Iffezheim
Photo: UPB-Projektgruppe Trier
Last sampling site in the dammed Rhine before the German-French border
The sampling site Iffezheim is located in the head- and the tailwater of the barrage Iffezheim. In this section the Rhine is straightened and coarse stones support the river banks and the areas around the barrage. Footpaths line the riverbanks. On the French site of the tailwater a marina borders the sampling site. The adjacent areas are mainly used for agriculture. No above-ground discharges are present in this river section.
This sampling site is used for determining the pollutant load of the Upper Rhine upstream of Iffezheim. Samples are taken from bream, zebra mussels, and suspended particulate matter.
Search data
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Last study site in the dammed Rhine before the German-French border
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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Group of organic compounds with at least one covalently bonded chlorine atom
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Toxic and persistent organochloropesticide
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Several isomeric compounds among the group of chlorinated hydrocarbons
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Group of organic compounds with at least three condensed six-membered rings
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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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Class of synthetic fragrances
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Class of non-ionic surfactants and their degradation products
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Atoms of one element with different weights
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Cyclic methylsiloxanes with persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic properties in the environment
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Additional information for the interpretation of contamination data
Sampling period
1995 - 2023