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Biomonitoring Specimen Matrix Code

Qualify an explicit specimen-matrix code by source without identifying the specimen or selecting a method.

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Description

Qualify an explicit specimen-matrix code by source.

Biomonitoring records distinguish specimen and collection provenance, observation states, source-qualified results and supplied exposure labels. A local comparison or normalized value depends on its stated reference and measurement basis. Recorded observations do not by themselves establish exposure history, biological harm or an appropriate intervention.

Qualify an explicit specimen-matrix code by source.

When to use this tool

Use Biomonitoring Specimen Matrix Code when you already have sampleId, matrixCode, codeSource and need to qualify an explicit specimen-matrix code by source.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter sampleId, matrixCode, codeSource. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read token. Use the output convention below.

Enter sampleId, matrixCode, codeSource using the field constraints below. Encode these values, in exactly that order, as a JSON array and return the serialized array as text in token. String values are preserved without trimming or external terminology lookup.1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
sampleIdSample IdRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
matrixCodeMatrix CodeRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
codeSourceCode SourceRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
tokenTokenRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
json
{
  "input": {
    "sampleId": "S17",
    "matrixCode": "MAT2",
    "codeSource": "Lab dictionary"
  },
  "output": {
    "token": "[\"S17\",\"MAT2\",\"Lab dictionary\"]"
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • The result records supplied values without identifying the specimen or selecting a method. Sources and asserted relationships are not independently authenticated.
  • Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Review original specimen, laboratory, collection and exposure records with the full assessment method. Verify comparability and provenance before drawing health or environmental conclusions from local flags, labels or arithmetic.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: biomonitoring/biomonitoring-specimen-matrix-code — tool.io

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