Hauptprielsystem Meldorfer Bucht
The North Sea in the impact area of the river Elbe
The sampling site ‘Hauptprielsystem Meldorfer Bucht’ (main tidal creek system in the Meldorf Bay) is located west of Dithmarschen in the southern Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea. The sampling site comprises the sub-littoral areas of the flow channel Piep, which drains the Meldorf Bay, to the north of island Trischen. The sampling site, i.e. the area of all deep channels together, covers approximately 30 km2 and has an east-west extension of about 15 km and a north-south extension of about 8 km.
The Meldorf Bay lies immediately north of the Elbe estuary and, due to the prevailing wind and the main flow direction of the North Sea, in the direct drainage area of the Elbe.
Under the ESB programme, the samplings site ‘Hauptprielsystem Meldorfer Bucht’ is used for sampling eelpout.
Recommended analysis examples
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Bay with an open mudflat area.
Specimen
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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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Organic compounds which are fully (per-) or partially (poly-) fluorinated
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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
1994 - 2023