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DATA ELEMENT WITH QUANTITATIVE VALUES

Identifier Unit_HazSubs
Short name Unit_HazSubs
RegistrationStatus Released 14 June 2010
Reference URL http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/dataelements/latest/Unit_HazSubs
Name Unit of Measurement of Hazardous Substances
Definition Unit of measurement of hazardous substance, as defined in the codelist.
Methodology for obtaining data This is a required, not null field.

Units of measurement expressed per litre (in rivers, lakes, and seawater (TCM)), or per gramme or kilogramme (in biota and sediment (TCM)).
Datatype string
Minimum size 1
Maximum size 20
Public or Internal undefined
Owner (Accountable)
Responsible
Reporting obligation
CheckInNo 1

Suggested values

Code Label Definition
Bq Becquerels (radionuclides)
mg/g miligrammes per gram
mg/kg miligrammes per kilogram
mg/l miligrammes per liter
ng/g nanogrammes per gram
ng/kg nanogrammes per kilogram
ng/l nanogrammes per liter
µg/g microgrammes per gram
µg/kg microgrammes per kilogram
µg/l microgrammes per liter