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2002

Soil is a new specimen in the routine programme, the soil sampling takes place all 4 years.

Extreme flooding in the catchment area of the river Elbe in August 2002.

Further information (German): http://elise.bafg.de/servlet/is/6889/

Sampling area

BR/NP Berchtesgaden	The only high mountains national park in Germany and an area of the Limestone Alps with international relevance Search data
Saarländischer Verdichtungsraum	Important, old-industrialised conurbation in Germany. Search data
Bornhöveder Seengebiet	Main water divide between the North- and Baltic Sea Search data
Rhein	Longest river in Germany Search data
NP Bayerischer Wald	Germany's first national park Search data
NP Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft	National Park in the largest brackish water (Bodden) habitat of the world. Search data
BR/NP Wattenmeere	National park in the world largest connected sand and mud flats. Search data
Elbe	Fourth largest river area in Central Europe. Search data
Dübener Heide	Region in the chemical triangle of Central Germany. Search data
NP Harz	The Harz National Park is Germany's largest forest national park. Search data
Solling	Second highest and largest low mountain range in Northern Germany Search data
BR Pfälzerwald	Germany's largest connected forest area in a range of low mountains. Search data
Oberbayerisches Tertiärhügelland	The Upper Bavarian Tertiary Uplands are a part of the Southern German Molasse Basin. Search data
Donau	Second largest river in Europe. Search data
Sampling sites (humans)	4 university cities as sampling areas. Search data

Specimen

Common spruce	A major primary producer in semi-natural and anthropogenic affected ecosystems. Search data
Pine	A major primary producer in semi-natural and anthropogenic affected ecosystems. Search data
Lombardy poplar	A deciduous tree typical of ecosystems close to dense conurbations and an indicator for the characterisation of the immission situation during the vegetation period. Search data
Beech	As the most dominant deciduous tree species in Central Europe, it plays a significant role in most nearly natural and also anthropogenically influenced forest ecosystems up to an altitude of 1100 m. Search data
Roe deer, one-year-old	The roe deer is the most common of the larger herbivores (first order-consumer) to be found in the wild in Europe. Search data
Feral pigeon	A pigeon species home in nearly every city. Search data
Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris)	As an organism living at ground level, it is a major driver of the decomposition of organic material (e.g. plant litter). Search data
Zebra mussel	Common mussel species as invasive animal in rivers and lakes with high information level for water pollution Search data
Bream	Bioindicator in rivers and lakes Search data
Common bladder wrack	Common brown alga of the coastal areas of the North and Baltic Sea Search data
Blue mussel	One of the most important edible mussel species common in the North and Baltic Sea Search data
Eelpout	As the only viviparous fish in German nearshore waters, it is a bioindicator in nearshore coastal marine ecosystems. Search data
Herring gull	Inshore, the herring gull mainly feeds from the sea: upon fish, mussels, and crabs. Search data
Soil	Soil is livelihood and biosphere for humans, animals, plants and soil organisms. All the substances brought in are transported, transformed and/or accumulated in the soil. Search data
Students	Student groups with an even number of female and male students at the age of 20 to 29. Search data

Analytes

Metals	Eighty percent of all elements on earth are metals Search data
Nonmetals	Only eighteen elements in the periodic table Search data
Organometallic compounds	Organic substances with at least one metall atom Search data
Chlorohydrocarbons	Group of organic compounds with at least one covalently bonded chlorine atom Search data
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons	Group of organic compounds with at least three condensed six-membered rings Search data
Phthalates	General-purpose plasticizers for PVC and other polymers Search data
Triclosan	Chlorinated aromatic biocide Search data
Polycyclic musks	Class of synthetic fragrances Search data
Hexabromocyclododecane	Brominated flame retardant in polystyrene foams and other plastics Search data
Supplementary parameters	Additional information for the interpretation of contamination data Search data