Limnetic samples

Animal samples from rivers and lakes.

Specimens

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

Sampling area

Saarländischer Verdichtungsraum Important, old-industrialised conurbation in Germany.
Bornhöveder Seengebiet Main watershed between the North- and Baltic Sea.
Rhein Longest river in Germany.
Elbe Fourth largest river area in Central Europe.
Dübener Heide Region in the chemical triangle of Central Germany.
Donau Second largest river in Europe.

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
Polycyclic musks Class of synthetic fragrances
Alkylphenol compounds Class of non-ionic surfactants and their degradation products
Supplementary parameters Additional information for the interpretation of contamination data

Sampling period

1992 - 2010