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Enum: WaterQualityParameterType

Physical, chemical, and biological parameters used to assess water quality for various applications.

URI: valuesets:WaterQualityParameterType

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Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description Broad Mappings
PH A measure of the hydrogen ion concentration indicating the acidity or alkalinity of water PATO:0001842
DISSOLVED_OXYGEN The concentration of molecular oxygen dissolved in water CHEBI:15379
TOTAL_DISSOLVED_SOLIDS The total concentration of dissolved inorganic and organic substances in water
TURBIDITY A measure of the degree to which water loses its transparency due to suspended particulates
CONDUCTIVITY The ability of water to conduct an electrical current, related to the concentration of dissolved ions PATO:0001757
BIOLOGICAL_OXYGEN_DEMAND The amount of dissolved oxygen consumed by biological organisms during the decomposition of organic matter
CHEMICAL_OXYGEN_DEMAND The amount of oxygen required to chemically oxidize organic and inorganic matter in water
NITRATE CHEBI:17632 The concentration of nitrate ions in water, an indicator of nutrient loading
PHOSPHATE CHEBI:26020 The concentration of phosphate in water, an indicator of nutrient loading and eutrophication potential
HEAVY_METALS The concentration of heavy metals in water, including lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic CHEBI:5631
COLIFORM_BACTERIA The presence and concentration of coliform bacteria as indicators of microbial contamination
TEMPERATURE PATO:0000146 The thermal energy of the water, affecting dissolved oxygen levels and biological activity

Slots

Name Description
water_quality_parameter_type Type of water quality parameter

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: WaterQualityParameterType
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Physical, chemical, and biological parameters used to assess water quality
  for various applications.
title: Water Quality Parameter Type
from_schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  PH:
    text: PH
    description: A measure of the hydrogen ion concentration indicating the acidity
      or alkalinity of water
    broad_mappings:
    - PATO:0001842
  DISSOLVED_OXYGEN:
    text: DISSOLVED_OXYGEN
    description: The concentration of molecular oxygen dissolved in water
    broad_mappings:
    - CHEBI:15379
  TOTAL_DISSOLVED_SOLIDS:
    text: TOTAL_DISSOLVED_SOLIDS
    description: The total concentration of dissolved inorganic and organic substances
      in water
  TURBIDITY:
    text: TURBIDITY
    description: A measure of the degree to which water loses its transparency due
      to suspended particulates
  CONDUCTIVITY:
    text: CONDUCTIVITY
    description: The ability of water to conduct an electrical current, related to
      the concentration of dissolved ions
    broad_mappings:
    - PATO:0001757
  BIOLOGICAL_OXYGEN_DEMAND:
    text: BIOLOGICAL_OXYGEN_DEMAND
    description: The amount of dissolved oxygen consumed by biological organisms during
      the decomposition of organic matter
  CHEMICAL_OXYGEN_DEMAND:
    text: CHEMICAL_OXYGEN_DEMAND
    description: The amount of oxygen required to chemically oxidize organic and inorganic
      matter in water
  NITRATE:
    text: NITRATE
    description: The concentration of nitrate ions in water, an indicator of nutrient
      loading
    meaning: CHEBI:17632
  PHOSPHATE:
    text: PHOSPHATE
    description: The concentration of phosphate in water, an indicator of nutrient
      loading and eutrophication potential
    meaning: CHEBI:26020
  HEAVY_METALS:
    text: HEAVY_METALS
    description: The concentration of heavy metals in water, including lead, mercury,
      cadmium, and arsenic
    broad_mappings:
    - CHEBI:5631
  COLIFORM_BACTERIA:
    text: COLIFORM_BACTERIA
    description: The presence and concentration of coliform bacteria as indicators
      of microbial contamination
  TEMPERATURE:
    text: TEMPERATURE
    description: The thermal energy of the water, affecting dissolved oxygen levels
      and biological activity
    meaning: PATO:0000146