EPA standard data format

The following tables provide a description of standard data fields for the provision of electronic information to the
EPA for the notification of site contamination that affects or threatens groundwater.

Table 1 SA EPA standard laboratory data format

Column headings Data description Example 1 Example 2 Example 3

Laboratory report number or reference designated by the EM1302958 SE116394 365588
reference analysis laboratory which uniquely R0
identifies the laboratory report
Project reference reference which uniquely identifies a 20126584 Adelaide DS200510 –
project/investigation Flinders Hospital Glenside
Reserve 120964858
Sample date date samples were collected 15/11/2013 18/05/2008 08/08/1995
Sample ID unique well construction permit 105306 33875 DUP02
number provided by DEWNR or data
quality indicator (assigned by sampler)
Lab sample ID designated by the laboratory EM 1302958- SE116394.0 M13-
001 01 Ja06368
Lab method reference number or method name EG020A-F AN318 Metals M13
filtered
CAS number Chemical Abstracts Service number 7440-38-2 7440-38-2 7440-38-2
Chemical group assigned by the analysing laboratory Metals Metals Filtered
metals
Analyte name of chemical species analysed Arsenic Arsenic Arsenic
Units used by the laboratory for analytical mg/L µg/L mg/L
reporting
LOR laboratory limit of reporting 0.001 1 0.001
Concentration reported by the laboratory 3 1000 40
DQIs data quality indicators assigned to DUP01
relevant samples (where applicable)
after laboratory analysis

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Table 2 SA EPA standard field data format (including bore construction details)

Column headings Data description Example 1 Example 2 Example 3

Sample ID unique well construction permit 21908 33875 105306
number provided by DEWNR
Easting mE 275960.0 266163.0 274867.0
Northing mN 6142552.0 6047374.0 6132887.0
Datum GDA94 preferred GDA94 GDA94 GDA94
Projection MGA94 preferred MGA94 MGA94 MGA94
Zone projection zone reference 54H 53H 54H
Sample date date samples were collected 12/12/2013 15/06/1998
Sampling method Include any relevant purging Low-flow Hydrasleeve Hand bailing
information purging and
sampling
Top of well casing mAHD 2.14 0.84 1.54
Bottom of well mAHD 3.5 8.0 5.0
casing
Top of screen mAHD 0.64 -2.16 0.32
Screen interval m 0.5 3.0 1.0
Depth to m AHD 0.48
groundwater
Depth to mbgl 1.52
groundwater
NAPL present specify type of NAPL present LNAPL LNAPL
NAPL thickness measured (mm) or apparent Sheen 8
Temperature °C 22.4 20.3 21.8
Oxidation- mV -36.6 1.2 28.0
reduction
potential
Electrical mS/cm 50.04 15.30 39.27
conductivity
pH pH units 7.25 8.16 6.65
Dissolved oxygen % 22.4 36.0 28.6

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Table 3 SA EPA standard lithological data format

Column headings Data description Example 1

Depth m 0.0 1.4 1.8
Lithology Description of the physical FILL with NATURAL NATURAL
characteristics of the rock unit gravel and silty CLAY, silty CLAY,
sands grey/brown stained black