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Table 1 Assessment values for heavy metal fluxes or concentrations for the protection of ecosystems and human health

From: Assessing the relevance of atmospheric heavy metal deposition with regard to ecosystem integrity and human health in Germany

Metal

TA Luft

Tab. 6a

TA Luft

Tab.8b

BBodSchVc

39th BImSchVe,f

EU-Directive 2004/107/EGe

EU-Directive 2008/50/EGe

Emitter-related

General load

[g ha−1 a−1]

Mercury (Hg)

4

Field: 110

1.5

   
 

Grassland: 11

    

Cadmium (Cd)

7

Field: 9

6

Housing settlement: 4.4

Housing settlement: 4.4

 
 

Grassland: 117

 

Coniferous forest: 7

Coniferous forest: 7

 
   

Deciduous forest: 4

Deciduous forest: 4

 
   

Grassland: 2.5

Grassland: 2.5

 
   

Field: 2.5

Field: 2.5

 

Lead (Pb)

365

Field: 675

400

Housing settlement: 435

 

Housing settlement: 435

 

Grassland: 6935

 

Coniferous forest: 716

 

Coniferous forest: 716

   

Deciduous forest: 420

 

Deciduous forest: 420

   

Grassland: 250

 

Grassland: 250

   

Field: 250

 

Field: 250

Arsenic (As)

15

Field: 4271

 

Housing settlement: 5.2

Housing settlement: 5.2

 
 

Grassland: 219

 

Coniferous forest: 6

Coniferous forest: 6

 
   

Deciduous forest: 4

Deciduous forest: 4

 
   

Grassland: 2.2

Grassland: 2.2

 
   

Field: 2.2

Field: 2.2

 

Nickel (Ni)

55

 

100

Housing settlement: 17.4

Housing settlement: 17.4

 
   

Coniferous forest: 28

Coniferous forest: 28

 
   

Deciduous forest: 17

Deciduous forest: 17

 
   

Grassland: 10

Grassland: 10

 
   

Field: 10

Field: 10

 

Copper (Cu)

  

360

   

Zinc (Zn)

  

1200

   

Chrome (Cr)

  

300

   

Thallium (Tl)

7

26

    
  1. aTA Luft = Technical Instructions for Air pollution control (deposition values to protect human health)
  2. bTA Luft = Technical Instructions for Air pollution control (deposition values as reference points for the special case examination to protect environment)
  3. cBBodSchV = Federal Soil Protection Ordinance (permissible additional load according to §11 para. 2)
  4. d39th BImSchV = 39th Federal Immission Control Ordinance
  5. eConverted from assessment values for concentrations [4]: Tables 33 and 34)