Full Length Field Name  -  Description of Parameter and its Fields
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Row # - Number of each row in the spreadsheet in numerical order
Cruise - Name or number of cruise on which sample collected
Full Length Field Name - Name of cruise combined with the station name and the sample interval
Station name - Name or number of station at which sample collected
Station also known as: - Station name from the cruise, or other cruises with samples taken at the same location
Longitude (W Decimal degrees as neg) - Longitude in decimal-degrees (West longitude is depicted by negative values.)
Latitude (N decimal degrees) - Latitude in decimal-degrees (south latitudes are negative)
Year sample collected  - Year sample was collected from the natural environment 
Date sample collected (Julian date) - Date when the sample was collected from the natural environment (recorded by Julian day).
Time (GMT) sample collected - Hour and minutes when the sample was collected from the natural environment
Longitude (whole degrees W) - degrees of longitude (West) in whole degrees
Longitude (decimal minutes W) - minutes of longitude (West) in decimal minutes
Latitude (decimal minutes N) - minutes of latitude(North) in decimal units
Latitude (whole degrees N) - degrees of latitude in whole degrees
water depth (m) at site - Measured depth of water overlying sediment at sample time, in original units
Sample Interval in sediment (cm) - The depth of the sample in the sediment in units of cm 
Weight % Water - Percent of total wet sample weight that is water, i.e., (total wt-dry wt/wet wt)*100
C. perfringens  (spores/g wet sediment) - Concentration of Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens or C. perf) in the sample in units of spores/g wet sediment (spore count per gram of wet sediment)
C. perfringens  (spores/g wet sediment) qualifier - Any qualifier information or comments about the C. perfringens concentrations; e.g. "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc.
C. perfringens  (spores/g dry sediment) - Concentration of Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens or C. perf) in the sample in units of spores/g dry sediment (spore count per gram of dry sediment)
C. perfringens  (spores/g dry sediment) qualifier - Any qualifier information or comments about the C. perfringens concentrations; e.g. "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc.
C. perf qualifier  - Any qualifier information or comments about the C. perfringens concentrations; e.g. "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc.
Lab ID number for texture analysis (SED LAB #) - Laboratory's ID number indicating specific sample analyzed for grain size
% fines - Percent dry weight  reported  in the fine size-class (i.e. silt and clay)
Verbal Equivalent of sediment texture - Text description of the non-biological part of the sediment
BU  Lab tracking # - Laboratory's ID number indicating specific sample (for metals analysis)
Ag (silver)  g/g - Concentration of Silver (Ag) in the sample in units of  g/g (microgram per gram)
Ag qualifier - Any qualifier information or comments about the Silver concentration; e.g. "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc.
Ag dl - The lowest detectable concentration of Silver for this Lab and this methodology.
Al (aluminum)   wt % - Concentration of aluminum (Al) in the sample in units of wt.% (weight percent)  
Al qualifier - Any qualifier information or comments about the Aluminum concentration; e.g. "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc. 
Al dl - The lowest detectable concentration of Aluminum for this Lab and this methodology.
Ba (barium)  g/g - Concentration of Barium (Ba) in the sample in units of g/g (micrograms per gram)
Ba qualifier - Any qualifier information or comments about the Ba concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc.  
Ba dl - The lowest detectable concentration of Ba for this Lab and this methodology.
Ca (calcium)   wt % - Concentration of calcium (Ca) in the sample in units of wt.% (weight percent)  
Ca qualifier - Any qualifier information or comments about the Ca concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc. 
Ca dl - The lowest detectable concentration of Ca for this Lab and this methodology.
Cd (cadmium)  g/g - Concentration of Cadmium (Cd) in the sample in units of  g/g (micrograms per gram)
Cd qualifier - Any qualifier information or comments about the Cd concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc.  
Cd dl - The lowest detectable concentration of Cd for this Lab and this methodology.
Cr (chromium)  g/g - Concentration of Chromium (Cr) in the sample in units of  g/g (micrograms per gram)
Cr qualifier - Any qualifier information or comments about the Cr concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc. 
Cr dl - The lowest detectable concentration of Cr for this Lab and this methodology.
Cu (copper)   g/g - Concentration of Copper (Cu) in the sample in units of g/g (micrograms per gram)
Cu qualifier - Any qualifier information or comments about the Cu concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc.
Cu dl - The lowest detectable concentration of Cu for this Lab and this methodology.
Fe (iron)  wt. % - Concentration of iron (Fe) in the sample in units of wt.% (weight percent)  
Fe qualifier - Any qualifier information or comments about the Fe concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc.
Fe dl - The lowest detectable concentration of Fe for this Lab and this methodology.
Hg (mercury)  g/g (NO, ppb) - Concentration of Mercury (Hg) in the sample in units of g/g (micrograms per gram) 
Hg qualifier - Any qualifier information or comments about the Hg concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc.
Hg dl - The lowest detectable concentration of Hg for this Lab and this methodology.
Mn (manganese)  g/g - Concentration of Manganese (Mn) in the sample in units of g/g (micrograms per gram)
Mn qualifier - Any qualifier information or comments about the Mn concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc.
Mn dl - The lowest detectable concentration of Mn for this Lab and this methodology.
Ni (nickel)   g/g - Concentration of Nickel (Ni) in the sample in units of g/g (micrograms per gram)
Ni qualifier - Any qualifier information or comments about the Ni concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc.
Ni dl - The lowest detectable concentration of Ni for this Lab and this methodology.
Pb (lead )  g/g  - Concentration of Lead (Pb) in the sample in units of g/g (micrograms per gram)
Pb qualifier - Any qualifier information or comments about the Pb concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc.
Pb dl - The lowest detectable concentration of Pb for this Lab and this methodology.
Ti (titanium)  wt % - Concentration of titanium (Ti) in the sample in units of wt.% (weight percent)  
Ti qualifier - Any qualifier information or comments about the Ti concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc.
Ti dl - The lowest detectable concentration of Ti for this Lab and this methodology.
V (vanadium) g/g - Concentration of Vanadium (V) in the sample in units of g/g (micrograms per gram)
V qualifier - Any qualifier information or comments about the V concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc.
V dl - The lowest detectable concentration of V for this Lab and this methodology.
Zn (zinc)  g/g - Concentration of Zinc (Zn) in the sample in units of g/g (micrograms per gram)
Zn qualifier - Any qualifier information or comments about the Zn concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc.
Zn dl - The lowest detectable concentration of Zn for this Lab and this methodology.
Zr (zirconium)  g/g - Concentration of Zirconium (Zr) in the sample in units of g/g (micrograms per gram)
Zr qualifier - Any qualifier information or comments about the Zr concentration; e.g., "less than" (< or lt); analytical trouble with this sample; corrections made; indications of poor quality data; etc.
Zr dl - The lowest detectable concentration of Zr for this Lab and this methodology.
Sed. Environ. - The sedimentary environment assigned to each sample by Knebel and Poppe (in press).
Side scan pattern - The side scan sonar pattern assigned to each sample by Knebel and Poppe (in press) in the process of delineating sedimentary environments.
Organic Carbon (Wt %) (TOC data-Poppe) Y/N - A yes/no indication on whether organic carbon (Corg) was measured in the samples in units of weight percent Corg.