Cumlosen (km 470)
Northernmost sampling site in the Middle Elbe
The sampling site Cumlosen extends between river kilometres 470 and 474. It lies in the nature preserve Elbe-Aland Niederung (lowland) and in the homonymous bird sanctuary. The width of the river varies between 170 and 300 metres.
This section of the river still belongs to the Middle Elbe. The river banks are near-natural with extensive riparian forests on the left side and dams on the right. The inner sides of the dike are used as grazing land.
The area of the sampling site includes an approx. one hectare harbour basin, which is used as marina. At river kilometre 474 a car ferry is operating. Adjacent to the sampling site is an area of the Federal Agency of Technical Relief which was formerly used as border observation post.
A permanent monitoring site of the International Commission for the Protection of the Elbe (ICPE) is installed within the sampling site.
Bream are caught in the main stream whereas zebra mussels are sampled within the marina.
Recommended analysis examples
Search data
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Most natural section of the River Elbe
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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Atoms of one element with different weights
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Flame retardants reduce the flammability of objects
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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
1993 - 2023