Key to units used in Monitoring databases of ForSite

Code used for analyte ... Chemical symbol ... Full name

[unitless]
pH  pH  pH

mg/L
K  K  potassium
Ca  Ca  calcium
Mg  Mg  magnesium
Na  Na  sodium
N_NH4  N-NH₄⁺  ammonium-nitrogen
N_NO3  N-NO₃⁻  nitrate-nitrogen
Cl  Cl⁻  chloride
S_SO4  S-SO₄²⁻  sulphate-sulphur
N_TOT  N (total)  N_total
DOC  DOC  dissolved organic carbon
P-PO4  P-PO₄³⁻  phosphate-phosphorus

µg/L
Al  Al³⁺  aluminium
Mn  Mn²⁺  manganese
Fe  Fe³⁺  iron
Cu  Cu  copper
Zn  Zn  zinc
Hg  Hg  mercury
Pb  Pb  lead
Co  Co  cobalt
Mo  Mo  molybdenum
Cd  Cd  cadmium

µS/cm
COND  conductivity  conductivity

mS/m
COND  conductivity  conductivity

µmol±/L
ALK  alkalinity  gran alkalinity