Sylt-Römö-Watt
Sylt-Rømø-Watt
Northernmost of the three sub-areas in the BR/NP Wattenmeere
The sub-area Sylt-Römö-Watt is located in the north of the Biosphere Reserve and National Park Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea at the German-Danish border. It covers about 400 km2 and lies about one half each on German and on Danish territory. The area is sheltered by the islands Sylt and Römö, the only connection to the North Sea is the Lister Dyb. In addition to the natural coasts the Sylt-Römö Watt is also bordered by two artificial borders, the Römödamm in the north and the Hindenburgdamm in the south.
It is the northernmost of three sub-areas in the sampling area BR/NP Wattenmeere and lies in the German-Danish border region.
Search data
Sampling site
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Bay in the northern part of the island Sylt
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Sampling site in the coastal zone of Germany’s northernmost town.
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National park in the world largest connected sand and mud flats.
Specimen
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Common brown alga of the coastal areas of the North and Baltic Sea
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One of the most important edible mussel species common in the North and Baltic Sea
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As the only viviparous fish in German nearshore waters, it is a bioindicator in nearshore coastal marine ecosystems.
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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Organic compounds which are fully (per-) or partially (poly-) fluorinated
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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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Flame retardants reduce the flammability of objects
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Additional information for the interpretation of contamination data
Sampling period
1985 - 2021