Raum Schnackenburg
Most natural section of the River Elbe
The sub-area is located in the Middle Elbe and lies in the landscape of the North German Plain. The river flows to the northwest and the river bed has only a low gradient.
The river meanders quite strongly in the flat terrain of the wide valley forming loops, oxbow lakes, bayous and sedimentations areas in the floodplains. These features as well as anthropogenic alterations like flood protection dikes, river straightening, groynes, and grassland in the flood plains contribute to the typical character of the landscape. Large contiguous riparian forests have been preserved in the floodplains.
In the sub-area Schnackenburg the pollution of the Elbe at the former German/German border is documented.
Search data
Sampling site
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Northernmost sampling site in the Middle Elbe
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Fourth largest river basin in Central Europe
Specimen
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Common mussel species as invasive animal in rivers and lakes with high information level for water pollution
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Bioindicator in rivers and lakes
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Fine insoluble mineral or organic particles in the water phase
Analytes
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Eighty percent of all elements on earth are metals
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Only eighteen elements in the periodic table
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Organic substances with at least one metall atom
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Atoms of one element with different weights
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Group of organic compounds with at least one covalently bonded chlorine atom
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Group of organic compounds with at least three condensed six-membered rings
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Flame retardants reduce the flammability of objects
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Chemical agents against harmful organisms and for plant protection
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Organic compounds which are fully (per-) or partially (poly-) fluorinated
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Proctection for humans and products
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Fragrances are used in many different products
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Additional information for the interpretation of contamination data
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Cyclic methylsiloxanes with persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic properties in the environment
Sampling period
1991 - 2025