Equilibrium sampling of HOCs in sediments and suspended particulate matter of the Elbe River.

Environ Sci Eur · 2018 · PMC6097018 · PMID 30148025

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In both matrices, the highest concentrations of PCBs and PAHs were found at Prossen (km 13) and Meißen (km 96) with a decreasing trend downstream the River Elbe.

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an increasing trendno p-value reported

These findings agree with a monitoring programme by the RBC Elbe that revealed an exceedance of the EQS (20 μg kg −1 in sediment and SPM, WFD) since 2012 with an increasing trend.

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