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Identifier	BQE
Short name	BQE
RegistrationStatus	Released 08 July 2010
Reference URL	http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/dataelements/latest/BQE
Name	Biological Quality Element
Definition	Name of biological quality element, as defined in the codelist.
Methodology for obtaining data	This is a required, not null field. The codelist contains all determinands relating to biological metrics. Data should be provided where available and applicable.
Datatype	string
Public or Internal	undefined
Responsible
CheckInNo	1

Allowable values

Code	Label	Definition
AN	TC waters only	Angiosperms
MA	TC waters only	Macroalgae
MI	Rivers or TC waters only	Macroinvertebrate
MP	Lakes only	Macrophyte
PB	Rivers only	Phytobenthos
PP	Lakes or TC waters only	Phytoplankton