Sampling - how does it work?

Created at August 31, 2010

Join the activities of the German Environmental Specimen Bank on 7 September, when the ESB will be demonstrating samplings and sample treatments.

Sampling of soil and treatment by sieving the sampled material and freezing it over liquid nitrogen.
Sampling of suspended particulate matter in a sedimentation box.
Bream of the river Mulde swim in a big pool; their sampling and treatment are described on posters.

Additional posters will inform about the results of soil analysis and the developments for optimising the sedimention boxes.

Venue

Open-air area Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt), Wörlitzer Platz 1, D-06844 Dessau-Roßlau.
We will be around all day long and look forward to welcoming you!

Environment 2010: From Knowledge to Decision

The demonstrations will take place during the joint annual meeting of the GDCh-Unit of environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology and the German branch of SETAC Europe in Dessau-Roßlau, 6-9 September 2010.

More results of the Environmental Specimen Bank will be presented during the conference.

Conference information (German): To GDCh press release | To conference website