Suspended particulate matter in German rivers

German Environmental Specimen Bank publishes findings on suspended particulate matter of the years 2005 to 2009.

Since 2005, the Environmental Specimen Bank (ESB) collects and archives suspended particulate matter. This report summarizes the results of  the chemical and physico-chemical analyses of the years 2005 to 2009. The data are statistically evaluated and assessed..

To report

Main topics of the 15th Magdeburger Gewässerschutzseminar, a yearly workshop on water protection, are suspended particulate matter and sediments of the river Elbe and its tributaries. A guided tour will visit the ESB sampling site Blankenese and demonstrate the operation of sedimentation box.