Dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (D6)
formula: C12H36O6Si6; CAS Registry Number: 540-97-6
Source: PubChem
Identifier: CID 10911
URL: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/10911#section=2D-Structure
Identifier: CID 10911
URL: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/10911#section=2D-Structure
Very persistent, very bioaccumulative compound (vPvB)
Specimen
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Bioindicator in rivers and lakes
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As the only viviparous fish in German nearshore waters, it is a bioindicator in nearshore coastal marine ecosystems.
Sampling area
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Important, old-industrialised conurbation in Germany.
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Main water divide between the North- and Baltic Sea
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Longest river in Germany
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National Park in the largest brackish water (Bodden) habitat of the world.
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National park in the world largest connected sand and mud flats.
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Fourth largest river basin in Central Europe
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Region in the chemical triangle of Central Germany
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Second largest river in Europe
Sampling period
1995 - 2018