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Note: EPA no longer updates this information, but it may be useful as a reference or resource.

STORET logo Metadata

(Supporting Data of Documented Quality)

Through this site, EPA's STORET Data Warehouse supplies a series of pre-formatted reports related to how the Organizations using STORET document their methods, processes, and standard practices. Each of the files available here is national in scope, and subdivided internally by STORET Organization ID.

These reports are all in the Adobe Acrobat® Portable Document Format (PDF). After download, each can be opened and searched for the Organization ID whose information you wish to read, using the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

CLICK HERE to download technical documentation describing these reports fully.

 

Data Logger Results
Download a delimited text file of results reported to STORET from Automated Data Loggers. These results, which cannot yet be downloaded via the query options at the left, will be in the form of a self-extracting compressed file (450K) which may be saved on disk and will expand when executed. In its uncompressed form, this file requires 14.8 MB of disk space.

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Organizations
Download Organization Summary Report

Organization Summaries
This report lists Organization IDs, and for each Organization, those Organizations with which it operates cooperatively, and for each such cooperating organization, its name, the name of its primary contact, and any known physical address(es) and electronic addresses (i.e. telephone numbers, web sites, etc.)

270 KB
342 Pages
Download Personnel Summary Report

Personnel Summary
This report lists Organization IDs, and for each Organization, those people who are responsible for its monitoring activities. For each staff member, the report lists name, status, affiliation, title, and electronic addresses (if supplied, i.e. telephone numbers, email addresses, etc.)

349 KB
270 Pages
Download Cooperating Organizations Report

Cooperating Organizations
This report lists Organization IDs, and for each Organization, those Organizations with which it operates cooperatively, and for each such cooperating organization, its name, the name of its primary contact, and any known physical address(es) and electronic addresses (i.e. telephone numbers, web sites, etc.)

50 KB
53 Pages

 

Projects
Download Project Summary Report

Project Summary
This report lists Organization IDs, and for each Organization, those Projects within which it conducts its business. For each such project, the report lists its assigned ID, its name, start date, planned duration, a brief text description, and the ID and name of any stations which are assigned to it.

3.7 MB
2,309 Pages
Download Program Summary Report

Program Summary
This report lists Organization IDs, and for each Organization, those Programs within which it groups its projects. For each such program, the report lists its name, a brief text description, and the ID and name of any projects which are assigned to it.

93 KB
75 Pages

 

Stations
Download Station Alias Scheme Report

Station Alias Schemes
This report lists Organization IDs, and for each Organization, those alias schemes within which it assignes aliases to stations. For each such alias scheme, the report lists its assigned ID, its name, and a brief text description.

41 KB
37 Pages

 

Sampling Protocols
Download Sample Collection/Creation Procedure Report

Sample Collection or Creation Procedures
This report lists Organization IDs, and for each Organization, those procedures and protocols that it uses to collect or create environmental samples. For each such procedure, the report lists its assigned ID, its name, any category of gear or equipment used, a brief text description, and any relevant literature citation.

124 KB
104 Pages
Download Sampling Gear and Equipment Configuration Report

Sampling Gear and Equipment Configurations
This report lists Organization IDs, and for each Organization, the various configurations of sampling gear or equipment that it uses to collect environmental samples. For each such configuration, the report lists the category and kind of equipment used, the configuration ID, its name, and its detailed specifications.

77 KB
61 Pages
Download Sample Preservation and Handling Report

Sample Preservation and Handling Profiles
This report lists Organization IDs, and for each Organization, those standard approaches that it uses to handle and preserve environmental samples. For each such profile, the report lists its assigned ID, its name, the size, color, and material of any container used, and any refrigeration or chemical preservation techniques used.

105 KB
70 Pages

 

Laboratories and Methods
Download Laboratory Description Report

Laboratories
This report lists Organization IDs, and for each Organization, the Laboratories it uses. For each Laboratory, its assigned code, its name, and any known physical address(es) and electronic addresses (i.e. telephone numbers, web sites, etc.)

72 KB
78 Pages
Download Analytical Methods Summary Report

Analytical Methods and Equipment used in the Lab or in the Field (summary)
This report lists Organization IDs, and for each Organization, the codes and titles of the analytical methods each organization uses in the determination of monitoring results.

250 KB
144 Pages
Download Analytical Methods Detail Report

Analytical Methods and Equipment used in the Lab or in the Field (details)
This report lists Organization IDs, and for each Organization, the codes, titles, description, bibliographic citations and equipment used in the analytical methods each organization uses in the determination of monitoring results.

720 KB
437 Pages
Download Laboratory Sample Preparation Procedure Report

Procedures Applied in the Laboratory to Prepare Samples for Evaluation
This document lists Organization IDs, and for each Organization, the codes, titles, and bibliographic citations documenting the sample preparation procedures methods each organization uses in its labs.

46 KB
36 Pages

 

General
Download Characteristic Group Summary Report

Characteristic Group Summary
This report lists Organization IDs, and for each Organization, all characteristic groups it maintains for use during data entry. For each Characteristic Group, it lists its assigned ID Code, its name, and details describing the kind of sampling, measurement, or observation activities with which it is associated.

166 KB
132 Pages
Download Characteristic Group Detail Report

Characteristic Group Details
This report lists Organization IDs, and for each Organization, the rows in each characteristic group it maintains for use during data entry.
For each Characteristic Group, it lists its assigned ID Code, its name, a brief text description, any literature citation, and details describing the kind of sampling, measurement, or observation activities with which it is associated.
Within each group, the report identifies individual characteristics it contains, with a unique Row ID for each, and a set of defaults for such things as units, sample fraction, value type, statistic type, any applicable weight basis, temperature basis, or time basis, as well as default sample preparation techniques applied in the lab, and default analytical methods used in its determination.

2.5 MB
1,416 Pages
Download Bibliographic Citation Report

Bibliographic Citations
This report lists Organization IDs, and for each Organization, all bibliographic citations it has referenced in its STORET data. For each citation, it lists any assigned code, and its title, author, publishing organization, year of publication, volume and page reference(s), and any supplied comments.

178 KB
123 Pages
Download Station Document Graphics Report

Document Graphics for STATIONS
This report lists Organization IDs, and for each Organization, all Document Graphics (Binary Large OBject - BLOB) for STATIONS. The organization has referenced in its STORET data. For each BLOB, it lists any assigned code, and its title, and URL: (html Download link) to retrieve the object from the STORET Warehouse.

18 KB
1 Pages
Download Project Document Graphics Report

Document Graphics for PROJECTS
This report lists Organization IDs, and for each Organization, all Document Graphics (Binary Large OBject - BLOB) for PROJECTS. The organization has referenced in its STORET data. For each BLOB, it lists any assigned code, and its title, and URL: (html Download link) to retrieve the object from the STORET Warehouse.

18 KB
1 Pages
Download Activity Document Graphics Report

Document Graphics for ACTIVITY
This report lists Organization IDs, and for each Organization, all Document Graphics (Binary Large OBject - BLOB) for an ACTIVITY. The organization has referenced in its STORET data. For each BLOB, it lists any assigned code, and its title, and URL: (html Download link) to retrieve the object from the STORET Warehouse.

18 KB
1 Pages


 

 
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