Code specifying the medium on which a test was or is to be applied.
Type
String (AN)
Length
Max 3 / Min 1
Codes
<> 1
Animal
Specifies the medium being tested is an animal.
<> 2
Human
Specifies the medium being tested is a human.
<> 3
Sulphide
Specifies that the medium being tested is the sulphide component.
<> 4
Aluminate
Specifies that the medium being tested is the aluminate component.
<> 5
Silicate
Specifies that the medium being tested is the silicate component.
<> 6
Oxide
Specifies that the medium being tested is the oxide component.
<> ZZZ
Mutually defined
A code assigned within a code list whose meaning is agreed among partners to be used on an interim basis until a precise code can be assigned to the code list.
