German Environmental Specimen Bank - how does it work?

Visit us at Berlin's urban rail station Friedrichstrasse on 19 November and learn about the life-cycle of a specimen from sampling to the archive.

What is awaiting you?

From sampling to the archive

• Fish sampling with living fish, fishing equipment and a laboratory vehicle (University of Trier)
• Sampling of suspended particulate matter (Free University Berlin) and soil sampling (Fraunhofer Institute IME)
• Authentic environmental samples from the archive (Fraunhofer Institute IME)
• the "Labor der Zukunft", an innovative lab truck (Fraunhofer Institute IBMT)
• interesting facts about the new archive for human samples (Fraunhofer Institute IBMT)

The chemical analysis of the samples

• Results and information on chemical analyses (Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Eurofins GfA GmbH Hamburg)

Do it yourself: Hits for kids

• an interactive booth for children and adolescents with sample preparation (Fraunhofer Institute IME)

Where can I find more information when I am back home?

• the website of the German ESB (Federal Environment Agency): Tips on data search, newsfeeds and more

Venue

Dorothea-Schlegel-Platz, urban rail station (S-Bahnhof) Friedrichstrasse, Berlin
From 9.30 h to 16.00 h, the ESB team will be around and looks forward to welcoming you!