Decreasing contamination since the early 1990s
Higher copper levels in mussels from the Baltic Sea
Significant differences between the sampling sites
Decreasing lead concentration in whole blood since the Lead-in Petrol Act became effective.
Sampling of bream starts mid of July and will be completed end of August. Sampling sites are the rivers Saar, Rhine, Elbe with its tributaries Saale and Mulde, and the Danube.
