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Returns controlled vocabulary mapping for environmental sub-compartments organized by main compartment.

Usage

environ_compartments_sub_vocabulary()

Value

A named list of character vectors with sub-compartment options for each main compartment

Details

Provides a hierarchical structure of environmental sub-compartments grouped by their main compartment type. The list includes:

Aquatic: Freshwater, Marine/Salt Water, Brackish/Transitional Water, Groundwater, Wastewater, Liquid Growth Medium, Rainwater, Stormwater, Leachate, Aquatic Sediment, Porewater, Sludge, Snow/Ice

Atmospheric: Indoor Air, Outdoor Air

Terrestrial: Terrestrial Biological Residue, Soil H Horizon (Peat), Soil O Horizon (Organic), Soil A Horizon (Topsoil), Soil E Horizon (Mineral), Soil S Horizon (Mineral), Soil C Horizon (Parent Material), Soil R Horizon (Bedrock)

Biota: Biota, Terrestrial, Biota, Aquatic, Biota, Atmospheric, Biota, Other