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.

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.
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
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
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