (e.g. parental variety in case of mutant or selection), e.g. A/3B (meaning [(A x B) x B] x B)
Expected value - free text
Value syntax - {text}
Example - A/3B
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host common name
Structured Comment name - host_common_name
Definition - Common name of the host.
Expected value - common name
Value syntax - {text}
Example - human
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sample disease stage
Structured Comment name - samp_dis_stage
Definition - Stage of the disease at the time of sample collection, e.g. inoculation, penetration, infection, growth and reproduction, dissemination of pathogen.
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [dissemination|growth and reproduction|infection|inoculation|penetration|other]
Example - infection
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host taxid
Structured Comment name - host_taxid
Definition - NCBI taxon id of the host, e.g. 9606
Expected value - NCBI taxon identifier
Value syntax - {NCBI taxid}
Example - 7955
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host life stage
Structured Comment name - host_life_stage
Definition - Description of life stage of host
Expected value - stage
Value syntax - {text}
Example - adult
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host substrate
Structured Comment name - host_substrate
Definition - The growth substrate of the host.
Expected value - substrate name
Value syntax - {text}
Example - rock
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host infra-specific name
Structured Comment name - host_infra_specific_name
Definition - Taxonomic information about the host below subspecies level.
Expected value - name of the symbiotic organism (host of the samples)
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host infra-specific rank
Structured Comment name - host_infra_specific_rank
Definition - Taxonomic rank information about the host below subspecies level, such as variety, form, rank etc.
Expected value - rank of the symbiotic organism (host of the samples)
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host age
Structured Comment name - host_age
Definition - Age of host at the time of sampling; relevant scale depends on species and study, e.g. Could be seconds for amoebae or centuries for trees
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 10 days
Prefered Unit - year, day, hour
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host length
Structured Comment name - host_length
Definition - The length of subject
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 1 meter
Prefered Unit - centimeter, millimeter, meter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host dry mass
Structured Comment name - host_dry_mass
Definition - Measurement of dry mass
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 500 gram
Prefered Unit - kilogram, gram
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host blood pressure diastolic
Structured Comment name - blood_press_diast
Definition - Resting diastolic blood pressure, measured as mm mercury
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - millimeter mercury
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host blood pressure systolic
Structured Comment name - blood_press_syst
Definition - Resting systolic blood pressure, measured as mm mercury
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - millimeter mercury
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host color
Structured Comment name - host_color
Definition - The color of host
Expected value - color
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host shape
Structured Comment name - host_shape
Definition - Morphological shape of host
Expected value - shape
Value syntax - {text}
Example - round
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - smoker
Structured Comment name - smoker
Definition - Specification of smoking status
Expected value - smoking status
Value syntax - {boolean}
Example - yes
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host total mass
Structured Comment name - host_tot_mass
Definition - Total mass of the host at collection, the unit depends on host
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 2500 gram
Prefered Unit - kilogram, gram
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host height
Structured Comment name - host_height
Definition - The height of subject
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 0.1 meter
Prefered Unit - centimeter, millimeter, meter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host HIV status
Structured Comment name - host_hiv_stat
Definition - HIV status of subject, if yes HAART initiation status should also be indicated as [YES or NO]
Expected value - HIV status;HAART initiation status
Value syntax - {boolean};{boolean}
Example - yes;yes
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - major diet change in last six months
Structured Comment name - diet_last_six_month
Definition - Specification of major diet changes in the last six months, if yes the change should be specified
Expected value - diet change;current diet
Value syntax - {boolean};{text}
Example - yes;vegetarian diet
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - presence of pets or farm animals
Structured Comment name - pet_farm_animal
Definition - Specification of presence of pets or farm animals in the environment of subject, if yes the animals should be specified; can include multiple animals present
Expected value - presence status;type of animal or pet
Value syntax - {boolean};{text}
Example - yes; 5 cats
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - travel outside the country in last six months
Structured Comment name - travel_out_six_month
Definition - Specification of the countries travelled in the last six months; can include multiple travels
Expected value - country name
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - lung/pulmonary disorder
Structured Comment name - pulmonary_disord
Definition - History of pulmonary disorders; can include multiple disorders. The terms should be chosen from the DO (Human Disease Ontology) at http://www.disease-ontology.org, lung disease (https://disease-ontology.org/?id=DOID:850).
Expected value - disorder name
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - lung/nose-throat disorder
Structured Comment name - nose_throat_disord
Definition - History of nose-throat disorders; can include multiple disorders, The terms should be chosen from the DO (Human Disease Ontology) at http://www.disease-ontology.org, lung disease (https://disease-ontology.org/?id=DOID:850), upper respiratory tract disease (https://disease-ontology.org/?id=DOID:974).
Expected value - disorder name
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - blood/blood disorder
Structured Comment name - blood_blood_disord
Definition - History of blood disorders; can include multiple disorders. The terms should be chosen from the DO (Human Disease Ontology) at http://www.disease-ontology.org, hematopoietic system disease (https://disease-ontology.org/?id=DOID:74).
Expected value - disorder name
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - amniotic fluid/gestation state
Structured Comment name - gestation_state
Definition - Specification of the gestation state
Expected value - gestation state
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - amniotic fluid/maternal health status
Structured Comment name - maternal_health_stat
Definition - Specification of the maternal health status
Expected value - health status
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host body temperature
Structured Comment name - host_body_temp
Definition - Core body temperature of the host when sample was collected
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 15 degree Celsius
Prefered Unit - degree Celsius
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - amniotic fluid/foetal health status
Structured Comment name - foetal_health_stat
Definition - Specification of foetal health status, should also include abortion
Expected value - health status
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - amniotic fluid/color
Structured Comment name - amniotic_fluid_color
Definition - Specification of the color of the amniotic fluid sample
Expected value - color
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - urine/kidney disorder
Structured Comment name - kidney_disord
Definition - History of kidney disorders; can include multiple disorders. The terms should be chosen from the DO (Human Disease Ontology) at http://www.disease-ontology.org, kidney disease (https://disease-ontology.org/?id=DOID:557).
Expected value - disorder name
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - urine/urogenital tract disorder
Structured Comment name - urogenit_tract_disor
Definition - History of urogenital tract disorders; can include multiple disorders. The terms should be chosen from the DO (Human Disease Ontology) at http://www.disease-ontology.org, urinary system disease (https://disease-ontology.org/?id=DOID:18).
Expected value - disorder name
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - gastrointestinal tract disorder
Structured Comment name - gastrointest_disord
Definition - History of gastrointestinal tract disorders; can include multiple disorders. History of blood disorders; can include multiple disorders. The terms should be chosen from the DO (Human Disease Ontology) at http://www.disease-ontology.org, gastrointestinal system disease (https://disease-ontology.org/?id=DOID:77).
Expected value - disorder name
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - liver disorder
Structured Comment name - liver_disord
Definition - History of liver disorders; can include multiple disorders. The terms should be chosen from the DO (Human Disease Ontology) at http://www.disease-ontology.org, liver disease (https://disease-ontology.org/?id=DOID:409).
Expected value - disorder name
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - nose/mouth/teeth/throat disorder
Structured Comment name - nose_throat_disord
Definition - History of nose/mouth/teeth/throat disorders; can include multiple disorders. The terms should be chosen from the DO (Human Disease Ontology) at http://www.disease-ontology.org, nose disease (https://disease-ontology.org/?id=DOID:2825), mouth disease (https://disease-ontology.org/?id=DOID:403), tooth disease (https://disease-ontology.org/?id=DOID:1091), or upper respiratory tract disease (https://disease-ontology.org/?id=DOID:974).
Expected value - disorder name
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - dermatology disorder
Structured Comment name - dermatology_disord
Definition - History of dermatology disorders; can include multiple disorders. The terms should be chosen from the DO (Human Disease Ontology) at http://www.disease-ontology.org, skin disease (https://disease-ontology.org/?id=DOID:37).
Expected value - disorder name
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - sexual activity
Structured Comment name - sexual_act
Definition - Current sexual partner and frequency of sex
Expected value - partner sex;frequency
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - birth control
Structured Comment name - birth_control
Definition - Specification of birth control medication used
Expected value - medication name
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - hysterectomy
Structured Comment name - hysterectomy
Definition - Specification of whether hysterectomy was performed
Expected value - hysterectomy status
Value syntax - {boolean}
Example - no
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - gynecological disorder
Structured Comment name - gynecologic_disord
Definition - History of gynecological disorders; can include multiple disorders. The terms should be chosen from the DO (Human Disease Ontology) at http://www.disease-ontology.org, female reproductive system disease (https://disease-ontology.org/?id=DOID:229).
Expected value - gynecological disorder
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - urogenital disorder
Structured Comment name - urogenit_disord
Definition - History of urogenital disorders, can include multiple disorders. The terms should be chosen from the DO (Human Disease Ontology) at http://www.disease-ontology.org, reproductive system disease (https://disease-ontology.org/?id=DOID:15) or urinary system disease (https://disease-ontology.org/?id=DOID:18).
Expected value - disorder name
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - basin name
Structured Comment name - basin
Definition - Name of the basin (e.g. Campos)
Expected value - name
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - field name
Structured Comment name - field
Definition - Name of the hydrocarbon field (e.g. Albacora)
Expected value - name
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - weight loss in last three months
Structured Comment name - weight_loss_3_month
Definition - Specification of weight loss in the last three months, if yes should be further specified to include amount of weight loss
Expected value - weight loss specification;measurement value
Value syntax - {boolean};{float} {unit}
Example - yes;5 kilogram
Prefered Unit - kilogram, gram
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sample well name
Structured Comment name - samp_well_name
Definition - Name of the well (e.g. BXA1123) where sample was taken
Expected value - name
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - well identification number
Structured Comment name - win
Definition - A unique identifier of a well or wellbore. This is part of the Global Framework for Well Identification initiative which is compiled by the Professional Petroleum Data Management Association (PPDM) in an effort to improve well identification systems. (Supporting information: https://ppdm.org/ and http://dl.ppdm.org/dl/690)
Expected value - text
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - alkalinity method
Structured Comment name - alkalinity_method
Definition - Method used for alkalinity measurement
Expected value - description of method
Value syntax - {text}
Example - titration
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - additional info
Structured Comment name - additional_info
Definition - Information that doesn’t fit anywhere else. Can also be used to propose new entries for fields with controlled vocabulary
Expected value - text
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - reservoir name
Structured Comment name - reservoir
Definition - Name of the reservoir (e.g. Carapebus)
Expected value - name
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - carbon/nitrogen ratio
Structured Comment name - carb_nitro_ratio
Definition - Ratio of amount or concentrations of carbon to nitrogen
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 0.417361111
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - current vegetation
Structured Comment name - cur_vegetation
Definition - Vegetation classification from one or more standard classification systems, or agricultural crop
Expected value - current vegetation type
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - current vegetation method
Structured Comment name - cur_vegetation_meth
Definition - Reference or method used in vegetation classification
Expected value - PMID,DOI or url
Value syntax - {PMID}|{DOI}|{URL}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - history/previous land use
Structured Comment name - previous_land_use
Definition - Previous land use and dates
Expected value - land use name;date
Value syntax - {text};{timestamp}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - history/previous land use method
Structured Comment name - prev_land_use_meth
Definition - Reference or method used in determining previous land use and dates
Expected value - PMID,DOI or url
Value syntax - {PMID}|{DOI}|{URL}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host body-mass index
Structured Comment name - host_body_mass_index
Definition - Body mass index, calculated as weight/(height)squared
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 22 kilogram per square meter
Prefered Unit - kilogram per square meter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - history/crop rotation
Structured Comment name - crop_rotation
Definition - Whether or not crop is rotated, and if yes, rotation schedule
Expected value - crop rotation status;schedule
Value syntax - {boolean};{Rn/start_time/end_time/duration}
Example - yes;R2/2017-01-01/2018-12-31/P6M
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - history/flooding
Structured Comment name - flooding
Definition - Historical and/or physical evidence of flooding
Expected value - date
Value syntax - {timestamp}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - history/extreme events
Structured Comment name - extreme_event
Definition - Unusual physical events that may have affected microbial populations
Expected value - date
Value syntax - {timestamp}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - soil horizon method
Structured Comment name - horizon_meth
Definition - Reference or method used in determining the horizon
Expected value - PMID,DOI or url
Value syntax - {PMID}|{DOI}|{URL}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - composite design/sieving
Structured Comment name - sieving
Definition - Collection design of pooled samples and/or sieve size and amount of sample sieved
Expected value - design name and/or size;amount
Value syntax - {text}|{float} {unit};{float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - water content method
Structured Comment name - water_cont_soil_meth
Definition - Reference or method used in determining the water content of soil
Expected value - PMID,DOI or url
Value syntax - {PMID}|{DOI}|{URL}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - extreme_unusual_properties/Al saturation method
Structured Comment name - al_sat_meth
Definition - Reference or method used in determining Al saturation
Expected value - PMID,DOI or URL
Value syntax - {PMID}|{DOI}|{URL}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - pooling of DNA extracts (if done)
Structured Comment name - pool_dna_extracts
Definition - Indicate whether multiple DNA extractions were mixed. If the answer yes, the number of extracts that were pooled should be given
Expected value - pooling status;number of pooled extracts
Value syntax - {boolean};{integer}
Example - yes;5
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - twin sibling presence
Structured Comment name - twin_sibling
Definition - Specification of twin sibling presence
Expected value - presence status
Value syntax - {boolean}
Example - yes
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - storage conditions
Structured Comment name - store_cond
Definition - Explain how and for how long the soil sample was stored before DNA extraction (fresh/frozen/other).
Expected value - storage condition type;duration
Value syntax - {text};{duration}
Example - -20 degree Celsius freezer;P2Y10D
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - link to climate information
Structured Comment name - link_climate_info
Definition - Link to climate resource
Expected value - PMID,DOI or url
Value syntax - {PMID}|{DOI}|{URL}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - link to classification information
Structured Comment name - link_class_info
Definition - Link to digitized soil maps or other soil classification information
Expected value - PMID,DOI or url
Value syntax - {PMID}|{DOI}|{URL}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - soil_taxonomic/local classification
Structured Comment name - local_class
Definition - Soil classification based on local soil classification system
Expected value - local classification name
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - soil_taxonomic/local classification method
Structured Comment name - local_class_meth
Definition - Reference or method used in determining the local soil classification
Expected value - PMID,DOI or url
Value syntax - {PMID}|{DOI}|{URL}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - soil type
Structured Comment name - soil_type
Definition - Description of the soil type or classification. This field accepts terms under soil (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00001998). Multiple terms can be separated by pipes.
Expected value - ENVO_00001998
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - plinthosol [ENVO:00002250]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host pulse
Structured Comment name - host_pulse
Definition - Resting pulse, measured as beats per minute
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 65 beats per minute
Prefered Unit - beats per minute
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - soil type method
Structured Comment name - soil_type_meth
Definition - Reference or method used in determining soil series name or other lower-level classification
Expected value - PMID,DOI or url
Value syntax - {PMID}|{DOI}|{URL}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - soil texture measurement
Structured Comment name - soil_text_measure
Definition - The relative proportion of different grain sizes of mineral particles in a soil, as described using a standard system; express as % sand (50 um to 2 mm), silt (2 um to 50 um), and clay (<2 um) with textural name (e.g., silty clay loam) optional.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - soil texture method
Structured Comment name - soil_texture_meth
Definition - Reference or method used in determining soil texture
Expected value - PMID,DOI or url
Value syntax - {PMID}|{DOI}|{URL}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - total organic carbon method
Structured Comment name - tot_org_c_meth
Definition - Reference or method used in determining total organic carbon
Expected value - PMID,DOI or url
Value syntax - {PMID}|{DOI}|{URL}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - total nitrogen content method
Structured Comment name - tot_nitro_cont_meth
Definition - Reference or method used in determining the total nitrogen
Expected value - PMID,DOI or url
Value syntax - {PMID}|{DOI}|{URL}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - microbial biomass method
Structured Comment name - micro_biomass_meth
Definition - Reference or method used in determining microbial biomass
Expected value - PMID,DOI or url
Value syntax - {PMID}|{DOI}|{URL}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - links to additional analysis
Structured Comment name - link_addit_analys
Definition - Link to additional analysis results performed on the sample
Expected value - PMID,DOI or url
Value syntax - {PMID}|{DOI}|{URL}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - salinity method
Structured Comment name - salinity_meth
Definition - Reference or method used in determining salinity
Expected value - PMID,DOI or url
Value syntax - {PMID}|{DOI}|{URL}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - extreme_unusual_properties/heavy metals method
Structured Comment name - heavy_metals_meth
Definition - Reference or method used in determining heavy metals
Expected value - PMID,DOI or url
Value syntax - {PMID}|{DOI}|{URL}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - pre-treatment
Structured Comment name - pre_treatment
Definition - The process of pre-treatment removes materials that can be easily collected from the raw wastewater
Expected value - pre-treatment type
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - primary treatment
Structured Comment name - primary_treatment
Definition - The process to produce both a generally homogeneous liquid capable of being treated biologically and a sludge that can be separately treated or processed
Expected value - primary treatment type
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - reactor type
Structured Comment name - reactor_type
Definition - Anaerobic digesters can be designed and engineered to operate using a number of different process configurations, as batch or continuous, mesophilic, high solid or low solid, and single stage or multistage
Expected value - reactor type name
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - secondary treatment
Structured Comment name - secondary_treatment
Definition - The process for substantially degrading the biological content of the sewage
Expected value - secondary treatment type
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - tertiary treatment
Structured Comment name - tertiary_treatment
Definition - The process providing a final treatment stage to raise the effluent quality before it is discharged to the receiving environment
Expected value - tertiary treatment type
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - wastewater type
Structured Comment name - wastewater_type
Definition - The origin of wastewater such as human waste, rainfall, storm drains, etc.
Expected value - wastewater type name
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host genotype
Structured Comment name - host_genotype
Definition - Observed genotype
Expected value - genotype
Value syntax - {text}
Example - C57BL/6
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - hydrocarbon resource original temperature
Structured Comment name - hcr_temp
Definition - Original temperature of the hydrocarbon resource
Expected value - measurement value range
Value syntax - {float} - {float} {unit}
Example - 150-295 degree Celsius
Prefered Unit - degree Celsius
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - depth (TVDSS) of hydrocarbon resource temperature
Structured Comment name - tvdss_of_hcr_temp
Definition - True vertical depth subsea (TVDSS) of the hydrocarbon resource where the original temperature was measured (e.g. 1345 m).
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - meter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - hydrocarbon resource original pressure
Structured Comment name - hcr_pressure
Definition - Original pressure of the hydrocarbon resource
Expected value - measurement value range
Value syntax - {float} - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - atmosphere, kilopascal
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - depth (TVDSS) of hydrocarbon resource pressure
Structured Comment name - tvdss_of_hcr_press
Definition - True vertical depth subsea (TVDSS) of the hydrocarbon resource where the original pressure was measured (e.g. 1578 m).
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - meter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - permeability
Structured Comment name - permeability
Definition - Measure of the ability of a hydrocarbon resource to allow fluids to pass through it. (Additional information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permeability_(earth_sciences))
Expected value - measurement value range
Value syntax - {integer} - {integer} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - mD
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - oil water contact depth
Structured Comment name - owc_tvdss
Definition - Depth of the original oil water contact (OWC) zone (average) (m TVDSS)
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - meter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - formation water salinity
Structured Comment name - hcr_fw_salinity
Definition - Original formation water salinity (prior to secondary recovery e.g. Waterflooding) expressed as TDS
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sulfate in formation water
Structured Comment name - sulfate_fw
Definition - Original sulfate concentration in the hydrocarbon resource
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - vfa in formation water
Structured Comment name - vfa_fw
Definition - Original volatile fatty acid concentration in the hydrocarbon resource
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sample true vertical depth subsea
Structured Comment name - samp_tvdss
Definition - Depth of the sample i.e. The vertical distance between the sea level and the sampled position in the subsurface. Depth can be reported as an interval for subsurface samples e.g. 1325.75-1362.25 m
Expected value - measurement value or measurement value range
Value syntax - {float}-{float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - meter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sample transport conditions
Structured Comment name - samp_transport_cond
Definition - Sample transport duration (in days or hrs) and temperature the sample was exposed to (e.g. 5.5 days; 20 °C)
Expected value - measurement value;measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit};{float} {unit}
Example - 5 days;-20 degree Celsius
Prefered Unit - days;degree Celsius
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - pressure
Structured Comment name - pressure
Definition - Pressure to which the sample is subject to, in atmospheres
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 50 atmosphere
Prefered Unit - atmosphere
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sample measured depth
Structured Comment name - samp_md
Definition - In non deviated well, measured depth is equal to the true vertical depth, TVD (TVD=TVDSS plus the reference or datum it refers to). In deviated wells, the MD is the length of trajectory of the borehole measured from the same reference or datum. Common datums used are ground level (GL), drilling rig floor (DF), rotary table (RT), kelly bushing (KB) and mean sea level (MSL). If other is specified, please propose entry in additional info field
Expected value - measurement value;enumeration
Value syntax - {float} {unit};[GL|DF|RT|KB|MSL|other]
Example - 1534 meter;MSL
Prefered Unit - meter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - total sulfur
Structured Comment name - tot_sulfur
Definition - Concentration of total sulfur in the sample
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter, parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - alkalinity
Structured Comment name - alkalinity
Definition - Alkalinity, the ability of a solution to neutralize acids to the equivalence point of carbonate or bicarbonate
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 50 milligram per liter
Prefered Unit - milliequivalent per liter, milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sulfate
Structured Comment name - sulfate
Definition - Concentration of sulfate in the sample
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 5 micromole per liter
Prefered Unit - micromole per liter, milligram per liter, parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sulfide
Structured Comment name - sulfide
Definition - Concentration of sulfide in the sample
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 2 micromole per liter
Prefered Unit - micromole per liter, milligram per liter, parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - nitrate
Structured Comment name - nitrate
Definition - Concentration of nitrate in the sample
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 65 micromole per liter
Prefered Unit - micromole per liter, milligram per liter, parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - nitrite
Structured Comment name - nitrite
Definition - Concentration of nitrite in the sample
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 0.5 micromole per liter
Prefered Unit - micromole per liter, milligram per liter, parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - ammonium
Structured Comment name - ammonium
Definition - Concentration of ammonium in the sample
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 1.5 milligram per liter
Prefered Unit - micromole per liter, milligram per liter, parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sodium
Structured Comment name - sodium
Definition - Sodium concentration in the sample
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 10.5 milligram per liter
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter, parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - chloride
Structured Comment name - chloride
Definition - Concentration of chloride in the sample
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 5000 milligram per liter
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter, parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - potassium
Structured Comment name - potassium
Definition - Concentration of potassium in the sample
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 463 milligram per liter
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter, parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - magnesium
Structured Comment name - magnesium
Definition - Concentration of magnesium in the sample
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 52.8 micromole per kilogram
Prefered Unit - mole per liter, milligram per liter, parts per million, micromole per kilogram
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - calcium
Structured Comment name - calcium
Definition - Concentration of calcium in the sample
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 0.2 micromole per liter
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter, micromole per liter, parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - dissolved organic carbon
Structured Comment name - diss_org_carb
Definition - Concentration of dissolved organic carbon in the sample, liquid portion of the sample, or aqueous phase of the fluid
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 197 micromole per liter
Prefered Unit - micromole per liter, milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - dissolved inorganic carbon
Structured Comment name - diss_inorg_carb
Definition - Dissolved inorganic carbon concentration in the sample, typically measured after filtering the sample using a 0.45 micrometer filter
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 2059 micromole per kilogram
Prefered Unit - microgram per liter, milligram per liter, parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - density
Structured Comment name - density
Definition - Density of the sample, which is its mass per unit volume (aka volumetric mass density)
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 1000 kilogram per cubic meter
Prefered Unit - gram per cubic meter, gram per cubic centimeter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - dissolved carbon dioxide
Structured Comment name - diss_carb_dioxide
Definition - Concentration of dissolved carbon dioxide in the sample or liquid portion of the sample
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 5 milligram per liter
Prefered Unit - micromole per liter, milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - dissolved oxygen in fluids
Structured Comment name - diss_oxygen_fluid
Definition - Concentration of dissolved oxygen in the oil field produced fluids as it contributes to oxgen-corrosion and microbial activity (e.g. Mic).
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - micromole per kilogram, milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - production rate
Structured Comment name - prod_rate
Definition - Oil and/or gas production rates per well (e.g. 524 m3 / day)
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - cubic meter per day
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - water production rate
Structured Comment name - water_prod_rate
Definition - Water production rates per well (e.g. 987 m3 / day)
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - cubic meter per day
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - water cut
Structured Comment name - water_cut
Definition - Current amount of water (%) in a produced fluid stream; or the average of the combined streams
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - percent
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - injection water fraction
Structured Comment name - iwf
Definition - Proportion of the produced fluids derived from injected water at the time of sampling. (e.g. 87%)
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - percent
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - biocide administration method
Structured Comment name - biocide_admin_method
Definition - Method of biocide administration (dose, frequency, duration, time elapsed between last biociding and sampling) (e.g. 150 mg/l; weekly; 4 hr; 3 days)
Expected value - measurement value;frequency;duration;duration
Value syntax - {float} {unit};{Rn/start_time/end_time/duration};{duration}
Example -
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - chemical treatment method
Structured Comment name - chem_treat_method
Definition - Method of chemical administration(dose, frequency, duration, time elapsed between administration and sampling) (e.g. 50 mg/l; twice a week; 1 hr; 0 days)
Expected value - measurement value;frequency;duration;duration
Value syntax - {float} {unit};{Rn/start_time/end_time/duration};{duration};{duration}
Example -
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - preservative added to sample
Structured Comment name - samp_preserv
Definition - Preservative added to the sample (e.g. Rnalater, alcohol, formaldehyde, etc.). Where appropriate include volume added (e.g. Rnalater; 2 ml)
Expected value - name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - milliliter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - alkyl diethers
Structured Comment name - alkyl_diethers
Definition - Concentration of alkyl diethers
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 0.005 mole per liter
Prefered Unit - mole per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - mean friction velocity
Structured Comment name - mean_frict_vel
Definition - Measurement of mean friction velocity
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 0.5 meter per second
Prefered Unit - meter per second
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - mean peak friction velocity
Structured Comment name - mean_peak_frict_vel
Definition - Measurement of mean peak friction velocity
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 1 meter per second
Prefered Unit - meter per second
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - n-alkanes
Structured Comment name - n_alkanes
Definition - Concentration of n-alkanes; can include multiple n-alkanes
Expected value - n-alkane name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example - n-hexadecane;100 milligram per liter
Prefered Unit - micromole per liter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - nitrogen
Structured Comment name - nitro
Definition - Concentration of nitrogen (total)
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 4.2 micromole per liter
Prefered Unit - micromole per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - phosphate
Structured Comment name - phosphate
Definition - Concentration of phosphate
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 0.7 micromole per liter
Prefered Unit - micromole per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - organic carbon
Structured Comment name - org_carb
Definition - Concentration of organic carbon
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 1.5 microgram per liter
Prefered Unit - micromole per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - particulate organic carbon
Structured Comment name - part_org_carb
Definition - Concentration of particulate organic carbon
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 1.92 micromole per liter
Prefered Unit - microgram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - petroleum hydrocarbon
Structured Comment name - petroleum_hydrocarb
Definition - Concentration of petroleum hydrocarbon
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 0.05 micromole per liter
Prefered Unit - micromole per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - total carbon
Structured Comment name - tot_carb
Definition - Total carbon content
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - microgram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - total nitrogen content
Structured Comment name - tot_nitro_content
Definition - Total nitrogen content of the sample
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - microgram per liter, micromole per liter, milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - total organic carbon
Structured Comment name - tot_org_carb
Definition - Definition for soil: total organic carbon content of the soil, definition otherwise: total organic carbon content
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - gram Carbon per kilogram sample material
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - air temperature regimen
Structured Comment name - air_temp_regm
Definition - Information about treatment involving an exposure to varying temperatures; should include the temperature, treatment regimen including how many times the treatment was repeated, how long each treatment lasted, and the start and end time of the entire treatment; can include different temperature regimens
Expected value - temperature value;treatment interval and duration
Value syntax - {float} {unit};{Rn/start_time/end_time/duration}
Example - 25 degree Celsius;R2/2018-05-11T14:30/2018-05-11T19:30/P1H30M
Prefered Unit - meter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - antibiotic regimen
Structured Comment name - antibiotic_regm
Definition - Information about treatment involving antibiotic administration; should include the name of antibiotic, amount administered, treatment regimen including how many times the treatment was repeated, how long each treatment lasted, and the start and end time of the entire treatment; can include multiple antibiotic regimens
Expected value - antibiotic name;antibiotic amount;treatment interval and duration
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit};{Rn/start_time/end_time/duration}
Example - penicillin;5 milligram;R2/2018-05-11T14:30/2018-05-11T19:30/P1H30M
Prefered Unit - milligram
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - chemical mutagen
Structured Comment name - chem_mutagen
Definition - Treatment involving use of mutagens; should include the name of mutagen, amount administered, treatment regimen including how many times the treatment was repeated, how long each treatment lasted, and the start and end time of the entire treatment; can include multiple mutagen regimens
Expected value - mutagen name;mutagen amount;treatment interval and duration
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit};{Rn/start_time/end_time/duration}
Example - nitrous acid;0.5 milligram per liter;R2/2018-05-11T14:30/2018-05-11T19:30/P1H30M
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - fertilizer regimen
Structured Comment name - fertilizer_regm
Definition - Information about treatment involving the use of fertilizers; should include the name of fertilizer, amount administered, treatment regimen including how many times the treatment was repeated, how long each treatment lasted, and the start and end time of the entire treatment; can include multiple fertilizer regimens
Expected value - fertilizer name;fertilizer amount;treatment interval and duration
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit};{Rn/start_time/end_time/duration}
Example - urea;0.6 milligram per liter;R2/2018-05-11:T14:30/2018-05-11T19:30/P1H30M
Prefered Unit - gram, mole per liter, milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - fungicide regimen
Structured Comment name - fungicide_regm
Definition - Information about treatment involving use of fungicides; should include the name of fungicide, amount administered, treatment regimen including how many times the treatment was repeated, how long each treatment lasted, and the start and end time of the entire treatment; can include multiple fungicide regimens
Expected value - fungicide name;fungicide amount;treatment interval and duration
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit};{Rn/start_time/end_time/duration}
Example - bifonazole;1 mole per liter;R2/2018-05-11T14:30/2018-05-11T19:30/P1H30M
Prefered Unit - gram, mole per liter, milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - gaseous environment
Structured Comment name - gaseous_environment
Definition - Use of conditions with differing gaseous environments; should include the name of gaseous compound, amount administered, treatment duration, interval and total experimental duration; can include multiple gaseous environment regimens
Expected value - gaseous compound name;gaseous compound amount;treatment interval and duration
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit};{Rn/start_time/end_time/duration}
Example - nitric oxide;0.5 micromole per liter;R2/2018-05-11T14:30/2018-05-11T19:30/P1H30M
Prefered Unit - micromole per liter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - gravity
Structured Comment name - gravity
Definition - Information about treatment involving use of gravity factor to study various types of responses in presence, absence or modified levels of gravity; treatment regimen including how many times the treatment was repeated, how long each treatment lasted, and the start and end time of the entire treatment; can include multiple treatments
Expected value - gravity factor value;treatment interval and duration
Value syntax - {float} {unit};{Rn/start_time/end_time/duration}
Example - 12 g;R2/2018-05-11T14:30/2018-05-11T19:30/P1H30M
Prefered Unit - meter per square second, g
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - growth hormone regimen
Structured Comment name - growth_hormone_regm
Definition - Information about treatment involving use of growth hormones; should include the name of growth hormone, amount administered, treatment regimen including how many times the treatment was repeated, how long each treatment lasted, and the start and end time of the entire treatment; can include multiple growth hormone regimens
Expected value - growth hormone name;growth hormone amount;treatment interval and duration
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit};{Rn/start_time/end_time/duration}
Example - abscisic acid;0.5 milligram per liter;R2/2018-05-11T14:30/2018-05-11T19:30/P1H30M
Prefered Unit - gram, mole per liter, milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - herbicide regimen
Structured Comment name - herbicide_regm
Definition - Information about treatment involving use of herbicides; information about treatment involving use of growth hormones; should include the name of herbicide, amount administered, treatment regimen including how many times the treatment was repeated, how long each treatment lasted, and the start and end time of the entire treatment; can include multiple regimens
Expected value - herbicide name;herbicide amount;treatment interval and duration
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit};{Rn/start_time/end_time/duration}
Example - atrazine;10 milligram per liter;R2/2018-05-11T14:30/2018-05-11T19:30/P1H30M
Prefered Unit - gram, mole per liter, milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - host wet mass
Structured Comment name - host_wet_mass
Definition - Measurement of wet mass
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 1500 gram
Prefered Unit - kilogram, gram
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - humidity regimen
Structured Comment name - humidity_regm
Definition - Information about treatment involving an exposure to varying degree of humidity; information about treatment involving use of growth hormones; should include amount of humidity administered, treatment regimen including how many times the treatment was repeated, how long each treatment lasted, and the start and end time of the entire treatment; can include multiple regimens
Expected value - humidity value;treatment interval and duration
Value syntax - {float} {unit};{Rn/start_time/end_time/duration}
Example - 25 gram per cubic meter;R2/2018-05-11T14:30/2018-05-11T19:30/P1H30M
Prefered Unit - gram per cubic meter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - light regimen
Structured Comment name - light_regm
Definition - Information about treatment(s) involving exposure to light, including both light intensity and quality.
Expected value - exposure type;light intensity;light quality
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit};{float} {unit}
Example - incandescant light;10 lux;450 nanometer
Prefered Unit - lux; micrometer, nanometer, angstrom
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - mineral nutrient regimen
Structured Comment name - mineral_nutr_regm
Definition - Information about treatment involving the use of mineral supplements; should include the name of mineral nutrient, amount administered, treatment regimen including how many times the treatment was repeated, how long each treatment lasted, and the start and end time of the entire treatment; can include multiple mineral nutrient regimens
Expected value - mineral nutrient name;mineral nutrient amount;treatment interval and duration
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit};{Rn/start_time/end_time/duration}
Example - potassium;15 gram;R2/2018-05-11T14:30/2018-05-11T19:30/P1H30M
Prefered Unit - gram, mole per liter, milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - non-mineral nutrient regimen
Structured Comment name - non_min_nutr_regm
Definition - Information about treatment involving the exposure of plant to non-mineral nutrient such as oxygen, hydrogen or carbon; should include the name of non-mineral nutrient, amount administered, treatment regimen including how many times the treatment was repeated, how long each treatment lasted, and the start and end time of the entire treatment; can include multiple non-mineral nutrient regimens
Expected value - non-mineral nutrient name;non-mineral nutrient amount;treatment interval and duration
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit};{Rn/start_time/end_time/duration}
Example - carbon dioxide;10 mole per liter;R2/2018-05-11T14:30/2018-05-11T19:30/P1H30M
Prefered Unit - gram, mole per liter, milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - pesticide regimen
Structured Comment name - pesticide_regm
Definition - Information about treatment involving use of insecticides; should include the name of pesticide, amount administered, treatment regimen including how many times the treatment was repeated, how long each treatment lasted, and the start and end time of the entire treatment; can include multiple pesticide regimens
Expected value - pesticide name;pesticide amount;treatment interval and duration
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit};{Rn/start_time/end_time/duration}
Example - pyrethrum;0.6 milligram per liter;R2/2018-05-11T14:30/2018-05-11T19:30/P1H30M
Prefered Unit - gram, mole per liter, milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - radiation regimen
Structured Comment name - radiation_regm
Definition - Information about treatment involving exposure of plant or a plant part to a particular radiation regimen; should include the radiation type, amount or intensity administered, treatment regimen including how many times the treatment was repeated, how long each treatment lasted, and the start and end time of the entire treatment; can include multiple radiation regimens
Expected value - radiation type name;radiation amount;treatment interval and duration
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit};{Rn/start_time/end_time/duration}
Example - gamma radiation;60 gray;R2/2018-05-11T14:30/2018-05-11T19:30/P1H30M
Prefered Unit - rad, gray
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - rainfall regimen
Structured Comment name - rainfall_regm
Definition - Information about treatment involving an exposure to a given amount of rainfall, treatment regimen including how many times the treatment was repeated, how long each treatment lasted, and the start and end time of the entire treatment; can include multiple regimens
Expected value - measurement value;treatment interval and duration
Value syntax - {float} {unit};{Rn/start_time/end_time/duration}
Example - 15 millimeter;R2/2018-05-11T14:30/2018-05-11T19:30/P1H30M
Prefered Unit - millimeter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - rooting medium carbon
Structured Comment name - root_med_carbon
Definition - Source of organic carbon in the culture rooting medium; e.g. sucrose.
Expected value - carbon source name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example - sucrose
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - rooting medium macronutrients
Structured Comment name - root_med_macronutr
Definition - Measurement of the culture rooting medium macronutrients (N,P, K, Ca, Mg, S); e.g. KH2PO4 (170 mg/L).
Expected value - macronutrient name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example - KH2PO4;170 milligram per liter
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - rooting medium micronutrients
Structured Comment name - root_med_micronutr
Definition - Measurement of the culture rooting medium micronutrients (Fe, Mn, Zn, B, Cu, Mo); e.g. H3BO3 (6.2 mg/L).
Expected value - micronutrient name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example - H3BO3;6.2 milligram per liter
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - rooting medium organic supplements
Structured Comment name - root_med_suppl
Definition - Organic supplements of the culture rooting medium, such as vitamins, amino acids, organic acids, antibiotics activated charcoal; e.g. nicotinic acid (0.5 mg/L).
Expected value - supplement name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example - nicotinic acid;0.5 milligram per liter
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - rooting medium regulators
Structured Comment name - root_med_regl
Definition - Growth regulators in the culture rooting medium such as cytokinins, auxins, gybberellins, abscisic acid; e.g. 0.5 mg/L NAA.
Expected value - regulator name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example - abscisic acid;0.75 milligram per liter
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - salt regimen
Structured Comment name - salt_regm
Definition - Information about treatment involving use of salts as supplement to liquid and soil growth media; should include the name of salt, amount administered, treatment regimen including how many times the treatment was repeated, how long each treatment lasted, and the start and end time of the entire treatment; can include multiple salt regimens
Expected value - salt name;salt amount;treatment interval and duration
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit};{Rn/start_time/end_time/duration}
Example - NaCl;5 gram per liter;R2/2018-05-11T14:30/2018-05-11T19:30/P1H30M
Prefered Unit - gram, microgram, mole per liter, gram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - water temperature regimen
Structured Comment name - water_temp_regm
Definition - Information about treatment involving an exposure to water with varying degree of temperature, treatment regimen including how many times the treatment was repeated, how long each treatment lasted, and the start and end time of the entire treatment; can include multiple regimens
Expected value - measurement value;treatment interval and duration
Value syntax - {float} {unit};{Rn/start_time/end_time/duration}
Example - 15 degree Celsius;R2/2018-05-11T14:30/2018-05-11T19:30/P1H30M
Prefered Unit - degree Celsius
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - watering regimen
Structured Comment name - watering_regm
Definition - Information about treatment involving an exposure to watering frequencies, treatment regimen including how many times the treatment was repeated, how long each treatment lasted, and the start and end time of the entire treatment; can include multiple regimens
Expected value - measurement value;treatment interval and duration
Value syntax - {float} {unit};{Rn/start_time/end_time/duration}
Example - 1 liter;R2/2018-05-11T14:30/2018-05-11T19:30/P1H30M
Prefered Unit - milliliter, liter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - extreme_unusual_properties/Al saturation
Structured Comment name - al_sat
Definition - Aluminum saturation (esp. For tropical soils)
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - percentage
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - total depth of water column
Structured Comment name - tot_depth_water_col
Definition - Measurement of total depth of water column
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 500 meter
Prefered Unit - meter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - history/agrochemical additions
Structured Comment name - agrochem_addition
Definition - Addition of fertilizers, pesticides, etc. - amount and time of applications
Expected value - agrochemical name;agrochemical amount;timestamp
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit};{timestamp}
Example - roundup;5 milligram per liter;2018-06-21
Prefered Unit - gram, mole per liter, milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - mean annual temperature
Structured Comment name - annual_temp
Definition - Mean annual temperature
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 12.5 degree Celsius
Prefered Unit - degree Celsius
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - mean seasonal temperature
Structured Comment name - season_temp
Definition - Mean seasonal temperature
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 18 degree Celsius
Prefered Unit - degree Celsius
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - mean annual precipitation
Structured Comment name - annual_precpt
Definition - The average of all annual precipitation values known, or an estimated equivalent value derived by such methods as regional indexes or Isohyetal maps.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - millimeter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - mean seasonal precipitation
Structured Comment name - season_precpt
Definition - The average of all seasonal precipitation values known, or an estimated equivalent value derived by such methods as regional indexes or Isohyetal maps.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - millimeter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - slope gradient
Structured Comment name - slope_gradient
Definition - Commonly called ‘slope’. The angle between ground surface and a horizontal line (in percent). This is the direction that overland water would flow. This measure is usually taken with a hand level meter or clinometer
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - percentage
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - slope aspect
Structured Comment name - slope_aspect
Definition - The direction a slope faces. While looking down a slope use a compass to record the direction you are facing (direction or degrees); e.g., nw or 315 degrees. This measure provides an indication of sun and wind exposure that will influence soil temperature and evapotranspiration.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - degree
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - microbial biomass
Structured Comment name - microbial_biomass
Definition - The part of the organic matter in the soil that constitutes living microorganisms smaller than 5-10 micrometer. If you keep this, you would need to have correction factors used for conversion to the final units
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - ton, kilogram, gram per kilogram soil
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - extreme_unusual_properties/heavy metals
Structured Comment name - heavy_metals
Definition - Heavy metals present in the sequenced sample and their concentrations. For multiple heavy metals and concentrations, add multiple copies of this field.
Expected value - heavy metal name;measurement value unit
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example - mercury;0.09 micrograms per gram
Prefered Unit - microgram per gram
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - biochemical oxygen demand
Structured Comment name - biochem_oxygen_dem
Definition - Amount of dissolved oxygen needed by aerobic biological organisms in a body of water to break down organic material present in a given water sample at certain temperature over a specific time period
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - chemical oxygen demand
Structured Comment name - chem_oxygen_dem
Definition - A measure of the capacity of water to consume oxygen during the decomposition of organic matter and the oxidation of inorganic chemicals such as ammonia and nitrite
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - efficiency percent
Structured Comment name - efficiency_percent
Definition - Percentage of volatile solids removed from the anaerobic digestor
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - micromole per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - emulsions
Structured Comment name - emulsions
Definition - Amount or concentration of substances such as paints, adhesives, mayonnaise, hair colorants, emulsified oils, etc.; can include multiple emulsion types
Expected value - emulsion name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - gram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - gaseous substances
Structured Comment name - gaseous_substances
Definition - Amount or concentration of substances such as hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, methane, etc.; can include multiple substances
Expected value - gaseous substance name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - micromole per liter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - industrial effluent percent
Structured Comment name - indust_eff_percent
Definition - Percentage of industrial effluents received by wastewater treatment plant
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - percentage
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - inorganic particles
Structured Comment name - inorg_particles
Definition - Concentration of particles such as sand, grit, metal particles, ceramics, etc.; can include multiple particles
Expected value - inorganic particle name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - mole per liter, milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - organic particles
Structured Comment name - org_particles
Definition - Concentration of particles such as faeces, hairs, food, vomit, paper fibers, plant material, humus, etc.
Expected value - particle name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - gram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - sludge retention time
Structured Comment name - sludge_retent_time
Definition - The time activated sludge remains in reactor
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - hours
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - soluble inorganic material
Structured Comment name - soluble_inorg_mat
Definition - Concentration of substances such as ammonia, road-salt, sea-salt, cyanide, hydrogen sulfide, thiocyanates, thiosulfates, etc.
Expected value - soluble inorganic material name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - gram, microgram, mole per liter, gram per liter, parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - soluble organic material
Structured Comment name - soluble_org_mat
Definition - Concentration of substances such as urea, fruit sugars, soluble proteins, drugs, pharmaceuticals, etc.
Expected value - soluble organic material name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - gram, microgram, mole per liter, gram per liter, parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - bacterial production
Structured Comment name - bac_prod
Definition - Bacterial production in the water column measured by isotope uptake
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 5 milligram per cubic meter per day
Prefered Unit - milligram per cubic meter per day
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - bacterial respiration
Structured Comment name - bac_resp
Definition - Measurement of bacterial respiration in the water column
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 300 micromole oxygen per liter per hour
Prefered Unit - milligram per cubic meter per day, micromole oxygen per liter per hour
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - total phosphate
Structured Comment name - tot_phosphate
Definition - Total amount or concentration of phosphate
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - microgram per liter, micromole per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - conductivity
Structured Comment name - conduc
Definition - Electrical conductivity of water
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 10 milliSiemens per centimeter
Prefered Unit - milliSiemens per centimeter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - dissolved inorganic nitrogen
Structured Comment name - diss_inorg_nitro
Definition - Concentration of dissolved inorganic nitrogen
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 761 micromole per liter
Prefered Unit - microgram per liter, micromole per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - downward PAR
Structured Comment name - down_par
Definition - Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 28.71 microEinstein per square meter per second
Prefered Unit - microEinstein per square meter per second, microEinstein per square centimeter per second
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - fluorescence
Structured Comment name - fluor
Definition - Raw or converted fluorescence of water
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 2.5 volts
Prefered Unit - milligram chlorophyll a per cubic meter, volts
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - light intensity
Structured Comment name - light_intensity
Definition - Measurement of light intensity
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 0.3 lux
Prefered Unit - lux
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - particulate organic nitrogen
Structured Comment name - part_org_nitro
Definition - Concentration of particulate organic nitrogen
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 0.3 micromole per liter
Prefered Unit - microgram per liter, micromole per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - built structure type
Structured Comment name - built_struc_type
Definition - A physical structure that is a body or assemblage of bodies in space to form a system capable of supporting loads
Expected value - free text
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - photon flux
Structured Comment name - photon_flux
Definition - Measurement of photon flux
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 3.926 micromole photons per second per square meter
Prefered Unit - number of photons per second per unit area
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - primary production
Structured Comment name - primary_prod
Definition - Measurement of primary production, generally measured as isotope uptake
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 100 milligram per cubic meter per day
Prefered Unit - milligram per cubic meter per day, gram per square meter per day
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - size-fraction lower threshold
Structured Comment name - size_frac_low
Definition - Refers to the mesh/pore size used to pre-filter/pre-sort the sample. Materials larger than the size threshold are excluded from the sample
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 0.2 micrometer
Prefered Unit - micrometer
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - size-fraction upper threshold
Structured Comment name - size_frac_up
Definition - Refers to the mesh/pore size used to retain the sample. Materials smaller than the size threshold are excluded from the sample
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 20 micrometer
Prefered Unit - micrometer
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - soluble reactive phosphorus
Structured Comment name - soluble_react_phosp
Definition - Concentration of soluble reactive phosphorus
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 0.1 milligram per liter
Prefered Unit - micromole per liter, milligram per liter, parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - suspended particulate matter
Structured Comment name - suspend_part_matter
Definition - Concentration of suspended particulate matter
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 0.5 milligram per liter
Prefered Unit - milligram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - total dissolved nitrogen
Structured Comment name - tot_diss_nitro
Definition - Total dissolved nitrogen concentration, reported as nitrogen, measured by: total dissolved nitrogen = NH4 + NO3NO2 + dissolved organic nitrogen
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 40 microgram per liter
Prefered Unit - microgram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - total inorganic nitrogen
Structured Comment name - tot_inorg_nitro
Definition - Total inorganic nitrogen content
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 40 microgram per liter
Prefered Unit - microgram per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - total particulate carbon
Structured Comment name - tot_part_carb
Definition - Total particulate carbon content
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 35 micromole per liter
Prefered Unit - microgram per liter, micromole per liter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - tidal stage
Structured Comment name - tidal_stage
Definition - Stage of tide
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [low tide|ebb tide|flood tide|high tide]
Example - high tide
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - chemical administration
Structured Comment name - chem_administration
Definition - List of chemical compounds administered to the host or site where sampling occurred, and when (e.g. Antibiotics, n fertilizer, air filter); can include multiple compounds. For chemical entities of biological interest ontology (chebi) (v 163), http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/chebi
Expected value - CHEBI;timestamp
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]};{timestamp}
Example - agar [CHEBI:2509];2018-05-11T20:00Z
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - miscellaneous parameter
Structured Comment name - misc_param
Definition - Any other measurement performed or parameter collected, that is not listed here
Expected value - parameter name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example - Bicarbonate ion concentration;2075 micromole per kilogram
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - oxygenation status of sample
Structured Comment name - oxy_stat_samp
Definition - Oxygenation status of sample
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [aerobic|anaerobic|other]
Example - aerobic
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - perturbation
Structured Comment name - perturbation
Definition - Type of perturbation, e.g. chemical administration, physical disturbance, etc., coupled with perturbation regimen including how many times the perturbation was repeated, how long each perturbation lasted, and the start and end time of the entire perturbation period; can include multiple perturbation types
Expected value - perturbation type name;perturbation interval and duration
Value syntax - {text};{Rn/start_time/end_time/duration}
Example - antibiotic addition;R2/2018-05-11T14:30Z/2018-05-11T19:30Z/P1H30M
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - sample storage location
Structured Comment name - samp_store_loc
Definition - Location at which sample was stored, usually name of a specific freezer/room
Expected value - location name
Value syntax - {text}
Example - Freezer no:5
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - ventilation type
Structured Comment name - ventilation_type
Definition - Ventilation system used in the sampled premises
Expected value - ventilation type name
Value syntax - {text}
Example - Operable windows
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - wind direction
Structured Comment name - wind_direction
Definition - Wind direction is the direction from which a wind originates
Expected value - wind direction name
Value syntax - {text}
Example - Northwest
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - surface material
Structured Comment name - surf_material
Definition - Surface materials at the point of sampling
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [adobe|carpet|cinder blocks|concrete|hay bales|glass|metal|paint|plastic|stainless steel|stone|stucco|tile|vinyl|wood]
Example - wood
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - surface-air contaminant
Structured Comment name - surf_air_cont
Definition - Contaminant identified on surface
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [dust|organic matter|particulate matter|volatile organic compounds|biological contaminants|radon|nutrients|biocides]
Example - radon
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - surface moisture pH
Structured Comment name - surf_moisture_ph
Definition - ph measurement of surface
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float}
Example - 7
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - building occupancy type
Structured Comment name - build_occup_type
Definition - The primary function for which a building or discrete part of a building is intended to be used
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [office|market|restaurant|residence|school|residential|commercial|low rise|high rise|wood framed|office|health care|school|airport|sports complex]
Example - market
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - indoor space
Structured Comment name - indoor_space
Definition - A distinguishable space within a structure, the purpose for which discrete areas of a building is used
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [bedroom|office|bathroom|foyer|kitchen|locker room|hallway|elevator]
Example - foyer
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - indoor surface
Structured Comment name - indoor_surf
Definition - Type of indoor surface
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [cabinet|ceiling|counter top|door|shelving|vent cover|window|wall]
Example - wall
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - filter type
Structured Comment name - filter_type
Definition - A device which removes solid particulates or airborne molecular contaminants
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [particulate air filter|chemical air filter|low-MERV pleated media|HEPA|electrostatic|gas-phase or ultraviolet air treatments]
Example - HEPA
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - heating and cooling system type
Structured Comment name - heat_cool_type
Definition - Methods of conditioning or heating a room or building
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [radiant system|heat pump|forced air system|steam forced heat|wood stove]
Example - heat pump
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - substructure type
Structured Comment name - substructure_type
Definition - The substructure or under building is that largely hidden section of the building which is built off the foundations to the ground floor level
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [crawlspace|slab on grade|basement]
Example - basement
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - building setting
Structured Comment name - building_setting
Definition - A location (geography) where a building is set
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [urban|suburban|exurban|rural]
Example - rural
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - light type
Structured Comment name - light_type
Definition - Application of light to achieve some practical or aesthetic effect. Lighting includes the use of both artificial light sources such as lamps and light fixtures, as well as natural illumination by capturing daylight. Can also include absence of light
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [natural light|electric light|desk lamp|flourescent lights|natural light|none]
Example - desk lamp
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - space typical state
Structured Comment name - space_typ_state
Definition - Customary or normal state of the space
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [typically occupied|typically unoccupied]
Example - typically occupied
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - typical occupant density
Structured Comment name - typ_occup_density
Definition - Customary or normal density of occupants
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float}
Example - 25
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - occupancy at sampling
Structured Comment name - occup_samp
Definition - Number of occupants present at time of sample within the given space
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {integer}
Example - 10
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - aerospace structure
Structured Comment name - aero_struc
Definition - Aerospace structures typically consist of thin plates with stiffeners for the external surfaces, bulkheads and frames to support the shape and fasteners such as welds, rivets, screws and bolts to hold the components together
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [plane|glider]
Example - plane
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - architectural structure
Structured Comment name - arch_struc
Definition - An architectural structure is a human-made, free-standing, immobile outdoor construction
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [building|shed|home]
Example - shed
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - average daily occupancy
Structured Comment name - avg_occup
Definition - Daily average occupancy of room. Indicate the number of person(s) daily occupying the sampling room.
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {float}
Example - 2
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - bathroom count
Structured Comment name - bathroom_count
Definition - The number of bathrooms in the building
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {integer}
Example - 1
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - bedroom count
Structured Comment name - bedroom_count
Definition - The number of bedrooms in the building
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {integer}
Example - 2
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - built structure setting
Structured Comment name - built_struc_set
Definition - The characterization of the location of the built structure as high or low human density
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [urban|rural]
Example - rural
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - ceiling condition
Structured Comment name - ceil_cond
Definition - The physical condition of the ceiling at the time of sampling; photos or video preferred; use drawings to indicate location of damaged areas
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [new|visible wear|needs repair|damaged|rupture]
Example - damaged
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - ceiling finish material
Structured Comment name - ceil_finish_mat
Definition - The type of material used to finish a ceiling
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [drywall|mineral fibre|tiles|PVC|plasterboard|metal|fiberglass|stucco|mineral wool/calcium silicate|wood]
Example - stucco
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - ceiling signs of water/mold
Structured Comment name - ceil_water_mold
Definition - Signs of the presence of mold or mildew on the ceiling
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [presence of mold visible|no presence of mold visible]
Example - presence of mold visible
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - ceiling structure
Structured Comment name - ceil_struc
Definition - The construction format of the ceiling
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [wood frame|concrete]
Example - concrete
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - ceiling texture
Structured Comment name - ceil_texture
Definition - The feel, appearance, or consistency of a ceiling surface
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [crows feet|crows-foot stomp|double skip|hawk and trowel|knockdown|popcorn|orange peel|rosebud stomp|Santa-Fe texture|skip trowel|smooth|stomp knockdown|swirl]
Example - popcorn
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - ceiling type
Structured Comment name - ceil_type
Definition - The type of ceiling according to the ceiling’s appearance or construction
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [cathedral|dropped|concave|barrel-shaped|coffered|cove|stretched]
Example - coffered
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - cooling system identifier
Structured Comment name - cool_syst_id
Definition - The cooling system identifier
Expected value - unique identifier
Value syntax - {integer}
Example - 12345
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - date last rain
Structured Comment name - date_last_rain
Definition - The date of the last time it rained
Expected value - timestamp
Value syntax - {timestamp}
Example - 2018-05-11:T14:30Z
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - design, construction, and operation documents
Structured Comment name - build_docs
Definition - The building design, construction and operation documents
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [building information model|commissioning report|complaint logs|contract administration|cost estimate|janitorial schedules or logs|maintenance plans|schedule|sections|shop drawings|submittals|ventilation system|windows]
Example - maintenance plans
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - door condition
Structured Comment name - door_cond
Definition - The phsical condition of the door
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [damaged|needs repair|new|rupture|visible wear]
Example - new
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - door direction of opening
Structured Comment name - door_direct
Definition - The direction the door opens
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [inward|outward|sideways]
Example - inward
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - door location
Structured Comment name - door_loc
Definition - The relative location of the door in the room
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [north|south|east|west]
Example - north
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - door material
Structured Comment name - door_mat
Definition - The material the door is composed of
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [aluminum|cellular PVC|engineered plastic|fiberboard|fiberglass|metal|thermoplastic alloy|vinyl|wood|wood/plastic composite]
Example - wood
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - door movement
Structured Comment name - door_move
Definition - The type of movement of the door
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [collapsible|folding|revolving|rolling shutter|sliding|swinging]
Example - swinging
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - door signs of water/mold
Structured Comment name - door_water_mold
Definition - Signs of the presence of mold or mildew on a door
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [presence of mold visible|no presence of mold visible]
Example - presence of mold visible
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - door type
Structured Comment name - door_type
Definition - The type of door material
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [composite|metal|wooden]
Example - wooden
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - door type, composite
Structured Comment name - door_comp_type
Definition - The composite type of the door
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [metal covered|revolving|sliding|telescopic]
Example - revolving
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - door type, metal
Structured Comment name - door_type_metal
Definition - The type of metal door
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [collapsible|corrugated steel|hollow|rolling shutters|steel plate]
Example - hollow
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - door type, wood
Structured Comment name - door_type_wood
Definition - The type of wood door
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [bettened and ledged|battened|ledged and braced|battened|ledged and framed|battened|ledged, braced and frame|framed and paneled|glashed or sash|flush|louvered|wire gauged]
Example - battened
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - drawings
Structured Comment name - drawings
Definition - The buildings architectural drawings; if design is chosen, indicate phase-conceptual, schematic, design development, and construction documents
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [operation|as built|construction|bid|design|building navigation map|diagram|sketch]
Example - sketch
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - elevator count
Structured Comment name - elevator
Definition - The number of elevators within the built structure
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {integer}
Example - 2
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - escalator count
Structured Comment name - escalator
Definition - The number of escalators within the built structure
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {integer}
Example - 4
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - fireplace type
Structured Comment name - fireplace_type
Definition - A firebox with chimney
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [gas burning|wood burning]
Example - wood burning
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - floor condition
Structured Comment name - floor_cond
Definition - The physical condition of the floor at the time of sampling; photos or video preferred; use drawings to indicate location of damaged areas
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [new|visible wear|needs repair|damaged|rupture]
Example - new
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - floor finish material
Structured Comment name - floor_finish_mat
Definition - The floor covering type; the finished surface that is walked on
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [tile|wood strip or parquet|carpet|rug|laminate wood|lineoleum|vinyl composition tile|sheet vinyl|stone|bamboo|cork|terrazo|concrete|none;specify unfinished|sealed|clear finish|paint]
Example - carpet
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - floor signs of water/mold
Structured Comment name - floor_water_mold
Definition - Signs of the presence of mold or mildew in a room
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [mold odor|wet floor|water stains|wall discoloration|floor discoloration|ceiling discoloration|peeling paint or wallpaper|bulging walls|condensation]
Example - ceiling discoloration
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - floor structure
Structured Comment name - floor_struc
Definition - Refers to the structural elements and subfloor upon which the finish flooring is installed
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [balcony|floating floor|glass floor|raised floor|sprung floor|wood-framed|concrete]
Example - concrete
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - furniture
Structured Comment name - furniture
Definition - The types of furniture present in the sampled room
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [cabinet|chair|desks]
Example - chair
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - gender of restroom
Structured Comment name - gender_restroom
Definition - The gender type of the restroom
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [all gender|female|gender neurtral|male|male and female|unisex]
Example - male
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - handidness
Structured Comment name - handidness
Definition - The handidness of the individual sampled
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [ambidexterity|left handedness|mixed-handedness|right handedness]
Example - right handedness
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - heating delivery locations
Structured Comment name - heat_deliv_loc
Definition - The location of heat delivery within the room
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [north|south|east|west]
Example - north
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host sex
Structured Comment name - host_sex
Definition - Gender or physical sex of the host.
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [female|hermaphrodite|non-binary|male|transgender|transgender (female to male)|transgender (male to female) |undeclared]
Example - non-binary
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - heating system delivery method
Structured Comment name - heat_sys_deliv_meth
Definition - The method by which the heat is delivered through the system
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [conductive|radiant]
Example - radiant
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - interior wall condition
Structured Comment name - int_wall_cond
Definition - The physical condition of the wall at the time of sampling; photos or video preferred; use drawings to indicate location of damaged areas
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [new|visible wear|needs repair|damaged|rupture]
Example - damaged
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - last time swept/mopped/vacuumed
Structured Comment name - last_clean
Definition - The last time the floor was cleaned (swept, mopped, vacuumed)
Expected value - timestamp
Value syntax - {timestamp}
Example - 2018-05-11:T14:30Z
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - mechanical structure
Structured Comment name - mech_struc
Definition - mechanical structure: a moving structure
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [subway|coach|carriage|elevator|escalator|boat|train|car|bus]
Example - elevator
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - occupancy documentation
Structured Comment name - occup_document
Definition - The type of documentation of occupancy
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [automated count|estimate|manual count|videos]
Example - estimate
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - orientations of exterior wall
Structured Comment name - ext_wall_orient
Definition - The orientation of the exterior wall
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [north|south|east|west|northeast|southeast|southwest|northwest]
Example - northwest
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - orientations of exterior window
Structured Comment name - ext_window_orient
Definition - The compass direction the exterior window of the room is facing
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [north|south|east|west|northeast|southeast|southwest|northwest]
Example - southwest
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - presence of pets, animals, or insects
Structured Comment name - pres_animal_insect
Definition - The type and number of animals or insects present in the sampling space.
Expected value - enumeration;count
Value syntax - [cat|dog|rodent|snake|other];{integer}
Example - cat;5
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - quadrant position
Structured Comment name - quad_pos
Definition - The quadrant position of the sampling room within the building
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [North side|West side|South side|East side]
Example - West side
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - relative sampling location
Structured Comment name - rel_samp_loc
Definition - The sampling location within the train car
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [edge of car|center of car|under a seat]
Example - center of car
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - room condition
Structured Comment name - room_condt
Definition - The condition of the room at the time of sampling
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [new|visible wear|needs repair|damaged|rupture|visible signs of mold/mildew]
Example - new
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - room location in building
Structured Comment name - room_loc
Definition - The position of the room within the building
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [corner room|interior room|exterior wall]
Example - interior room
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - room sampling position
Structured Comment name - room_samp_pos
Definition - The horizontal sampling position in the room relative to architectural elements
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [north corner|south corner|west corner|east corner|northeast corner|northwest corner|southeast corner|southwest corner|center]
Example - south corner
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - room type
Structured Comment name - room_type
Definition - The main purpose or activity of the sampling room. A room is any distinguishable space within a structure
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [attic|bathroom|closet|conference room|elevator|examining room|hallway|kitchen|mail room|private office|open office|stairwell|,restroom|lobby|vestibule|mechanical or electrical room|data center|laboratory_wet|laboratory_dry|gymnasium|natatorium|auditorium|lockers|cafe|warehouse]
Example - bathroom
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - rooms connected by a doorway
Structured Comment name - room_connected
Definition - List of rooms connected to the sampling room by a doorway
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [attic|bathroom|closet|conference room|elevator|examining room|hallway|kitchen|mail room|office|stairwell]
Example - office
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sampling day weather
Structured Comment name - samp_weather
Definition - The weather on the sampling day
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [clear sky|cloudy|foggy|hail|rain|snow|sleet|sunny|windy]
Example - foggy
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sampling floor
Structured Comment name - samp_floor
Definition - The floor of the building, where the sampling room is located
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [1st floor|2nd floor|{integer} floor|basement|lobby]
Example - 4th floor
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - season
Structured Comment name - season
Definition - The season when sampling occurred. Any of the four periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices. This field accepts terms listed under season (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C94729).
Expected value - NCIT:C94729
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - autumn [NCIT:C94733]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - seasonal use
Structured Comment name - season_use
Definition - The seasons the space is occupied
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [Spring|Summer|Fall|Winter]
Example - Winter
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - shading device condition
Structured Comment name - shading_device_cond
Definition - The physical condition of the shading device at the time of sampling
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [damaged|needs repair|new|rupture|visible wear]
Example - new
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - shading device location
Structured Comment name - shading_device_loc
Definition - The location of the shading device in relation to the built structure
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [exterior|interior]
Example - exterior
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - heating system identifier
Structured Comment name - heat_system_id
Definition - The heating system identifier
Expected value - unique identifier
Value syntax - {integer}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - shading device signs of water/mold
Structured Comment name - shad_dev_water_mold
Definition - Signs of the presence of mold or mildew on the shading device
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [presence of mold visible|no presence of mold visible]
Example - no presence of mold visible
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - shading device type
Structured Comment name - shading_device_type
Definition - The type of shading device
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [bahama shutters|exterior roll blind|gambrel awning|hood awning|porchroller awning|sarasota shutters|slatted aluminum|solid aluminum awning|sun screen|tree|trellis|venetian awning]
Example - slatted aluminum awning
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - specifications
Structured Comment name - specific
Definition - The building specifications. If design is chosen, indicate phase: conceptual, schematic, design development, construction documents
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [operation|as built|construction|bid|design|photos]
Example - construction
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - train line
Structured Comment name - train_line
Definition - The subway line name
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [red|green|orange]
Example - red
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - train station collection location
Structured Comment name - train_stat_loc
Definition - The train station collection location
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [south station above ground|south station underground|south station amtrak|forest hills|riverside]
Example - forest hills
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - train stop collection location
Structured Comment name - train_stop_loc
Definition - The train stop collection location
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [end|mid|downtown]
Example - end
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - visual media
Structured Comment name - vis_media
Definition - The building visual media
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [photos|videos|commonly of the building|site context (adjacent buildings, vegetation, terrain, streets)|interiors|equipment|3D scans]
Example - 3D scans
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - wall construction type
Structured Comment name - wall_const_type
Definition - The building class of the wall defined by the composition of the building elements and fire-resistance rating.
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [frame construction|joisted masonry|light noncombustible|masonry noncombustible|modified fire resistive|fire resistive]
Example - fire resistive
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - wall finish material
Structured Comment name - wall_finish_mat
Definition - The material utilized to finish the outer most layer of the wall
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [plaster|gypsum plaster|veneer plaster|gypsum board|tile|terrazzo|stone facing|acoustical treatment|wood|metal|masonry]
Example - wood
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - wall location
Structured Comment name - wall_loc
Definition - The relative location of the wall within the room
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [north|south|east|west]
Example - north
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - wall signs of water/mold
Structured Comment name - wall_water_mold
Definition - Signs of the presence of mold or mildew on a wall
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [presence of mold visible|no presence of mold visible]
Example - no presence of mold visible
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - wall surface treatment
Structured Comment name - wall_surf_treatment
Definition - The surface treatment of interior wall
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [painted|wall paper|no treatment|paneling|stucco|fabric]
Example - paneling
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - wall texture
Structured Comment name - wall_texture
Definition - The feel, appearance, or consistency of a wall surface
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [crows feet|crows-foot stomp||double skip|hawk and trowel|knockdown|popcorn|orange peel|rosebud stomp|Santa-Fe texture|skip trowel|smooth|stomp knockdown|swirl]
Example - popcorn
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - water feature type
Structured Comment name - water_feat_type
Definition - The type of water feature present within the building being sampled
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [fountain|pool|standing feature|stream|waterfall]
Example - stream
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - weekday
Structured Comment name - weekday
Definition - The day of the week when sampling occurred
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [Monday|Tuesday|Wednesday|Thursday|Friday|Saturday|Sunday]
Example - Sunday
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - window condition
Structured Comment name - window_cond
Definition - The physical condition of the window at the time of sampling
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [damaged|needs repair|new|rupture|visible wear]
Example - rupture
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - window covering
Structured Comment name - window_cover
Definition - The type of window covering
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [blinds|curtains|none]
Example - curtains
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - window horizontal position
Structured Comment name - window_horiz_pos
Definition - The horizontal position of the window on the wall
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [left|middle|right]
Example - middle
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - window location
Structured Comment name - window_loc
Definition - The relative location of the window within the room
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [north|south|east|west]
Example - west
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - window material
Structured Comment name - window_mat
Definition - The type of material used to finish a window
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [clad|fiberglass|metal|vinyl|wood]
Example - wood
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - window signs of water/mold
Structured Comment name - window_water_mold
Definition - Signs of the presence of mold or mildew on the window.
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [presence of mold visible|no presence of mold visible]
Example - no presence of mold visible
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - window status
Structured Comment name - window_status
Definition - Defines whether the windows were open or closed during environmental testing
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [closed|open]
Example - open
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - window type
Structured Comment name - window_type
Definition - The type of windows
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [single-hung sash window|horizontal sash window|fixed window]
Example - fixed window
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - window vertical position
Structured Comment name - window_vert_pos
Definition - The vertical position of the window on the wall
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [bottom|middle|top|low|middle|high]
Example - middle
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - biological status
Structured Comment name - biol_stat
Definition - The level of genome modification.
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [wild|natural|semi-natural|inbred line|breeder’s line|hybrid|clonal selection|mutant]
Example - natural
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - genetic modification
Structured Comment name - genetic_mod
Definition - Genetic modifications of the genome of an organism, which may occur naturally by spontaneous mutation, or be introduced by some experimental means, e.g. specification of a transgene or the gene knocked-out or details of transient transfection
Expected value - PMID,DOI,url or free text
Value syntax - {PMID}|{DOI}|{URL}|{text}
Example - aox1A transgenic
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sample capture status
Structured Comment name - samp_capt_status
Definition - Reason for the sample
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [active surveillance in response to an outbreak|active surveillance not initiated by an outbreak|farm sample|market sample|other]
Example - farm sample
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host subject id
Structured Comment name - host_subject_id
Definition - A unique identifier by which each subject can be referred to, de-identified.
Expected value - unique identifier
Value syntax - {text}
Example - MPI123
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host sex
Structured Comment name - host_sex
Definition - Physical sex of the host.
Expected value - sex of the symbiotic organism (host of the samples); enumeration
Value syntax - [female|hermaphrodite|male|neuter]
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host body habitat
Structured Comment name - host_body_habitat
Definition - Original body habitat where the sample was obtained from
Expected value - free text
Value syntax - {text}
Example - nasopharynx
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host body site
Structured Comment name - host_body_site
Definition - Name of body site where the sample was obtained from, such as a specific organ or tissue (tongue, lung etc…). For foundational model of anatomy ontology (fma) (v 4.11.0) or Uber-anatomy ontology (UBERON) (v releases/2014-06-15) terms, please see http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/FMA or http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/UBERON
Expected value - FMA or UBERON
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - gill [UBERON:0002535]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host body product
Structured Comment name - host_body_product
Definition - Substance produced by the body, e.g. Stool, mucus, where the sample was obtained from. For foundational model of anatomy ontology (fma) or Uber-anatomy ontology (UBERON) terms, please see https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ols/ontologies/fma or https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ols/ontologies/uberon.
Expected value - body substance of the symbiotic organism (host of the samples) where the samples was obtained from; FMA or UBERON
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - Portion of mucus [fma66938]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host diet
Structured Comment name - host_diet
Definition - Type of diet depending on the host, for animals omnivore, herbivore etc., for humans high-fat, meditteranean etc.; can include multiple diet types
Expected value - diet type
Value syntax - {text}
Example - herbivore
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - host last meal
Structured Comment name - host_last_meal
Definition - Content of last meal and time since feeding; can include multiple values
Expected value - content;duration
Value syntax - {text};{duration}
Example - corn feed;P2H
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - host growth conditions
Structured Comment name - host_growth_cond
Definition - Literature reference giving growth conditions of the host
Expected value - PMID,DOI,url or free text
Value syntax - {PMID}|{DOI}|{URL}|{text}
Example - https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/68/2/349/617247
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host family relationship
Structured Comment name - host_family_relation
Definition - Familial relationships to other hosts in the same study; can include multiple relationships
Expected value - relationship type;arbitrary identifier
Value syntax - {text};{text}
Example - offspring;Mussel25
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - host phenotype
Structured Comment name - host_phenotype
Definition - Phenotype of human or other host. For phenotypic quality ontology (pato) (v 2018-03-27) terms, please see http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/pato. For Human Phenotype Ontology (HP) (v 2018-06-13) please see http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/HP
Expected value - PATO or HP
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - elongated [PATO:0001154]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - gravidity
Structured Comment name - gravidity
Definition - Whether or not subject is gravid, and if yes date due or date post-conception, specifying which is used
Expected value - gravidity status;timestamp
Value syntax - {boolean};{timestamp}
Example - yes;due date:2018-05-11
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - IHMC medication code
Structured Comment name - ihmc_medication_code
Definition - Can include multiple medication codes
Expected value - IHMC code
Value syntax - {integer}
Example - 810
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - host body product
Structured Comment name - host_body_product
Definition - Substance produced by the body, e.g. Stool, mucus, where the sample was obtained from. For foundational model of anatomy ontology (fma) or Uber-anatomy ontology (UBERON) terms, please see https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ols/ontologies/fma or https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ols/ontologies/uberon
Expected value - FMA or UBERON
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - Portion of mucus [fma66938]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - drug usage
Structured Comment name - drug_usage
Definition - Any drug used by subject and the frequency of usage; can include multiple drugs used
Expected value - drug name;frequency
Value syntax - {text};{integer}/[year|month|week|day|hour]
Example - Lipitor;2/day
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - ethnicity
Structured Comment name - ethnicity
Definition - A category of people who identify with each other, usually on the basis of presumed similarities such as a common language, ancestry, history, society, culture, nation or social treatment within their residing area. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_contemporary_ethnic_groups
Expected value - text recommend from Wikipedia list
Value syntax - {text}
Example - native american
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - host occupation
Structured Comment name - host_occupation
Definition - Most frequent job performed by subject
Expected value - IHMC code
Value syntax - {integer}
Example - veterinary
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - medical history performed
Structured Comment name - medic_hist_perform
Definition - Whether full medical history was collected
Expected value - true or false
Value syntax - {boolean}
Example - TRUE
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - study completion status
Structured Comment name - study_complt_stat
Definition - Specification of study completion status, if no the reason should be specified
Expected value - YES or NO due to (1)adverse event (2) non-compliance (3) lost to follow up (4)other-specify
Value syntax - {boolean};[adverse event|non-compliance|lost to follow up|other-specify]
Example - no;non-compliance
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - urine/collection method
Structured Comment name - urine_collect_meth
Definition - Specification of urine collection method
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [clean catch|catheter]
Example - catheter
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - special diet
Structured Comment name - special_diet
Definition - Specification of special diet; can include multiple special diets
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [low carb|reduced calorie|vegetarian|other(to be specified)]
Example - other:vegan
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - time since last toothbrushing
Structured Comment name - time_last_toothbrush
Definition - Specification of the time since last toothbrushing
Expected value - duration
Value syntax - {duration}
Example - P2H45M
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - time since last wash
Structured Comment name - time_since_last_wash
Definition - Specification of the time since last wash
Expected value - duration
Value syntax - {duration}
Example - P1D
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - dominant hand
Structured Comment name - dominant_hand
Definition - Dominant hand of the subject
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [left|right|ambidextrous]
Example - right
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - menarche
Structured Comment name - menarche
Definition - Date of most recent menstruation
Expected value - timestamp
Value syntax - {timestamp}
Example - 43231
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - pregnancy
Structured Comment name - pregnancy
Definition - Date due of pregnancy
Expected value - timestamp
Value syntax - {timestamp}
Example - 43231
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - douche
Structured Comment name - douche
Definition - Date of most recent douche
Expected value - timestamp
Value syntax - {timestamp}
Example - 43231
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - menopause
Structured Comment name - menopause
Definition - Date of onset of menopause
Expected value - timestamp
Value syntax - {timestamp}
Example - 43231
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - HRT
Structured Comment name - hrt
Definition - Whether subject had hormone replacement theraphy, and if yes start date
Expected value - timestamp
Value syntax - {timestamp}
Example - 43231
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - hydrocarbon resource type
Structured Comment name - hcr
Definition - Main Hydrocarbon Resource type. The term Hydrocarbon Resource HCR defined as a natural environmental feature containing large amounts of hydrocarbons at high concentrations potentially suitable for commercial exploitation. This term should not be confused with the Hydrocarbon Occurrence term which also includes hydrocarbon-rich environments with currently limited commercial interest such as seeps, outcrops, gas hydrates etc. If other is specified, please propose entry in additional info field
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [Oil Reservoir|Gas Reservoir|Oil Sand|Coalbed|Shale|Tight Oil Reservoir|Tight Gas Reservoir|other]
Example - Oil Sand
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - hydrocarbon type produced
Structured Comment name - hc_produced
Definition - Main hydrocarbon type produced from resource (i.e. Oil, gas, condensate, etc). If other is specified, please propose entry in additional info field
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [Oil|Gas-Condensate|Gas|Bitumen|Coalbed Methane|other]
Example - Gas
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - lithology
Structured Comment name - lithology
Definition - Hydrocarbon resource main lithology (Additional information: http://petrowiki.org/Lithology_and_rock_type_determination). If other is specified, please propose entry in additional info field
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [Basement|Chalk|Chert|Coal|Conglomerate|Diatomite|Dolomite|Limestone|Sandstone|Shale|Siltstone|Volcanic|other]
Example - Volcanic
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - depositional environment
Structured Comment name - depos_env
Definition - Main depositional environment (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depositional_environment). If other is specified, please propose entry in additional info field
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [Continental - Alluvial|Continental - Aeolian|Continental - Fluvial|Continental - Lacustrine|Transitional - Deltaic|Transitional - Tidal|Transitional - Lagoonal|Transitional - Beach|Transitional - Lake|Marine - Shallow|Marine - Deep|Marine - Reef|Other - Evaporite|Other - Glacial|Other - Volcanic|other]
Example - Continental - Alluvial
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - hydrocarbon resource geological age
Structured Comment name - hcr_geol_age
Definition - Geological age of hydrocarbon resource (Additional info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Period_(geology)). If other is specified, please propose entry in additional info field
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [Archean|Cambrian|Carboniferous|Cenozoic|Cretaceous|Devonian|Jurassic|Mesozoic|Neogene|Ordovician|Paleogene|Paleozoic|Permian|Precambrian|Proterozoic|Silurian|Triassic|other]
Example - Silurian
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - source rock kerogen type
Structured Comment name - sr_kerog_type
Definition - Origin of kerogen. Type I: Algal (aquatic), Type II: planktonic and soft plant material (aquatic or terrestrial), Type III: terrestrial woody/ fibrous plant material (terrestrial), Type IV: oxidized recycled woody debris (terrestrial) (additional information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerogen). If other is specified, please propose entry in additional info field
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [Type I|Type II|Type III|Type IV|other]
Example - Type IV
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - source rock lithology
Structured Comment name - sr_lithology
Definition - Lithology of source rock (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_rock). If other is specified, please propose entry in additional info field
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [Clastic|Carbonate|Coal|Biosilicieous|other]
Example - Coal
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - source rock depositional environment
Structured Comment name - sr_dep_env
Definition - Source rock depositional environment (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_rock). If other is specified, please propose entry in additional info field
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [Lacustine|Fluvioldeltaic|Fluviomarine|Marine|other]
Example - Marine
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - source rock geological age
Structured Comment name - sr_geol_age
Definition - Geological age of source rock (Additional info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Period_(geology)). If other is specified, please propose entry in additional info field
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [Archean|Cambrian|Carboniferous|Cenozoic|Cretaceous|Devonian|Jurassic|Mesozoic|Neogene|Ordovician|Paleogene|Paleozoic|Permian|Precambrian|Proterozoic|Silurian|Triassic|other]
Example - Silurian
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sample type
Structured Comment name - samp_type
Definition - The type of material from which the sample was obtained. For the Hydrocarbon package, samples include types like core, rock trimmings, drill cuttings, piping section, coupon, pigging debris, solid deposit, produced fluid, produced water, injected water, swabs, etc. For the Food Package, samples are usually categorized as food, body products or tissues, or environmental material. This field accepts terms listed under environmental specimen (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GENEPIO_0001246).
Expected value - GENEPIO:0001246
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - built environment sample [GENEPIO:0001248]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sample subtype
Structured Comment name - samp_subtype
Definition - Name of sample sub-type. For example if sample type is Produced Water then subtype could be Oil Phase or Water Phase. If other is specified, please propose entry in additional info field
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [oil phase|water phase|biofilm|not applicable|other]
Example - biofilm
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - pH
Structured Comment name - ph
Definition - Ph measurement of the sample, or liquid portion of sample, or aqueous phase of the fluid
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float}
Example - 7.2
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - production start date
Structured Comment name - prod_start_date
Definition - Date of field’s first production
Expected value - timestamp
Value syntax - {timestamp}
Example - 43231
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - secondary and tertiary recovery methods and start date
Structured Comment name - add_recov_method
Definition - Additional (i.e. Secondary, tertiary, etc.) recovery methods deployed for increase of hydrocarbon recovery from resource and start date for each one of them. If other is specified, please propose entry in additional info field
Expected value - enumeration;timestamp
Value syntax - [Water Injection|Dump Flood|Gas Injection|Wag Immiscible Injection|Polymer Addition|Surfactant Addition|Not Applicable|other];{timestamp}
Example - Polymer Addition;2018-06-21T14:30Z
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - injection water breakthrough date of specific well
Structured Comment name - iw_bt_date_well
Definition - Injection water breakthrough date per well following a secondary and/or tertiary recovery
Expected value - timestamp
Value syntax - {timestamp}
Example - 43231
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - biocide administration
Structured Comment name - biocide
Definition - List of biocides (commercial name of product and supplier) and date of administration
Expected value - name;name;timestamp
Value syntax - {text};{text};{timestamp}
Example - ALPHA 1427;Baker Hughes;2008-01-23
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - chemical treatment
Structured Comment name - chem_treatment
Definition - List of chemical compounds administered upstream the sampling location where sampling occurred (e.g. Glycols, H2S scavenger, corrosion and scale inhibitors, demulsifiers, and other production chemicals etc.). The commercial name of the product and name of the supplier should be provided. The date of administration should also be included
Expected value - name;name;timestamp
Value syntax - {text};{text};{timestamp}
Example - ACCENT 1125;DOW;2010-11-17
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sample collection point
Structured Comment name - samp_collect_point
Definition - Sampling point on the asset were sample was collected (e.g. Wellhead, storage tank, separator, etc). If other is specified, please propose entry in additional info field
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [well|test well|drilling rig|wellhead|separator|storage tank|other]
Example - well
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - biotic regimen
Structured Comment name - biotic_regm
Definition - Information about treatment(s) involving use of biotic factors, such as bacteria, viruses or fungi.
Expected value - free text
Value syntax - {text}
Example - sample inoculated with Rhizobium spp. Culture
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - climate environment
Structured Comment name - climate_environment
Definition - Treatment involving an exposure to a particular climate; treatment regimen including how many times the treatment was repeated, how long each treatment lasted, and the start and end time of the entire treatment; can include multiple climates
Expected value - climate name;treatment interval and duration
Value syntax - {text};{Rn/start_time/end_time/duration}
Example - tropical climate;R2/2018-05-11T14:30/2018-05-11T19:30/P1H30M
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - culture rooting medium
Structured Comment name - cult_root_med
Definition - Name or reference for the hydroponic or in vitro culture rooting medium; can be the name of a commonly used medium or reference to a specific medium, e.g. Murashige and Skoog medium. If the medium has not been formally published, use the rooting medium descriptors.
Expected value - name, PMID,DOI or url
Value syntax - {text}|{PMID}|{DOI}|{URL}
Example - http://himedialabs.com/TD/PT158.pdf
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - growth facility
Structured Comment name - growth_facil
Definition - Type of facility where the sampled plant was grown; controlled vocabulary: growth chamber, open top chamber, glasshouse, experimental garden, field. Alternatively use Crop Ontology (CO) terms, see http://www.cropontology.org/ontology/CO_715/Crop%20Research
Expected value - free text or CO
Value syntax - {text}|{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - Growth chamber [CO_715:0000189]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - growth habit
Structured Comment name - growth_habit
Definition - Characteristic shape, appearance or growth form of a plant species
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [erect|semi-erect|spreading|prostrate]
Example - spreading
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - mechanical damage
Structured Comment name - mechanical_damage
Definition - Information about any mechanical damage exerted on the plant; can include multiple damages and sites
Expected value - damage type;body site
Value syntax - {text};{text}
Example - pruning;bark
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - pH regimen
Structured Comment name - ph_regm
Definition - Information about treatment involving exposure of plants to varying levels of ph of the growth media, treatment regimen including how many times the treatment was repeated, how long each treatment lasted, and the start and end time of the entire treatment; can include multiple regimen
Expected value - measurement value;treatment interval and duration
Value syntax - {float};{Rn/start_time/end_time/duration}
Example - 7.6;R2/2018-05-11:T14:30/2018-05-11T19:30/P1H30M
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - plant growth medium
Structured Comment name - plant_growth_med
Definition - Specification of the media for growing the plants or tissue cultured samples, e.g. soil, aeroponic, hydroponic, in vitro solid culture medium, in vitro liquid culture medium. Recommended value is a specific value from EO:plant growth medium (follow this link for terms http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/EO_0007147) or other controlled vocabulary
Expected value - EO or enumeration
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]} or [husk|other artificial liquid medium|other artificial solid medium|peat moss|perlite|pumice|sand|soil|vermiculite|water]
Example - hydroponic plant culture media [EO:0007067]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - plant product
Structured Comment name - plant_product
Definition - Substance produced by the plant, where the sample was obtained from
Expected value - product name
Value syntax - {text}
Example - xylem sap [PO:0025539]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - plant sex
Structured Comment name - plant_sex
Definition - Sex of the reproductive parts on the whole plant, e.g. pistillate, staminate, monoecieous, hermaphrodite.
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [Androdioecious|Androecious|Androgynous|Androgynomonoecious|Andromonoecious|Bisexual|Dichogamous|Diclinous|Dioecious|Gynodioecious|Gynoecious|Gynomonoecious|Hermaphroditic|Imperfect|Monoclinous|Monoecious|Perfect|Polygamodioecious|Polygamomonoecious|Polygamous|Protandrous|Protogynous|Subandroecious|Subdioecious|Subgynoecious|Synoecious|Trimonoecious|Trioecious|Unisexual]
Example - Hermaphroditic
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - plant structure
Structured Comment name - plant_struc
Definition - Name of plant structure the sample was obtained from; for Plant Ontology (PO) (v releases/2017-12-14) terms, see http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PO, e.g. petiole epidermis (PO_0000051). If an individual flower is sampled, the sex of it can be recorded here.
Expected value - PO
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - epidermis [PO:0005679]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - rooting conditions
Structured Comment name - root_cond
Definition - Relevant rooting conditions such as field plot size, sowing density, container dimensions, number of plants per container.
Expected value - PMID,DOI,url or free text
Value syntax - {PMID}|{DOI}|{URL}|{text}
Example - http://himedialabs.com/TD/PT158.pdf
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - rooting medium pH
Structured Comment name - root_med_ph
Definition - pH measurement of the culture rooting medium; e.g. 5.5.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float}
Example - 7.5
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - rooting medium solidifier
Structured Comment name - root_med_solid
Definition - Specification of the solidifying agent in the culture rooting medium; e.g. agar.
Expected value - name
Value syntax - {text}
Example - agar
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - seasonal environment
Structured Comment name - season_environment
Definition - Treatment involving an exposure to a particular season (e.g. Winter, summer, rabi, rainy etc.), treatment regimen including how many times the treatment was repeated, how long each treatment lasted, and the start and end time of the entire treatment
Expected value - seasonal environment name;treatment interval and duration
Value syntax - {text};{Rn/start_time/end_time/duration}
Example - rainy;R2/2018-05-11T14:30/2018-05-11T19:30/P1H30M
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - standing water regimen
Structured Comment name - standing_water_regm
Definition - Treatment involving an exposure to standing water during a plant’s life span, types can be flood water or standing water, treatment regimen including how many times the treatment was repeated, how long each treatment lasted, and the start and end time of the entire treatment; can include multiple regimens
Expected value - standing water type;treatment interval and duration
Value syntax - {text};{Rn/start_time/end_time/duration}
Example - standing water;R2/2018-05-11T14:30/2018-05-11T19:30/P1H30M
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - tissue culture growth media
Structured Comment name - tiss_cult_growth_med
Definition - Description of plant tissue culture growth media used
Expected value - PMID,DOI,url or free text
Value syntax - {PMID}|{DOI}|{URL}|{text}
Example - https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/BF02796489.pdf
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sediment type
Structured Comment name - sediment_type
Definition - Information about the sediment type based on major constituents
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [biogenous|cosmogenous|hydrogenous|lithogenous]
Example - biogenous
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - current land use
Structured Comment name - cur_land_use
Definition - Present state of sample site
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [cities|farmstead|industrial areas|roads/railroads|rock|sand|gravel|mudflats|salt flats|badlands|permanent snow or ice|saline seeps|mines/quarries|oil waste areas|small grains|row crops|vegetable crops|horticultural plants (e.g. tulips)|marshlands (grass,sedges,rushes)|tundra (mosses,lichens)|rangeland|pastureland (grasslands used for livestock grazing)|hayland|meadows (grasses,alfalfa,fescue,bromegrass,timothy)|shrub land (e.g. mesquite,sage-brush,creosote bush,shrub oak,eucalyptus)|successional shrub land (tree saplings,hazels,sumacs,chokecherry,shrub dogwoods,blackberries)|shrub crops (blueberries,nursery ornamentals,filberts)|vine crops (grapes)|conifers (e.g. pine,spruce,fir,cypress)|hardwoods (e.g. oak,hickory,elm,aspen)|intermixed hardwood and conifers|tropical (e.g. mangrove,palms)|rainforest (evergreen forest receiving >406 cm annual rainfall)|swamp (permanent or semi-permanent water body dominated by woody plants)|crop trees (nuts,fruit,christmas trees,nursery trees)]
Example - conifers
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - history/tillage
Structured Comment name - tillage
Definition - Note method(s) used for tilling
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [drill|cutting disc|ridge till|strip tillage|zonal tillage|chisel|tined|mouldboard|disc plough]
Example - chisel
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - soil horizon
Structured Comment name - soil_horizon
Definition - Specific layer in the land area which measures parallel to the soil surface and possesses physical characteristics which differ from the layers above and beneath
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [O horizon|A horizon|E horizon|B horizon|C horizon|R layer|Permafrost]
Example - A horizon
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - soil_taxonomic/FAO classification
Structured Comment name - fao_class
Definition - Soil classification from the FAO World Reference Database for Soil Resources. The list can be found at http://www.fao.org/nr/land/sols/soil/wrb-soil-maps/reference-groups
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [Acrisols|Andosols|Arenosols|Cambisols|Chernozems|Ferralsols|Fluvisols|Gleysols|Greyzems|Gypsisols|Histosols|Kastanozems|Lithosols|Luvisols|Nitosols|Phaeozems|Planosols|Podzols|Podzoluvisols|Rankers|Regosols|Rendzinas|Solonchaks|Solonetz|Vertisols|Yermosols]
Example - Luvisols
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - profile position
Structured Comment name - profile_position
Definition - Cross-sectional position in the hillslope where sample was collected.sample area position in relation to surrounding areas
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [summit|shoulder|backslope|footslope|toeslope]
Example - summit
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - drainage classification
Structured Comment name - drainage_class
Definition - Drainage classification from a standard system such as the USDA system
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [very poorly|poorly|somewhat poorly|moderately well|well|excessively drained]
Example - well
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - history/fire
Structured Comment name - fire
Definition - Historical and/or physical evidence of fire
Expected value - date
Value syntax - {timestamp}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - atmospheric data
Structured Comment name - atmospheric_data
Definition - Measurement of atmospheric data; can include multiple data
Expected value - atmospheric data name;measurement value
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit}
Example - wind speed;9 knots
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - pH method
Structured Comment name - ph_meth
Definition - Reference or method used in determining ph
Expected value - PMID,DOI or url
Value syntax - {PMID}|{DOI}|{URL}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sample name
Structured Comment name - samp_name
Definition - A local identifier or name that for the material sample used for extracting nucleic acids, and subsequent sequencing. It can refer either to the original material collected or to any derived sub-samples. It can have any format, but we suggest that you make it concise, unique and consistent within your lab, and as informative as possible. INSDC requires every sample name from a single Submitter to be unique. Use of a globally unique identifier for the field source_mat_id is recommended in addition to sample_name.
Expected value - text
Value syntax - {text}
Example - ISDsoil1
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - growth medium
Structured Comment name - growth_medium
Definition - A liquid or gel containing nutrients, salts, and other factors formulated to support the growth of microorganisms, cells, or plants (National Cancer Institute Thesaurus). The name of the medium used to grow the microorganism.
Expected value - text
Value syntax - {text}
Example - LB broth
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - farm watering water source
Structured Comment name - farm_water_source
Definition - Source of water used on the farm for irrigation of crops or watering of livestock.
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [freshwater|brackish|saline|natural|manmade|estuary|lake|pond|canal|stream|river|melt pond|well|ditch|reservior|collected rainwater|municipal|storage tank]
Example - water well (ENVO:01000002)
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - plant water delivery method
Structured Comment name - plant_water_method
Definition - Description of the equipment or method used to distribute water to crops. This field accepts termed listed under irrigation process (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/AGRO_00000006). Multiple terms can be separated by pipes.
Expected value - AGRO_00000006
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - drip irrigation process [AGRO:00000056]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - animal feeding equipment
Structured Comment name - animal_feed_equip
Definition - Description of the feeding equipment used for livestock. This field accepts terms listed under feed delivery (http://opendata.inra.fr/EOL/EOL_0001757). Multiple terms can be separated by one or more pipes.
Expected value - EOL:0001757
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - self feeding [EOL:0001645]| straight feed trough [EOL:0001661]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - animal intrusion near sample source
Structured Comment name - animal_intrusion
Definition - Identification of animals intruding on the sample or sample site including invertebrates (such as pests or pollinators) and vertebrates (such as wildlife or domesticated animals). This field accepts terms under organism (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C14250). This field also accepts identification numbers from NCBI under https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/taxonomy. Multiple terms can be separated by pipes.
Expected value - NCIT:C14250 or NCBI taxid
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}|{integer}
Example - Thripidae [NCBITaxon:45053]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - animal water delivery method
Structured Comment name - anim_water_method
Definition - Description of the equipment or method used to distribute water to livestock. This field accepts termed listed under water delivery equipment (http://opendata.inra.fr/EOL/EOL_0001653). Multiple terms can be separated by pipes.
Expected value - EOL_0001653
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - water trough [EOL:0001618]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - crop yield
Structured Comment name - crop_yield
Definition - Amount of crop produced per unit or area of land.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float}{unit}
Example - 570 kilogram per metre square
Prefered Unit - kilogram per metre square
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - culture result
Structured Comment name - cult_result
Definition - Any result of a bacterial culture experiment reported as a binary assessment such as positive/negative, active/inactive.
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [absent|active|inactive|negative|no|present|positive|yes]
Example - positive
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - culture result organism
Structured Comment name - cult_result_org
Definition - Taxonomic information about the cultured organism(s).
Expected value - NCIT:C14250 or NCBI taxid
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}|{integer}
Example - Listeria monocytogenes [NCIT:C86502]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - culture target microbial analyte
Structured Comment name - cult_target
Definition - The target microbial analyte in terms of investigation scope. This field accepts terms under organism (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C14250). This field also accepts identification numbers from NCBI under https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/taxonomy.
Expected value - NCIT:C14250 or NCBI taxid or culture independent
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}|{integer}
Example - Listeria monocytogenes [NCIT:C86502]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - degree of plant part maturity
Structured Comment name - plant_part_maturity
Definition - A description of the stage of development of a plant or plant part based on maturity or ripeness. This field accepts terms listed under degree of plant maturity (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03530050).
Expected value - FOODON:03530050
Value syntax - {term label}{term ID}
Example - ripe or mature [FOODON:03530052]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - environment adjacent to site
Structured Comment name - adjacent_environment
Definition - Description of the environmental system or features that are adjacent to the sampling site. This field accepts terms under ecosystem (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001110) and human construction (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000070). Multiple terms can be separated by pipes.
Expected value - ENVO_01001110 or ENVO_00000070
Value syntax - {termLabel}{[termID]}
Example - estuarine biome [ENVO:01000020]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - environmental feature adjacent water source
Structured Comment name - water_source_adjac
Definition - Description of the environmental features that are adjacent to the farm water source. This field accepts terms under ecosystem (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001110) and human construction (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000070). Multiple terms can be separated by pipes.
Expected value - ENVO_01001110 or ENVO_00000070
Value syntax - {text}
Example - feedlot [ENVO:01000627]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - equipment shared with other farms
Structured Comment name - farm_equip_shared
Definition - List of planting, growing or harvesting equipment shared with other farms. This field accepts terms listed under agricultural implement (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/AGRO_00000416). Multiple terms can be separated by pipes.
Expected value - AGRO:00000416
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - combine harvester [AGRO:00000473]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - farm equipment sanitization
Structured Comment name - farm_equip_san
Definition - Method used to sanitize growing and harvesting equipment. This can including type and concentration of sanitizing solution. Multiple terms can be separated by one or more pipes.
Expected value - text or commercial name of sanitizer or class of sanitizer or active ingredient in sanitizer
Value syntax - {text} {float} {unit}
Example - hot water pressure wash, hypochlorite solution, 50 parts per million
Prefered Unit - parts per million
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - farm equipment sanitization frequency
Structured Comment name - farm_equip_san_freq
Definition - The number of times farm equipment is cleaned. Frequency of cleaning might be on a Daily basis, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly or Annually.
Expected value - text
Value syntax - {text}
Example - Biweekly
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - farm equipment used
Structured Comment name - farm_equip
Definition - List of equipment used for planting, fertilization, harvesting, irrigation, land levelling, residue management, weeding or transplanting during the growing season. This field accepts terms listed under agricultural implement (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/AGRO_00000416). Multiple terms can be separated by pipes.
Expected value - AGRO:00000416
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - combine harvester [AGRO:00000473]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - fertilizer administration
Structured Comment name - fertilizer_admin
Definition - Type of fertilizer or amendment added to the soil or water for the purpose of improving substrate health and quality for plant growth. This field accepts terms listed under agronomic fertilizer (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/AGRO_00002062). Multiple terms may apply and can be separated by pipes, listing in reverse chronological order.
Expected value - AGRO_00002062
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - fish emulsion [AGRO:00000082]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - fertilizer administration date
Structured Comment name - fertilizer_date
Definition - Date of administration of soil amendment or fertilizer. Multiple terms may apply and can be separated by pipes, listing in reverse chronological order.
Expected value - date and time
Value syntax - {timestamp}
Example - 2018-05-11T10:00:00+01:00
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - food animal group size
Structured Comment name - animal_group_size
Definition - The number of food animals of the same species that are maintained together as a unit, i.e. a herd or flock.
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {integer}
Example - 80
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - food animal source diet
Structured Comment name - animal_diet
Definition - If the isolate is from a food animal, the type of diet eaten by the food animal. Please list the main food staple and the setting, if appropriate. For a list of acceptable animal feed terms or categories, please see http://www.feedipedia.org. Multiple terms may apply and can be separated by pipes |Food product for animal covers foods intended for consumption by domesticated animals. Consult http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03309997. If the proper descriptor is not listed please use text to describe the food type. Multiple terms can be separated by one or more pipes. If the proper descriptor is not listed please use text to describe the food product type.
Expected value - text or FOODON_03309997
Value syntax - {text}
Example - Hay [FOODON:03301763]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - food contact surface
Structured Comment name - food_contact_surf
Definition - The specific container or coating materials in direct contact with the food. Multiple values can be assigned. This field accepts terms listed under food contact surface (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03500010).
Expected value - FOODON:03500010
Value syntax - {text}|{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - cellulose acetate [FOODON:03500034]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - food container or wrapping
Structured Comment name - food_contain_wrap
Definition - Type of container or wrapping defined by the main container material, the container form, and the material of the liner lids or ends. Also type of container or wrapping by form; prefer description by material first, then by form. This field accepts terms listed under food container or wrapping (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03490100).
Expected value - FOODON:03490100
Value syntax - {text}|{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - Plastic shrink-pack [FOODON:03490137]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - Food harvesting process
Structured Comment name - food_harvest_proc
Definition - A harvesting process is a process which takes in some food material from an individual or community of plant or animal organisms in a given context and time, and outputs a precursor or consumable food product. This may include a part of an organism or the whole, and may involve killing the organism.
Expected value - free text
Value syntax - {text}
Example - hand-picked
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - food packing medium
Structured Comment name - food_pack_medium
Definition - The medium in which the food is packed for preservation and handling or the medium surrounding homemade foods, e.g., peaches cooked in sugar syrup. The packing medium may provide a controlled environment for the food. It may also serve to improve palatability and consumer appeal. This includes edible packing media (e.g. fruit juice), gas other than air (e.g. carbon dioxide), vacuum packed, or packed with aerosol propellant. This field accepts terms under food packing medium (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03480020). Multiple terms may apply and can be separated by pipes.
Expected value - FOODON:03480020
Value syntax - {text}|{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - vacuum-packed[FOODON:03480027]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - food preservation process
Structured Comment name - food_preserv_proc
Definition - The methods contributing to the prevention or retardation of microbial, enzymatic or oxidative spoilage and thus to the extension of shelf life. This field accepts terms listed under food preservation process (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03470107).
Expected value - FOODON:03470107
Value syntax - {text}|{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - food slow freezing [FOODON:03470128]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - food production characteristics
Structured Comment name - food_prod_char
Definition - Descriptors of the food production system such as wild caught, free-range, organic, free-range, industrial, dairy, beef.
Expected value - text
Value syntax - {text}
Example - wild caught
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - food shipping transportation method
Structured Comment name - food_trav_mode
Definition - A descriptor for the method of movement of food commodity along the food distribution system. This field accepts terms listed under travel mode (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GENEPIO_0001064). If the proper descrptor is not listed please use text to describe the mode of travel. Multiple terms can be separated by one or more pipes.
Expected value - GENEPIO:0001064
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - train travel [GENEPIO:0001060]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - Food shipping transportation vehicle
Structured Comment name - food_trav_vehic
Definition - A descriptor for the mobile machine which is used to transport food commodities along the food distribution system. This field accepts terms listed under vehicle (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000604). If the proper descrptor is not listed please use text to describe the mode of travel. Multiple terms can be separated by one or more pipes.
Expected value - ENVO:01000604
Value syntax - {text}|{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - aircraft [ENVO:01001488]|car [ENVO:01000605]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - food source
Structured Comment name - food_source
Definition - Type of plant or animal from which the food product or its major ingredient is derived or a chemical food source [FDA CFSAN 1995].
Expected value - FOODON term
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - giant tiger prawn [FOODON:03412612]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - food treatment process
Structured Comment name - food_treat_proc
Definition - Used to specifically characterize a food product based on the treatment or processes applied to the product or any indexed ingredient. The processes include adding, substituting or removing components or modifying the food or component, e.g., through fermentation. Multiple values can be assigned. This fields accepts terms listed under food treatment process (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03460111).
Expected value - FOODON:03460111
Value syntax - {text}|{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - gluten removal process [FOODON:03460750]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - extreme weather event
Structured Comment name - extr_weather_event
Definition - Unusual weather events that may have affected microbial populations. Multiple terms can be separated by pipes, listed in reverse chronological order.
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [drought|dust storm|extreme cold|extreme heat|flood|frost|hail|high precipitationhigh winds]
Example - hail
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - extreme weather date
Structured Comment name - date_extr_weath
Definition - Date of unusual weather events that may have affected microbial populations. Multiple terms can be separated by pipes, listed in reverse chronological order.
Expected value - date
Value syntax - {timestamp}
Example - 2018-05-11:T14:30Z
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - intended consumer
Structured Comment name - intended_consumer
Definition - Food consumer type, human or animal, for which the food product is produced and marketed. This field accepts terms listed under food consumer group (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03510136) or NCBI taxid.
Expected value - FOODON_03510136 or NCBI taxid
Value syntax - {integer}|{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - 9606 o rsenior as food consumer [FOODON:03510254]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - library preparation kit
Structured Comment name - library_prep_kit
Definition - Packaged kits (containing adapters, indexes, enzymes, buffers etc.), tailored for specific sequencing workflows, which allow the simplified preparation of sequencing-ready libraries for small genomes, amplicons, and plasmids.
Expected value - name of library preparation kit
Value syntax - {text}
Example - Illumina DNA Prep
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - local air flow impediments
Structured Comment name - air_flow_impede
Definition - Presence of objects in the area that would influence or impede air flow through the air filter.
Expected value - enumeration;obstruction type; distance from sampling device
Value syntax - [obstructed|unobstructed]; {text}; {measurement value}
Example - obstructed;hay bales; 2 m
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - lot number
Structured Comment name - lot_number
Definition - A distinctive alpha-numeric identification code assigned by the manufacturer or distributor to a specific quantity of manufactured material or product within a batch. Synonym: Batch Number. The submitter should provide lot number of the item followed by the item name for which the lot number was provided.
Expected value - lot number, item
Value syntax - {integer}, {text}
Example - 1239ABC01A, split Cornish hens
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - mean seasonal humidity
Structured Comment name - season_humidity
Definition - Average humidity of the region throughout the growing season.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 0.25
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - part of plant or animal
Structured Comment name - part_plant_animal
Definition - The anatomical part of the organism being involved in food production or consumption; e.g., a carrot is the root of the plant (root vegetable). This field accepts terms listed under part of plant or animal (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03420116).
Expected value - FOODON:03420116
Value syntax - {text}|{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - chuck [FOODON:03530021]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - plant reproductive part
Structured Comment name - plant_reprod_crop
Definition - Plant reproductive part used in the field during planting to start the crop.
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [plant cutting|pregerminated seed|ratoon|seed|seedling|whole mature plant]
Example - seedling
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - purpose of sampling
Structured Comment name - samp_purpose
Definition - The reason that the sample was collected.
Expected value - enumeration or {text}
Value syntax - [active surveillance in response to an outbreak|active surveillance not initiated by an outbreak|clinical trial|cluster investigation|environmental assessment|farm sample|field trial|for cause|industry internal investigation|market sample|passive surveillance|population based studies|research|research and development] or {text}
Example - field trial
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - repository name
Structured Comment name - repository_name
Definition - The name of the institution where the sample or DNA extract is held or sample not available if the sample was used in its entirety for analysis or otherwise not retained.
Expected value - Institution
Value syntax - {text}
Example - FDA CFSAN Microbiology Laboratories
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - sample pooling
Structured Comment name - samp_pooling
Definition - Physical combination of several instances of like material, e.g. RNA extracted from samples or dishes of cell cultures into one big aliquot of cells. Please provide a short description of the samples that were pooled.
Expected value - text
Value syntax - {text}
Example - 5uL of extracted genomic DNA from 5 leaves were pooled
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - sample source material category
Structured Comment name - samp_source_mat_cat
Definition - This is the scientific role or category that the subject organism or material has with respect to an investigation. This field accepts terms listed under specimen source material category (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GENEPIO_0001237 or http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0100051).
Expected value - GENEPIO:0001237
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - environmental (swab or sampling) [GENEPIO:0001732]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sequencing kit
Structured Comment name - sequencing_kit
Definition - Pre-filled, ready-to-use reagent cartridges. Used to produce improved chemistry, cluster density and read length as well as improve quality (Q) scores. Reagent components are encoded to interact with the sequencing system to validate compatibility with user-defined applications. Indicate name of the sequencing kit.
Expected value - name of sequencing kit used
Value syntax - {text}
Example - NextSeq 500/550 High Output Kit v2.5 (75 Cycles)
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sequencing location
Structured Comment name - sequencing_location
Definition - The location the sequencing run was performed. Indicate the name of the lab or core facility where samples were sequenced.
Expected value - text
Value syntax - {text}
Example - University of Maryland Genomics Resource Center
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - serovar or serotype
Structured Comment name - serovar_or_serotype
Definition - A characterization of a cell or microorganism based on the antigenic properties of the molecules on its surface. Indicate the name of a serovar or serotype of interest. This field accepts terms under organism (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C14250). This field also accepts identification numbers from NCBI under https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/taxonomy.
Expected value - NCIT:C14250 or NCBI taxid
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}|{integer}
Example - Escherichia coli strain O157:H7 [NCIT:C86883]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - soil conductivity
Structured Comment name - soil_conductivity
Definition - Conductivity of soil at time of sampling.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 10 milliSiemens per centimeter
Prefered Unit - milliSiemens per centimeter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - soil cover
Structured Comment name - soil_cover
Definition - Description of the material covering the sampled soil. This field accepts terms under ENVO:00010483, environmental material.
Expected value - ENVO:00010483
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - bare soil [ENVO01001616]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - soil pH
Structured Comment name - soil_pH
Definition - The pH of soil at time of sampling.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float}
Example - 7.2
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - relative location of sample
Structured Comment name - rel_location
Definition - Location of sampled soil to other parts of the farm e.g. under crop plant, near irrigation ditch, from the dirt road.
Expected value - text
Value syntax - {text}
Example - furrow
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - soil sediment porosity
Structured Comment name - soil_porosity
Definition - Porosity of soil or deposited sediment is volume of voids divided by the total volume of sample.
Expected value - percent porosity
Value syntax - {percentage}
Example - 0.2
Prefered Unit - percentage
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - soil temperature
Structured Comment name - soil_temp
Definition - Temperature of soil at the time of sampling.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float}{unit}
Example - 25 degrees Celsius
Prefered Unit - degree Celsius
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - soil texture classification
Structured Comment name - soil_texture_class
Definition - One of the 12 soil texture classes use to describe soil texture based on the relative proportion of different grain sizes of mineral particles [sand (50 um to 2 mm), silt (2 um to 50 um), and clay (<2 um)] in a soil.
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [clay|clay loam|loam|loamy sand|sand|sandy clay|sandy clay loam|sandy loam|silt|silty clay|silty clay loam|silt loam]
Example - silty clay loam
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - spike in organism
Structured Comment name - spikein_org
Definition - Taxonomic information about the spike-in organism(s). This field accepts terms under organism (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C14250). This field also accepts identification numbers from NCBI under https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/taxonomy. Multiple terms can be separated by pipes.
Expected value - NCIT:C14250 or NCBI taxid
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}|{integer}
Example - Listeria monocytogenes [NCIT:C86502]|28901
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - spike-in bacterial serovar or serotype
Structured Comment name - spikein_serovar
Definition - Taxonomic information about the spike-in organism(s) at the serovar or serotype level. This field accepts terms under organism (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C14250). This field also accepts identification numbers from NCBI under https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/taxonomy. Multiple terms can be separated by pipes.
Expected value - NCIT:C14250 or antigenic formula or serovar name
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}|{integer}
Example - Escherichia coli strain O157:H7 [NCIT:C86883]|83334
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - spike-in growth medium
Structured Comment name - spikein_growth_med
Definition - A liquid or gel containing nutrients, salts, and other factors formulated to support the growth of microorganisms, cells, or plants (National Cancer Institute Thesaurus). A growth medium is a culture medium which has the disposition to encourage growth of particular bacteria to the exclusion of others in the same growth environment. In this case, list the culture medium used to propagate the spike-in bacteria during preparation of spike-in inoculum. This field accepts terms listed under microbiological culture medium (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MICRO_0000067). If the proper descriptor is not listed please use text to describe the spike in growth media.
Expected value - MICRO:0000067
Value syntax - {text}|{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - LB broth [MCO:0000036]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - spike-in microbial strain
Structured Comment name - spikein_strain
Definition - Taxonomic information about the spike-in organism(s) at the strain level. This field accepts terms under organism (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C14250). This field also accepts identification numbers from NCBI under https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/taxonomy. Multiple terms can be separated by pipes.
Expected value - NCIT:C14250 or NCBI taxid or text
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}|{integer}
Example - 169963
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - spike-in with antibiotics
Structured Comment name - spikein_antibiotic
Definition - Antimicrobials used in research study to assess effects of exposure on microbiome of a specific site. Please list antimicrobial, common name and/or class and concentration used for spike-in.
Expected value - drug name; concentration
Value syntax - {text} {integer}
Example - Tetracycline at 5 mg/ml
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - spike-in with heavy metals
Structured Comment name - spikein_metal
Definition - Heavy metals used in research study to assess effects of exposure on microbiome of a specific site. Please list heavy metals and concentration used for spike-in.
Expected value - heavy metal name or chemical symbol; concentration
Value syntax - {text} {integer}
Example - Cd at 20 ppm
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - timepoint
Structured Comment name - timepoint
Definition - Time point at which a sample or observation is made or taken from a biomaterial as measured from some reference point. Indicate the timepoint written in ISO 8601 format.
Expected value - duration
Value syntax - {float}
Example - P24H
Prefered Unit - hours or days
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - water delivery frequency
Structured Comment name - water_frequency
Definition - Number of water delivery events within a given period of time.
Expected value - rate
Value syntax - {float}{unit}
Example - 2 per day
Prefered Unit - per day, per week, per month
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - water pH
Structured Comment name - water_pH
Definition - pH measurement of the sample, or liquid portion of sample, or aqueous phase of the fluid.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float}
Example - 7.2
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - water source shared
Structured Comment name - water_source_shared
Definition - Other users sharing access to the same water source. Multiple terms can be separated by one or more pipes.
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [multiple users, agricutural|multiple users, other|no sharing]
Example - no sharing
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - enrichment protocol
Structured Comment name - enrichment_protocol
Definition - The microbiological workflow or protocol followed to test for the presence or enumeration of the target microbial analyte(s). Please provide a PubMed or DOI reference for published protocols.
Expected value - PMID,DOI,url or free text
Value syntax - {PMID}|{DOI}|{URL}|{text}
Example - BAM Chapter 4: Enumeration of Escherichia coli and the Coliform Bacteria
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - food quality date
Structured Comment name - food_quality_date
Definition - The date recommended for the use of the product while at peak quality, this date is not a reflection of safety unless used on infant formula this date is not a reflection of safety and is typically labeled on a food product as best if used by, best by, use by, or freeze by.
Expected value - enumeration, date
Value syntax - [best by|best if used by|freeze by||use by]; date
Example - best by 2020-05-24
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) category
Structured Comment name - IFSAC_category
Definition - The IFSAC food categorization scheme has five distinct levels to which foods can be assigned, depending upon the type of food. First, foods are assigned to one of four food groups (aquatic animals, land animals, plants, and other). Food groups include increasingly specific food categories; dairy, eggs, meat and poultry, and game are in the land animal food group, and the category meat and poultry is further subdivided into more specific categories of meat (beef, pork, other meat) and poultry (chicken, turkey, other poultry). Finally, foods are differentiated by differences in food processing (such as pasteurized fluid dairy products, unpasteurized fluid dairy products, pasteurized solid and semi-solid dairy products, and unpasteurized solid and semi-solid dairy products. An IFSAC food category chart is available from https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/ifsac/projects/food-categorization-scheme.html PMID: 28926300.
Expected value - IFSAC term
Value syntax - {text}
Example - Plants:Produce:Vegetables:Herbs:Dried Herbs
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - animal housing system
Structured Comment name - animal_housing
Definition - Description of the housing system of the livestock. This field accepts terms listed under terrestrial management housing system (http://opendata.inra.fr/EOL/EOL_0001605).
Expected value - EOL:0001605
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - pen rearing system [EOL:0001636]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - culture isolation date
Structured Comment name - cult_isol_date
Definition - A culture isolation date is a date-time entity marking the end of a process in which a sample yields a positive result for the target microbial analyte(s) in the form of an isolated colony or colonies.
Expected value - date and time
Value syntax - {timestamp}
Example - 2018-05-11T10:00:00+01:00
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - food cleaning process
Structured Comment name - food_clean_proc
Definition - The process of cleaning food to separate other environmental materials from the food source. Multiple terms can be separated by pipes.
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [drum and drain|manual spinner|rinsed with sanitizer solution|rinsed with water|scrubbed with brush|scrubbed with hand|soaking]
Example - rinsed with water|scrubbed with brush
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - collection site geographic feature
Structured Comment name - coll_site_geo_feat
Definition - Text or terms that describe the geographic feature where the food sample was obtained by the researcher. This field accepts selected terms listed under the following ontologies: anthropogenic geographic feature (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000002), for example agricultural fairground [ENVO:01000986]; garden [ENVO:00000011} or any of its subclasses; market [ENVO:01000987]; water well [ENVO:01000002]; or human construction (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000070).
Expected value - ENVO:00000002 or ENVO:00000070
Value syntax - {text}|{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - grocery store [ENVO:01000984]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - food product type
Structured Comment name - food_product_type
Definition - A food product type is a class of food products that is differentiated by its food composition (e.g., single- or multi-ingredient), processing and/or consumption characteristics. This does not include brand name products but it may include generic food dish categories. This field accepts terms under food product type (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON:03400361). For terms related to food product for an animal, consult food product for animal (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03309997). If the proper descriptor is not listed please use text to describe the food type. Multiple terms can be separated by one or more pipes.
Expected value - FOODON:00001002 or FOODON:03309997
Value syntax - {text}|{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - shrimp (peeled, deep-frozen) [FOODON:03317171]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - fermentation chemical additives
Structured Comment name - ferm_chem_add
Definition - Any chemicals that are added to the fermentation process to achieve the desired final product.
Expected value - chemical ingredient
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - salt
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - fermentation chemical additives percentage
Structured Comment name - ferm_chem_add_perc
Definition - The amount of chemical added to the fermentation process.
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {float} percentage
Example - 0.01
Prefered Unit - percentage
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - fermentation headspace oxygen
Structured Comment name - ferm_headspace_oxy
Definition - The amount of headspace oxygen in a fermentation vessel.
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {float} percentage
Example - 0.05
Prefered Unit - percentage
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - fermentation medium
Structured Comment name - ferm_medium
Definition - The growth medium used for the fermented food fermentation process, which supplies the required nutrients. Usually this includes a carbon and nitrogen source, water, micronutrients and chemical additives.
Expected value - growth medium
Value syntax - {text}
Example - molasses
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - fermentation pH
Structured Comment name - ferm_pH
Definition - The pH of the fermented food fermentation process.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float}
Example - 4.5
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - fermentation relative humidity
Structured Comment name - ferm_rel_humidity
Definition - The relative humidity of the fermented food fermentation process.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 95% RH
Prefered Unit - percentage
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - fermentation temperature
Structured Comment name - ferm_temp
Definition - The temperature of the fermented food fermentation process.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 22 degrees Celsius
Prefered Unit - degree Celsius
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - fermentation time
Structured Comment name - ferm_time
Definition - The time duration of the fermented food fermentation process.
Expected value - duration
Value syntax - {duration}
Example - P10D
Prefered Unit - days
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - fermentation vessel
Structured Comment name - ferm_vessel
Definition - The type of vessel used for containment of the fermentation.
Expected value - text
Value syntax - {text}
Example - steel drum
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - bacteria density
Structured Comment name - bacterial_density
Definition - Number of bacteria in sample, as defined by bacteria density (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GENEPIO_0000043).
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 10 colony forming units per gram dry weight
Prefered Unit - colony forming units per milliliter; colony forming units per gram of dry weight
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - food stored by consumer (storage duration)
Structured Comment name - cons_food_stor_dur
Definition - The storage duration of the food commodity by the consumer, prior to onset of illness or sample collection. Indicate the timepoint written in ISO 8601 format.
Expected value - duration
Value syntax - {duration}
Example - P5D
Prefered Unit - hours or days
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - food stored by consumer (storage temperature)
Structured Comment name - cons_food_stor_temp
Definition - Temperature at which food commodity was stored by the consumer, prior to onset of illness or sample collection.
Expected value - text or measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}|{text}
Example - 4 degree Celsius
Prefered Unit - degree Celsius
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - purchase date
Structured Comment name - cons_purch_date
Definition - The date a food product was purchased by consumer.
Expected value - date and time
Value syntax - {timestamp}
Example - 43799
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - quantity purchased
Structured Comment name - cons_qty_purchased
Definition - The quantity of food purchased by consumer.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {integer} {unit}
Example - 5 cans
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - dietary claim or use
Structured Comment name - dietary_claim_use
Definition - These descriptors are used either for foods intended for special dietary use as defined in 21 CFR 105 or for foods that have special characteristics indicated in the name or labeling. This field accepts terms listed under dietary claim or use (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03510023). Multiple terms can be separated by one or more pipes, but please consider limiting this list to the most prominent dietary claim or use.
Expected value - FOODON:03510023
Value syntax - {text}|{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - No preservatives [FOODON:03510113]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - food additive
Structured Comment name - food_additive
Definition - A substance or substances added to food to maintain or improve safety and freshness, to improve or maintain nutritional value, or improve taste, texture and appearance. This field accepts terms listed under food additive (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03412972). Multiple terms can be separated by one or more pipes, but please consider limiting this list to the top 5 ingredients listed in order as on the food label. See also, https://www.fda.gov/food/food-ingredients-packaging/overview-food-ingredients-additives-colors.
Expected value - FOODON:03412972
Value syntax - {text}|{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - xanthan gum [FOODON:03413321]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - food allergen labeling
Structured Comment name - food_allergen_label
Definition - A label indication that the product contains a recognized allergen. This field accepts terms listed under dietary claim or use (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03510213).
Expected value - FOODON:03510213
Value syntax - {text}|{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - food allergen labelling about crustaceans and products thereof [FOODON:03510215]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - food cooking process
Structured Comment name - food_cooking_proc
Definition - The transformation of raw food by the application of heat. This field accepts terms listed under food cooking (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03450002).
Expected value - FOODON:03450002
Value syntax - {text}|{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - food blanching [FOODON:03470175]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - food distribution point geographic location
Structured Comment name - food_dis_point
Definition - A reference to a place on the Earth, by its name or by its geographical location that refers to a distribution point along the food chain. This field accepts terms listed under geographic location (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GAZ_00000448). Reference: Adam Diamond, James Barham. Moving Food Along the Value Chain: Innovations in Regional Food Distribution. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service. Washington, DC. March 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.9752/MS045.03-2012.
Expected value - country: region, specific location (city)
Value syntax - {term}: {term}, {text}
Example - USA: Delmarva Peninsula or USA: Georgia, Atlanta [GAZ:00004445]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - food distribution point geographic location (city)
Structured Comment name - food_dis_point_city
Definition - A reference to a place on the Earth, by its name or by its geographical location that refers to a distribution point along the food chain. This field accepts terms listed under geographic location (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GAZ_00000448). Reference: Adam Diamond, James Barham. Moving Food Along the Value Chain: Innovations in Regional Food Distribution. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service. Washington, DC. March 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.9752/MS045.03-2012.
Expected value - GAZ:00000448
Value syntax - {text}|{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - Atlanta[GAZ:00004445]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - food ingredient
Structured Comment name - food_ingredient
Definition - In this field, please list individual ingredients for multi-component food [FOODON:00002501] and simple foods that is not captured in food_type. Please use terms that are present in FoodOn. Multiple terms can be separated by one or more pipes |, but please consider limiting this list to the top 5 ingredients listed in order as on the food label. See also, https://www.fda.gov/food/food-ingredients-packaging/overview-food-ingredients-additives-colors.
Expected value - FOODON
Value syntax - {text}|{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - bean (whole) [FOODON:00002753]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - food product name legal status
Structured Comment name - food_name_status
Definition - A datum indicating that use of a food product name is regulated in some legal jurisdiction. This field accepts terms listed under food product name legal status (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03530087).
Expected value - FOODON:03530087
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - protected geographic indication [FOODON:03530256]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - food product origin geographic location
Structured Comment name - food_origin
Definition - A reference to a place on the Earth, by its name or by its geographical location that describes the origin of the food commodity, either in terms of its cultivation or production. This field accepts terms listed under geographic location (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GAZ_00000448).
Expected value - country: region, specific location
Value syntax - {term}: {term}, {text}
Example - USA: Delmarva, Peninsula
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - food package capacity
Structured Comment name - food_pack_capacity
Definition - The maximum number of product units within a package
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 454 grams
Prefered Unit - grams
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - food packing medium integrity
Structured Comment name - food_pack_integrity
Definition - A term label and term id to describe the state of the packing material and text to explain the exact condition. This field accepts terms listed under food packing medium integrity (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03530218).
Expected value - FOODON:03530218
Value syntax - {text}|{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - food packing medium compromised [FOODON:00002517]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - material of contact prior to food packaging
Structured Comment name - food_prior_contact
Definition - The material the food contacted (e.g., was processed in) prior to packaging. This field accepts terms listed under material of contact prior to food packaging (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03530077). If the proper descriptor is not listed please use text to describe the material of contact prior to food packaging.
Expected value - FOODON:03530077
Value syntax - {text}|{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - processed in stainless steel container [FOODON:03530081]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - food production system characteristics
Structured Comment name - food_prod
Definition - Descriptors of the food production system or of the agricultural environment and growing conditions related to the farm production system, such as wild caught, organic, free-range, industrial, dairy, beef, domestic or cultivated food production. This field accepts terms listed under food production (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03530206). Multiple terms may apply and can be separated by pipes.
Expected value - FOODON:03530206
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - organic plant cultivation [FOODON:03530253]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - food product synonym
Structured Comment name - food_prod_synonym
Definition - Other names by which the food product is known by (e.g., regional or non-English names).
Expected value - text
Value syntax - {text}
Example - pinot gris
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - food product by quality
Structured Comment name - food_product_qual
Definition - Descriptors for describing food visually or via other senses, which is useful for tasks like food inspection where little prior knowledge of how the food came to be is available. Some terms like food (frozen) are both a quality descriptor and the output of a process. This field accepts terms listed under food product by quality (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_00002454).
Expected value - FOODON:00002454
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - raw [FOODON:03311126]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - food traceability list category
Structured Comment name - food_trace_list
Definition - The FDA is proposing to establish additional traceability recordkeeping requirements (beyond what is already required in existing regulations) for persons who manufacture, process, pack, or hold foods the Agency has designated for inclusion on the Food Traceability List. The Food Traceability List (FTL) identifies the foods for which the additional traceability records described in the proposed rule would be required. The term Food Traceability List (FTL) refers not only to the foods specifically listed (https://www.fda.gov/media/142303/download), but also to any foods that contain listed foods as ingredients.
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [cheeses-other than hard cheeses|cucumbers|crustaceans|finfish-including smoked finfish|fruits and vegetables-fresh cut|herbs-fresh|leafy greens-including fresh cut leafy greens|melons|mollusks-bivalves|nut butter|peppers|ready to eat deli salads|sprouts|tomatoes|tropical tree fruits|shell eggs]
Example - tropical tree fruits
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) guide food safety term
Structured Comment name - HACCP_term
Definition - Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) food safety terms; This field accepts terms listed under HACCP guide food safety term (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03530221).
Expected value - FOODON:03530221
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - tetrodotoxic poisoning [FOODON:03530249]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - microbiological culture medium
Structured Comment name - microb_cult_med
Definition - A culture medium used to select for, grow, and maintain prokaryotic microorganisms. Can be in either liquid (broth) or solidified (e.g. with agar) forms. This field accepts terms listed under microbiological culture medium (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MICRO_0000067). If the proper descriptor is not listed please use text to describe the culture medium.
Expected value - MICRO:0000067
Value syntax - {text}|{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - brain heart infusion agar [MICRO:0000566]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - microbial starter
Structured Comment name - microb_start
Definition - Any type of microorganisms used in food production. This field accepts terms listed under live organisms for food production (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_0344453).
Expected value - FOODON:03544453
Value syntax - {term label} {[termID]}|{text}
Example - starter cultures [FOODON:03544454]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - microbial starter organism count
Structured Comment name - microb_start_count
Definition - Total cell count of starter culture per gram, volume or area of sample and the method that was used for the enumeration (e.g. qPCR, atp, mpn, etc.) should also be provided. (example : total prokaryotes; 3.5e7 cells per ml; qPCR).
Expected value - organism name; measurement value; enumeration
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit};[ATP|MPN|qPCR|spread plate|other]
Example - total prokaryotes;3.5e9 colony forming units per milliliter;spread plate
Prefered Unit - colony forming units per milliliter; colony forming units per gram of dry weight
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - microbial starter inoculation
Structured Comment name - microb_start_inoc
Definition - The amount of starter culture used to inoculate a new batch.
Expected value - measurement
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 100 milligrams
Prefered Unit - milligram or gram
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - microbial starter preparation
Structured Comment name - microb_start_prep
Definition - Information about the protocol or method used to prepare the starter inoculum.
Expected value - text
Value syntax - {text}
Example - liquid starter culture, propagated 3 cycles in milk prior to inoculation
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - microbial starter source
Structured Comment name - microb_start_source
Definition - The source from which the microbial starter culture was sourced. If commercially supplied, list supplier.
Expected value - text
Value syntax - {text}
Example - backslopped, GetCulture
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - microbial starter NCBI taxonomy ID
Structured Comment name - microb_start_taxID
Definition - Please include Genus species and strain ID, if known of microorganisms used in food production. For complex communities, pipes can be used to separate two or more microbes.
Expected value - NCIT:C14250 or NCBI taxid
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}|{integer}
Example - Lactobacillus rhamnosus [NCIT:C123495]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - nucleic acid extraction kit
Structured Comment name - nucl_acid_ext_kit
Definition - The name of the extraction kit used to recover the nucleic acid fraction of an input material is performed.
Expected value - The name of an extraction kit
Value syntax - {text}
Example - Qiagen PowerSoil Kit
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - number of samples collected
Structured Comment name - num_samp_collect
Definition - The number of samples collected during the current sampling event.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 116 samples
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sample collection method
Structured Comment name - sample_collec_method
Definition - The method employed for collecting the sample.
Expected value - PMID,DOI,url , or text
Value syntax - {PMID}|{DOI}|{URL}|{text}
Example - environmental swab sampling
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - biological sample replicate
Structured Comment name - samp_rep_biol
Definition - Measurements of biologically distinct samples that show biological variation.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 6 replicates
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - technical sample replicate
Structured Comment name - samp_rep_tech
Definition - Repeated measurements of the same sample that show independent measures of the noise associated with the equipment and the protocols.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 10 replicates
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sample storage device
Structured Comment name - samp_stor_device
Definition - The container used to store the sample. This field accepts terms listed under container (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C43186). If the proper descriptor is not listed please use text to describe the storage device.
Expected value - NCIT:C4318
Value syntax - {text}|{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - Whirl Pak sampling bag [GENEPIO:0002122]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sample storage media
Structured Comment name - samp_stor_media
Definition - The liquid that is added to the sample collection device prior to sampling. If the sample is pre-hydrated, indicate the liquid media the sample is pre-hydrated with for storage purposes. This field accepts terms listed under microbiological culture medium (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MICRO_0000067). If the proper descriptor is not listed please use text to describe the sample storage media.
Expected value - MICRO:0000067
Value syntax - {text}|{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - peptone water medium [MICRO:0000548]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sample transport container
Structured Comment name - samp_transport_cont
Definition - Conatiner in which the sample was stored during transport. Indicate the location name.
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [bottle|cooler|glass vial|plastic vial||vendor supplied container]
Example - cooler
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sample transport duration
Structured Comment name - samp_transport_dur
Definition - The duration of time from when the sample was collected until processed. Indicate the duration for which the sample was stored written in ISO 8601 format.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - P10D
Prefered Unit - days
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sample transport temperature
Structured Comment name - samp_transport_temp
Definition - Temperature at which sample was transported, e.g. -20 or 4 degree Celsius.
Expected value - text or measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit} {text}
Example - 4 degree Celsius
Prefered Unit - degree Celsius
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - specific intended consumer
Structured Comment name - spec_intended_cons
Definition - Food consumer type, human or animal, for which the food product is produced and marketed. This field accepts terms listed under food consumer group (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03510136).
Expected value - FOODON:03510136
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - senior as food consumer [FOODON:03510254]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - antimicrobial phenotype of spike-in bacteria
Structured Comment name - spikein_AMR
Definition - Qualitative description of a microbial response to antimicrobial agents. Bacteria may be susceptible or resistant to a broad range of antibiotic drugs or drug classes, with several intermediate states or phases. This field accepts terms under antimicrobial phenotype (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ARO_3004299).
Expected value - measurement value ARO:3004299
Value syntax - {float} {unit};{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - wild type [ARO:3004432]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - study design
Structured Comment name - study_design
Definition - A plan specification comprised of protocols (which may specify how and what kinds of data will be gathered) that are executed as part of an investigation and is realized during a study design execution. This field accepts terms under study design (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0500000). If the proper descriptor is not listed please use text to describe the study design. Multiple terms can be separated by pipes.
Expected value - OBI:0500000
Value syntax - {text}|{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - in vitro design [OBI:0001285]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - study incubation duration
Structured Comment name - study_inc_dur
Definition - Sample incubation duration if unpublished or unvalidated method is used. Indicate the timepoint written in ISO 8601 format.
Expected value - duration
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - P24H
Prefered Unit - hours or days
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - study incubation temperature
Structured Comment name - study_inc_temp
Definition - Sample incubation temperature if unpublished or unvalidated method is used.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 37 degree Celsius
Prefered Unit - degree Celsius
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - time-course duration
Structured Comment name - study_timecourse
Definition - For time-course research studies involving samples of the food commodity, indicate the total duration of the time-course study.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - 2 days post inoculation
Prefered Unit - dpi
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - study treatment
Structured Comment name - study_tmnt
Definition - A process in which the act is intended to modify or alter some other material entity. From the study design, each treatment is comprised of one level of one or multiple factors. This field accepts terms listed under treatment (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MCO_0000866). If the proper descriptor is not listed please use text to describe the study treatment. Multiple terms can be separated by one or more pipes.
Expected value - MCO:0000866
Value syntax - {text}|{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - Factor A|spike-in|levels high, medium, low
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - food animal antimicrobial
Structured Comment name - animal_am
Definition - The name(s) (generic or brand) of the antimicrobial(s) given to the food animal within the last 30 days.
Expected value - text
Value syntax - {text}
Example - tetracycline
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - food animal antimicrobial duration
Structured Comment name - animal_am_dur
Definition - The duration of time (days) that the antimicrobial was administered to the food animal.
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {float} {day}
Example - 3 days
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - food animal antimicrobial frequency
Structured Comment name - animal_am_freq
Definition - The frequency per day that the antimicrobial was adminstered to the food animal.
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - once daily
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - food animal antimicrobial route of administration
Structured Comment name - animal_am_route
Definition - The route by which the antimicrobial is adminstered into the body of the food animal.
Expected value - text
Value syntax - {text}
Example - oral-feed
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - food animal antimicrobial intended use
Structured Comment name - animal_am_use
Definition - The prescribed intended use of or the condition treated by the antimicrobial given to the food animal by any route of administration.
Expected value - text
Value syntax - {text}
Example - shipping fever
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - food animal body condition
Structured Comment name - animal_body_cond
Definition - Body condition scoring is a production management tool used to evaluate overall health and nutritional needs of a food animal. Because there are different scoring systems, this field is restricted to three categories.
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [normal|over conditioned|under conditioned]
Example - under conditioned
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - food animal source sex category
Structured Comment name - animal_sex
Definition - The sex and reproductive status of the food animal.
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [castrated female|castrated male|intact female|intact male]
Example - castrated male
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - food source age
Structured Comment name - food_source_age
Definition - The age of the food source host organim. Depending on the type of host organism, age may be more appropriate to report in days, weeks, or years.
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - P6M
Prefered Unit - days
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - facility type
Structured Comment name - facility_type
Definition - Establishment details about the type of facility where the sample was taken. This is independent of the specific product(s) within the facility.
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [ambient storage|caterer-catering point|distribution|frozen storage|importer-broker|interstate conveyance|labeler-relabeler|manufacturing-processing|packaging|refrigerated storage|storage]
Example - manufacturing-processing
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - hygienic food production area
Structured Comment name - hygienic_area
Definition - The subdivision of areas within a food production facility according to hygienic requirements. This field accepts terms listed under hygienic food production area (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO). Please add a term that most accurately indicates the hygienic area your sample was taken from according to the definitions provided.
Expected value - ENVO
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - Low Hygiene Area
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - food production environmental monitoring zone
Structured Comment name - env_monitoring_zone
Definition - An environmental monitoring zone is a formal designation as part of an environmental monitoring program, in which areas of a food production facility are categorized, commonly as zones 1-4, based on likelihood or risk of foodborne pathogen contamination. This field accepts terms listed under food production environmental monitoring zone (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO). Please add a term to indicate the environmental monitoring zone the sample was taken from.
Expected value - ENVO
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - Zone 1
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - area sampled size
Structured Comment name - area_samp_size
Definition - The total amount or size (volume (ml), mass (g) or area (m2) ) of sample collected.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {integer} {unit} x {integer} {unit}
Example - 12 centimeter x 12 centimeter
Prefered Unit - centimeter
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sample surface moisture
Structured Comment name - samp_surf_moisture
Definition - Degree of water held on a sampled surface. If present, user can state the degree of water held on surface (intermittent moisture, submerged). If no surface moisture is present indicate not present.
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [intermittent moisture|not present|submerged]
Example - submerged
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - sample location condition
Structured Comment name - samp_loc_condition
Definition - The condition of the sample location at the time of sampling.
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [damaged|new|rupture|visible signs of mold-mildew|visible weariness repair]
Example - new
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - biocide
Structured Comment name - biocide_used
Definition - Substance intended for preventing, neutralizing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating the effects of any pest or microorganism; that inhibits the growth, reproduction, and activity of organisms, including fungal cells; decreases the number of fungi or pests present; deters microbial growth and degradation of other ingredients in the formulation. Indicate the biocide used on the location where the sample was taken. Multiple terms can be separated by pipes.
Expected value - commercial name of biocide, active ingredient in biocide or class of biocide
Value syntax - {text}
Example - Quaternary ammonium compound|SterBac
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - sampling room sterilization method
Structured Comment name - ster_meth_samp_room
Definition - The method used to sterilize the sampling room. This field accepts terms listed under electromagnetic radiation (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001026). If the proper descriptor is not listed, please use text to describe the sampling room sterilization method. Multiple terms can be separated by pipes.
Expected value - ENVO:01001026
Value syntax - {text}|{termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - ultraviolet radiation [ENVO:21001216]|infrared radiation [ENVO:21001214]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - soil horizon
Structured Comment name - soil_horizon
Definition - soil horizon is defined as the layer parallel to the soil surface whose physical, chemical and biological characteristics differ from the layers above and beneath. Horizon can be described both in absolute terms (particle size distribution for texture, for instance) and in terms relative to the surrounding material, i.e. ‘coarser’ or ‘sandier’ than the horizons above and below.
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - enumeration
Example - [O horizon|A horizon|E horizon|B horizon|C horizon|R layer|Permafrost]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - photosynthetic activity
Structured Comment name - photosynt_activ
Definition - Measurement of photosythetic activity (i.e. leaf gas exchange / chlorophyll fluorescence emissions / reflectance / transpiration) Please also include the term method term detailing the method of activity measurement.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example - μmol CO2 m-2 s-1
Prefered Unit - mol m-2 s-1
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - observed host symbionts
Structured Comment name - host_symbiont
Definition - The taxonomic name of the organism(s) found living in mutualistic, commensalistic, or parasitic symbiosis with the specific host.
Expected value - species name or common name
Value syntax - {text}
Example - flukeworms
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - duration of association with the host
Structured Comment name - association_duration
Definition - Time spent in host of the symbiotic organism at the time of sampling; relevant scale depends on symbiotic organism and study.
Expected value - value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit - year, day, hour
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - symbiotic host organism life cycle type
Structured Comment name - sym_life_cycle_type
Definition - Type of life cycle of the symbiotic host species (the thing being sampled). Simple life cycles occur within a single host, complex ones within multiple different hosts over the course of their normal life cycle.
Expected value - type of life cycle of the symbiotic organism (host of the samples)
Value syntax - [complex life cycle | simple life cycle]
Example - complex life cycle
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host of the symbiont role
Structured Comment name - symbiont_host_role
Definition - Role of the host in the life cycle of the symbiotic organism.
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [accidental|dead-end|definitive|intermediate|paratenic|reservoir|single host]
Example - intermediate
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host number individual
Structured Comment name - host_number
Definition - Number of symbiotic host individuals pooled at the time of collection.
Expected value - count
Value syntax - {float} m
Example - 3
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host of the symbiotic host taxon id
Structured Comment name - host_of_host_taxid
Definition - NCBI taxon id of the host of the symbiotic host organism.
Expected value - NCBI taxon identifier of the host of the symbiotic taxon organism
Value syntax - {integer}
Example - 145637
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - type of symbiosis
Structured Comment name - type_of_symbiosis
Definition - Type of biological interaction established between the symbiotic host organism being sampled and its respective host
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [commensalistic|mutualistic|parasitic]
Example - parasitic
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host specificity
Structured Comment name - host_specificity
Definition - Level of specificity of symbiont-host interaction: e.g. generalist (symbiont able to establish associations with distantly related hosts) or species-specific.
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [family-specific|generalist||genus-specific|species-specific]
Example - species-specific
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - observed host symbionts
Structured Comment name - host_symbiont
Definition - The taxonomic name of the organism(s) found living in mutualistic, commensalistic, or parasitic symbiosis with the specific host. For cases when the specific host of the sample is a symbiont this field should refer to other organisms it is associated with. E.g.: hyperparasite species X (parasite of the parasite)
Expected value - symbionts of the symbiotic organism (host of the samples). e.g.: annotating a sample collected from a trematode with a nematomorpha cyst consider: species name of the nematomorph; {species name} or {common name}
Value syntax - {text}
Example - Paragordius varius
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - observed coinfecting organisms in host of host
Structured Comment name - host_of_host_coinf
Definition - The taxonomic name of any coinfecting organism observed in a symbiotic relationship with the host of the sampled host organism. e.g. where a sample collected from a host trematode species (A) which was collected from a host_of_host fish (B) that was also infected with a nematode (C), the value here would be (C) the nematode {species name} or {common name}. Multiple co-infecting species may be added in a comma-separated list. For listing symbiotic organisms associated with the host (A) use the term Observed host symbiont.
Expected value - species name of coinfecting organism(s)
Value syntax - {text}
Example - Maritrema novaezealandense
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - mode of transmission
Structured Comment name - mode_transmission
Definition - The process through which the symbiotic host organism entered the host from which it was sampled.
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [horizontal:castrator|horizontal:directly transmitted|horizontal:micropredator|horizontal:parasitoid|horizontal:trophically transmitted|horizontal:vector transmitted|vertical]
Example - horizontal:castrator
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host cellular location
Structured Comment name - host_cellular_loc
Definition - The localization of the symbiotic host organism within the host from which it was sampled: e.g. intracellular if the symbiotic host organism is localized within the cells or extracellular if the symbiotic host organism is localized outside of cells.
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [intracellular|extracellular|not determined]
Example - extracellular
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host dependence
Structured Comment name - host_dependence
Definition - Type of host dependence for the symbiotic host organism to its host.
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [facultative|obligate]
Example - obligate
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - route of transmission
Structured Comment name - route_transmission
Definition - Description of path taken by the symbiotic host organism being sampled in order to establish a symbiotic relationship with the host (with which it was observed at the time of sampling) via a mode of transmission (specified in mode_transmission).
Expected value - enumeration
Value syntax - [environmental:faecal-oral|transplacental|vector-borne:vector penetration]
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - sample storage solution
Structured Comment name - samp_store_sol
Definition - Solution within which sample was stored, if any.
Expected value - solution name
Value syntax - {text}
Example - 5% ethanol
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host subspecific genetic lineage
Structured Comment name - host_subspecf_genlin
Definition - Information about the genetic distinctness of the host organism below the subspecies level e.g., serovar, serotype, biotype, ecotype, variety, cultivar, or any relevant genetic typing schemes like Group I plasmid. Subspecies should not be recorded in this term, but in the NCBI taxonomy. Supply both the lineage name and the lineage rank separated by a colon, e.g., biovar:abc123.
Expected value - Genetic lineage below lowest rank of NCBI taxonomy, which is subspecies, e.g. serovar, biotype, ecotype, variety, cultivar.
Value syntax - {rank name}:{text}
Example - serovar:Newport, variety:glabrum, cultivar: Red Delicious
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - host of the symbiotic host disease status
Structured Comment name - host_of_host_disease
Definition - List of diseases with which the host of the symbiotic host organism has been diagnosed; can include multiple diagnoses. The value of the field depends on host; for humans the terms should be chosen from the DO (Human Disease Ontology) at https://www.disease-ontology.org, non-human host diseases are free text.
Expected value - disease name or Disease Ontology term
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}|{text}
Example - rabies [DOID:11260]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - host of the symbiotic host common name
Structured Comment name - host_of_host_name
Definition - Common name of the host of the symbiotic host organism.
Expected value - common name
Value syntax - {text}
Example - snail
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host of the symbiotic host local environmental context
Structured Comment name - host_of_host_env_loc
Definition - For a symbiotic host organism the local anatomical environment within its host may have causal influences. Report the anatomical entity(s) which are in the direct environment of the symbiotic host organism being sampled and which you believe have significant causal influences on your sample or specimen. For example, if the symbiotic host organism being sampled is an intestinal worm, its local environmental context will be the term for intestine from UBERON (http://uberon.github.io/).
Expected value - UBERON term(s), multiple values can be separated by pipes.
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - small intestine[uberon:0002108]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - host of the symbiotic host environemental medium
Structured Comment name - host_of_host_env_med
Definition - Report the environmental material(s) immediately surrounding the symbiotic host organism at the time of sampling. This usually will be a tissue or substance type from the host, but may be another material if the symbiont is external to the host. We recommend using classes from the UBERON ontology, but subclasses of ‘environmental material’ (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00010483) may also be used. EnvO documentation about how to use the field: https://github.com/EnvironmentOntology/envo/wiki/Using-ENVO-with-MIxS . Terms from other OBO ontologies are permissible as long as they reference mass/volume nouns (e.g. air, water, blood) and not discrete, countable entities (e.g. intestines, heart).MIxS . Terms from other OBO ontologies are permissible as long as they reference mass/volume nouns (e.g. air, water, blood) and not discrete, countable entities (e.g. intestines, heart).
Expected value - An ontology term for a material such as a tissue type or excreted substance.
Value syntax - {termLabel} {[termID]}
Example - feces[uberon:0001988]
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host of the symbiotic host subject id
Structured Comment name - host_of_host_sub_id
Definition - A unique identifier by which each host of the symbiotic host organism subject can be referred to, de-identified, e.g. #H14.
Expected value - unique identifier
Value syntax - {text}
Example - H3
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host of the symbiotic host family relationship
Structured Comment name - host_of_host_fam_rel
Definition - Familial relationship of the host of the symbiotic host organisms to other hosts of symbiotic host organism in the same study; can include multiple relationships.
Expected value - relationship type;arbitrary identifier
Value syntax - {text};{text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m
Term display name - host of the symbiotic host infra-specific name
Structured Comment name - host_of_host_infname
Definition - Taxonomic name information of the host of the symbiotic host organism below subspecies level.
Expected value - name
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host of the symbiotic host infra-specific rank
Structured Comment name - host_of_host_infrank
Definition - Taxonomic rank information about the host of the symbiotic host organism below subspecies level, such as variety, form, rank etc.
Expected value - rank
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host of the symbiotic host genotype
Structured Comment name - host_of_host_geno
Definition - Observed genotype of the host of the symbiotic host organism.
Expected value - genotype
Value syntax - {text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host of the symbiotic host phenotype
Structured Comment name - host_of_host_pheno
Definition - Phenotype of the host of the symbiotic host organism. For phenotypic quality ontology (PATO) terms, see http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/pato.
Expected value - phenotype of the host of the symbiotic organism; PATO
Value syntax - {term}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host of the symbiotic host gravidity
Structured Comment name - host_of_host_gravid
Definition - Whether or not the host of the symbiotic host organism is gravid, and if yes date due or date post-conception, specifying which is used.
Expected value - gravidity status;timestamp
Value syntax - {boolean};{timestamp}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - host of the symbiotic host total mass
Structured Comment name - host_of_host_totmass
Definition - Total mass of the host of the symbiotic host organism at collection, the unit depends on the host.
Expected value - measurement value
Value syntax - {float} {unit}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - spike-in organism count
Structured Comment name - spikein_count
Definition - Total cell count of any organism (or group of organisms) per gram, volume or area of sample, should include name of organism followed by count. The method that was used for the enumeration (e.g. qPCR, atp, mpn, etc.) should also be provided (example: total prokaryotes; 3.5e7 cells per ml; qPCR).
Expected value - organism name;measurement value;enumeration
Value syntax - {text};{float} {unit};[ATP|MPN|qPCR|other]
Example - total prokaryotes;3.5e7 colony forming units per milliliter;qPCR
Prefered Unit - colony forming units per milliliter; colony forming units per gram of dry weight
Number of occurences permitted - 1
Term display name - photosynthetic activity method
Structured Comment name - photosynt_activ_meth
Definition - Reference or method used in measurement of photosythetic activity
Expected value - PMID,DOI,url , or text
Value syntax - {PMID}|{DOI}|{URL}|{text}
Example -
Prefered Unit -
Number of occurences permitted - m