Selected Results - Analysis examples
Here you will find a selection of short descriptions of the findings of routine investigations and specially investigated questions.
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alpha-HCH contamination of roe deer from the Nationalpark Harz
Decreasing contamination since the early 1990s read more...
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Barium levels in bladder wrack from the North- and Baltic Seas
Significant difference in barium levels of bladder wrack from the North and Baltic Seas read more...
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Benz[a]anthracene in earthworms from the Saartal and the city of Leipzig
Differences in contamination between two regions with high anthropogenic impact read more...
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Benzo[b]naphtho[2,1-d]thiophene in blue mussels from the Jadebusen
Significant decrease in contamination since the late 1980s read more...
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Benzo[e]pyrene in leaves of poplars from the Saartal
Decreasing contamination since the early 1990s read more...
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Benzo[ghi]perylene in blue mussels from the Baltic Sea
Only marginal variations since the early 1990s read more...
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beta-HCH in bream from the river Mulde
Peak contamination after Elbe flood of 2002 read more...
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beta-HCH in suspended particulate matter (SPM) from rivers Rhine and Elbe
High HCH contamination of SPM at Elbe sampling sites downstream the Mulde mouth read more...
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Chromium in spruce shoots from the Saarland conurbation
Significant decrease in chromium contamination since the mid 1980s read more...
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Chrysene and triphenylene in spruce from the Saarland Conurbation
Declining contamination since the mid 1980s read more...
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Cobalt in earthworms from the semi-natural sampling site Solling and the anthropogenic influenced area Dübener Heide
Significant differences in cobalt levels at both sampling sites read more...
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Cobalt in zebra mussels from the Donau
Significant differences between the sampling sites read more...
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Copper in blue mussels from the North and the Baltic Sea
Higher copper levels in mussels from the Baltic Sea read more...
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DDD and DDE in suspended particulate matter (SPM) of rivers Rhine and Elbe
Significant higher contamination in the river Elbe read more...
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DDT in soil
Significantly higher DDT metabolite levels in soils from the former German Democratic Republic read more...
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Dieldrin in eggs of herring gulls from the North and the Baltic Sea
Significant decrease in contamination of eggs from the North Sea read more...
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Fluoranthene in spruce shoots from the Saarländischer Verdichtungsraum and the Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald
Hardly any differences in contamination between a region with high anthropogenic impact and a semi-natural environment read more...
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Hexachlorobenzene in blood plasma of students from Münster
Significant decrease in hexachlorobenzene burdens since the 1980s read more...
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Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene in pine from the Dübener Heide
Significant decline in contamination since the early 1990s read more...
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Iron in pine shoots from the Dübener Heide
Significant decreases in iron contents since the early 1990s read more...
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Lead in eelpout from the North and the Baltic Sea
Decreasing contaminations in North Sea eelpouts read more...
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Lead in human blood
The lead concentrations in whole blood dropped sharply after the Lead-in Petrol Act came into force; now, they are constantly low. read more...
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Lead in soil
Natural background concentrations cause high lead concentrations in soil from the German uplands Harz read more...
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Lindane in blue mussels from the North Sea
Use restrictions result in decreasing contamination since the 1990s read more...
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Magnesium in poplar leaves from Halle and Leipzig
Lower magnesium levels in Halle read more...
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Manganese in beech leaves from the Upper Bavarian Tertiary Uplands sampling site and the Biosphere Reserve/National Park Berchtesgaden
Higher manganese levels in beech leaves from Scheyern read more...
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Mercury contamination of herring gull eggs from the North and Baltic Sea
Since the late 1980s mercury levels in herring gull eggs from the North Sea have declined considerably. In herring gull eggs from the Baltic Sea, however, mercury has increased slightly. read more...
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Methylmercury in blue mussels from the North Sea
Higher contamination in the Sylt-Römö-Watt read more...
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Nickel in zebra mussels from the Saar
Higher nickel levels in mussels from the sampling site Rehlingen read more...
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Octachlorostyrene in bream from the Upper Elbe
Significant decrease in contamination since the early 1990s read more...