Table 2 Element-specific minimum sample numbers (MSN) and actual sample sizes (n) b calculated for the German federal states using Moss Survey 2005 data [3, 9]
Federal state | As | Cd | Cr | Cu | Fe | Hg | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MSN | n | M | MSN | n | M | MSN | n | M | MSN | n | M | MSN | n | M | MSN | n | M | |
BW | 42 | 26 | B | 37 | 26 | B | 26 | 26 | A | 8 | 26 | A | 37 | 26 | A | 16 | 26 | B |
BY | 37 | 50 | A | 16 | 50 | A | 93 | 50 | A | 8 | 50 | B | 18 | 50 | A | 14 | 50 | B |
BB | 18 | 26 | A | 4 | 26 | A | 62 | 26 | A | 6 | 26 | B | 16 | 26 | B | 5 | 26 | B |
HH | 5 | 3 | A | 3 | 3 | A | 9 | 3 | B | 9 | 3 | A | 1 | 3 | A | 2 | 3 | A |
HE | 28 | 30 | A | 9 | 30 | A | 77 | 30 | A | 10 | 30 | B | 41 | 30 | A | 13 | 30 | A |
MV | 15 | 22 | B | 11 | 22 | B | 60 | 22 | A | 10 | 22 | B | 19 | 22 | A | 17 | 22 | A |
NI | 16 | 39 | B | 26 | 39 | B | 137 | 39 | A | 6 | 39 | B | 17 | 39 | A | 9 | 39 | A |
NW | 25 | 52 | B | 25 | 51 | A | 35 | 52 | B | 14 | 52 | B | 23 | 52 | B | 9 | 52 | A |
RP | 26 | 21 | A | 36 | 21 | A | 30 | 21 | A | 10 | 21 | B | 12 | 21 | A | 4 | 21 | A |
SL | 29 | 7 | A | 11 | 7 | B | 128 | 7 | B | 5 | 7 | B | 74 | 7 | A | 6 | 7 | A |
SN | 65 | 34 | A | 20 | 34 | A | 432 | 34 | A | 7 | 34 | A | 75 | 34 | A | 13 | 34 | A |
ST | 113 | 30 | A | 82 | 30 | A | 60 | 30 | A | 54 | 30 | A | 69 | 30 | A | 17 | 30 | A |
SH | 38 | 20 | B | 28 | 20 | B | 87 | 20 | B | 10 | 20 | A | 33 | 20 | A | 12 | 20 | B |
TH | 95 | 22 | A | 22 | 22 | B | 47 | 22 | A | 6 | 22 | B | 62 | 22 | A | 13 | 22 | A |
Sum | 552 | 382 | 330 | 381 | 1283 | 382 | 163 | 382 | 497 | 382 | 150 | 382 | ||||||
Count | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 14 | ||||||||||||
% | 42 | 64 | 7 | 64 | 50 | 100 | ||||||||||||
Federal state | N | Ni | Pb | Sb | V | Zn | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MSN | n | M | MSN | n | M | MSN | n | M | MSN | n | M | MSN | n | M | MSN | n | M | |
BW | 7 | 26 | B | 17 | 26 | B | 45 | 26 | B | 21 | 26 | A | 32 | 26 | B | 19 | 26 | B |
BY | 6 | 50 | A | 21 | 49 | A | 40 | 50 | A | 17 | 50 | B | 19 | 50 | B | 11 | 50 | A |
BB | 6 | 26 | B | 11 | 26 | B | 15 | 26 | B | 15 | 26 | B | 8 | 26 | B | 10 | 26 | B |
HH | 1 | 3 | A | 2 | 3 | B | 5 | 3 | A | 11 | 3 | B | 3 | 3 | B | 12 | 3 | A |
HE | 8 | 30 | B | 50 | 30 | A | 44 | 30 | A | 24 | 30 | B | 27 | 30 | A | 13 | 30 | B |
MV | 15 | 22 | A | 13 | 22 | B | 14 | 22 | B | 12 | 22 | A | 10 | 22 | B | 8 | 22 | B |
NI | 5 | 39 | A | 17 | 39 | B | 28 | 39 | A | 14 | 39 | A | 14 | 39 | B | 18 | 39 | B |
NW | 6 | 52 | A | 18 | 52 | B | 42 | 52 | A | 20 | 51 | B | 14 | 52 | B | 15 | 51 | A |
RP | 3 | 21 | A | 19 | 21 | A | 32 | 21 | A | 15 | 21 | B | 12 | 21 | B | 7 | 21 | A |
SL | 3 | 7 | A | 14 | 7 | A | 15 | 7 | A | 17 | 7 | B | 27 | 7 | B | 4 | 7 | A |
SN | 7 | 34 | B | 27 | 34 | A | 36 | 34 | B | 86 | 34 | A | 44 | 34 | A | 18 | 34 | B |
ST | 8 | 30 | B | 23 | 30 | A | 131 | 30 | A | 23 | 30 | A | 47 | 30 | A | 34 | 30 | A |
SH | 7 | 20 | A | 25 | 20 | B | 29 | 20 | B | 22 | 20 | B | 23 | 20 | B | 113 | 20 | A |
TH | 6 | 22 | A | 32 | 22 | B | 28 | 22 | B | 8 | 22 | A | 31 | 22 | A | 10 | 22 | A |
Sum | 88 | 382 | 289 | 381 | 504 | 382 | 305 | 381 | 311 | 382 | 292 | 381 | ||||||
Count | 14 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 11 | ||||||||||||
% | 100 | 71 | 36 | 71 | 57 | 79 | ||||||||||||