EFSA Submission

Data export of trace elements for EFDA submission

The page presents the data export of trace elements in background sediments from the pilot database.

Data Mapping for Submission

Column Optionality Source Table Soruce Columns Fixed Text
sampleId Mandatory Sediment cruise_id + core_id + sample_id
envComp Mandatory marine sediment
pristineLoc Mandatory Yes
sampleLocGC Mandatory Core ddn + dde
sampleLocCM Mandatory Core country + municipality
sampleDate Mandatory Cruise start_year + start_month + start_date
traceElText Mandatory Parameter symbol
specText Mandatory Parameter symbol + ” (Total)”
conc Mandatory Sediment value
unitText Mandatory Parameter unit
weightText Mandatory dw
methAnText Mandatory Parameter method1
LOD Optional LLD value
LOQ Optional
accLab Optional No
phSed Optional
TextureSedClay Optional Sediment value
TextureSedSilt Optional Sediment value
TextureSedSand Optional Sediment value
unitText2 Optional %
ocSed Optional
unitText3 Optional
phWater Optional
hardWater Optional
DOC Optional
unitText5 Optional
publicData Optional Yes
refPublication Optional
comments Optional

Full Data Mapping

Column Lookup Optionality Source Table Soruce Columns Fixed Text Missing
sampleId Mandatory Sediment cruise_id + core_id + sample_id
recId Yes Mandatory
envComp Mandatory marine sediment
pristineLoc Mandatory Yes
sampleLocGC Mandatory Core ddn + dde
sampleLocCM Mandatory Core country + municipality
sampleDate Mandatory Cruise start_year + start_month + start_date
traceElText Mandatory Parameter symbol
traceElCode Yes Mandatory Parameter
specText Mandatory Parameter symbol + ” (Total)”
specCode Yes Mandatory
conc Mandatory Sediment value
unitText Mandatory Parameter unit
unitCode Yes Mandatory
weightText Mandatory dw
weightCode Yes Mandatory
methAnText Mandatory Parameter method1
methAnCode Yes Mandatory
LOD Optional LLD value
LOQ Optional Yes
accLab Optional No
phSed Optional Yes
TextureSedClay Optional Sediment value
TextureSedSilt Optional Sediment value
TextureSedSand Optional Sediment value
unitText2 Optional %
unitCode2 Yes Optional
weightText2 Yes Optional
weightCode2 Yes Optional
ocSed Optional Yes
unitText3 Optional Yes
unitCode3 Yes Optional
weightText3 Yes Optional
weightCode3 Yes Optional
phWater Optional Yes
hardWater Optional Yes
DOC Optional Yes
unitText5 Optional
unitCode5 Yes Optional
publicData Optional Yes
refPublication Optional Yes
comments Optional Yes
Missing recId Yes Optional
Missing envComp Yes Optional
Missing pristineLoc Yes Optional
Missing sampleLoc Yes Optional
Missing sampleDate Yes Optional
Missing traceEl Yes Optional
Missing spec Yes Optional
Missing conc Yes Optional
Missing methAn Yes Optional

Data Export Method

As the EFSA submission tool is an Excel file containing embedded macros, the data must be mapped column by column rather than through a standard row‑based export. This approach ensures that the structure of the submission file is not disrupted.