Donau
Danube river
Second largest river in Europe.
The source of the Danube is in the Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg and is with 2,780 km the second largest river in Middle Europe.
The sampling area in Germany covers the German part of the Danube on a length of 580 km including its 56,000 km2 catchment area. This is the 3rd largest in Germany.
Search data
Sub-areas
| Oberhalb Illermündung | Sampling sub-area in the upper course of the Danube situated upriver of the mouth of the river Iller. It's the only area in headwaters. |
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| Unterhalb Altmühlmündung | The central section of the river Danube in Germany. |
| Unterhalb Innmündung | Last sub-area of the river Danube before leaving Germany. |
Specimen
| Zebra mussel | Common mussel species as invasive animal in rivers and lakes with high information level for water pollution |
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| Bream | Bioindicator in rivers and lakes |
| Suspended particulate matter | Fine insoluble mineral or organic particles in the water phase |
Analytes
| Metals | Eighty percent of all elements on earth are metals |
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| Nonmetals | Only eighteen elements in the periodic table |
| Organometallic compounds | Organic substances with at least one metall atom |
| Chlorohydrocarbons | Group of organic compounds with at least one covalently bonded chlorine atom |
| Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons | Group of organic compounds with at least three condensed six-membered rings |
| Triclosan | Chlorinated aromatic biocide |
| Supplementary parameters | Additional information for the interpretation of contamination data |
Sampling period
2002 - 2012