Halle, Würfelwiese

Park area in the centre of Halle

The sampling site is located in the centre of Halle in a park area used for recreation. The lawn called Würfelwiese lies in the catchment area of the river Saale and is periodically flooded.

Würfelwiese is a sampling area for earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris).

Recommended analysis examples

• Cobalt in earthworms from the semi-natural sampling site Solling and the anthropogenic influenced area Dübener Heide

Specimen

• Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris)

  As an organism living at ground level, it is a major driver of the decomposition of organic material (e.g. plant litter).

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Analytes

• Metals

  Eighty percent of all elements on earth are metals

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• Nonmetals

  Only eighteen elements in the periodic table

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• Chlorohydrocarbons

  Group of organic compounds with at least one covalently bonded chlorine atom

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• DDT and metabolites

  Toxic and persistent organochloropesticide

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• Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

  Group of organic compounds with at least three condensed six-membered rings

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• Per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds

  Organic compounds which are fully (per-) or partially (poly-) fluorinated

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• Stable Isotopes

  Atoms of one element with different weights

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• Supplementary parameters

  Additional information for the interpretation of contamination data

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Sampling period