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Table 1 Overview of selected data sets and sampling locations

From: Chemical surveillance in freshwaters: small sample sizes underestimate true pollutant loads and fail to detect environmental quality standard exceedances

Substance

Sampling year

Permanent monitoring station

River

Coordinates

Benzo(a)pyrene

2016

Zehren

Elbe

N51° 12′ 34″, E13° 24′ 15″

4-tert-Octylphenol

2012

Schmilka

Elbe

N50° 53′ 29″, E14° 13′ 49″

Fluoranthene

2015

Schmilka

Elbe

N50° 53′ 29″, E14° 13′ 49″

DEHP

2007

Dommitzsch

Elbe

N51° 38′ 55″, E12° 53′ 42″

DEHP

2008

Dommitzsch

Elbe

N51° 38′ 55″, E12° 53′ 42″

DEHP

2010

Dommitzsch

Elbe

N51° 38′ 55″, E12° 53′ 42″

DEHP

2016

Dommitzsch

Elbe

N51° 38′ 55″, E12° 53′ 42″